Singapore’s green fuel levy on air travellers delayed over Iran war

Singapore’s ambition of having all flights that depart the city state use at least 1 per cent sustainable aviation fuel will be pushed back a year to 2027.

Photo: AFP Singapore is delaying a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy that airline customers were meant to start paying next month, citing the surge in fuel costs spurred by the Iran war.

Additional charges will now begin on October 1 as a result of the “impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on airlines and passengers”, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Wednesday.

The amount charged will depend on the class of travel or length of flight, and could total as much as S$41.60 (US$32.47) for passengers.

Customers will pay an additional S$1 for trips to Southeast Asia and S$10.40 for flights to the Americas, the authority confirmed last year.

Singapore’s ambition of having all flights that depart the city state use at least 1 per cent SAF will be pushed back a year to 2027.

The goal of the flight levy was to raise funds to support central procurement of cleaner fuel and spur adoption, a task that faces new challenges amid pressures on jet fuel related to the Middle East conflict. “Singapore remains firmly committed to aviation decarbonisation,” said Han Kok Juan, director general of CAAS. “We are taking a pragmatic pause in view of the current situation.” The nation will stick with a plan to raise its SAF adoption target to 3 per cent to 5 per cent by 2030 “subject to global developments and the wider availability and adoption”, the authority said in a separate statement.

A voluntary trial for companies will continue as planned thi

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