Environmental Cost Surcharge

The "Environmental Cost Surcharge" applies to flight segments marketed and operated by the Lufthansa Group departing from the EU-27 countries, as well as from Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland. Furthermore, the surcharge applies when the applicable flight segment is operated by certain joint venture partners.

The surcharge covers part of the steadily increasing costs for Lufthansa Group that arise from legislative environmental regulations such as the SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) mandate by the European Union (“ReFuelEU Aviation”), adaptations of the European ETS (“Emission Trading System”) scheme and other related national and international laws.

Lufthansa Group informs passengers about the Environmental Cost Surcharge applicable to their respective flight ticket:

Lufthansa Group airlines

Surcharge applies if the flight segment is marketed and operated by any of the following Lufthansa Group airlines:

  • 4Y (Discover Airlines)
  • EN (Air Dolomiti)
  • EW (Eurowings)1
  • LH (Lufthansa)
  • LX (Swiss International Airlines)
  • OS (Austrian Airlines)
  • SN (Brussels Airlines)
  • VL (Lufthansa City Airlines)
  • WK (Edelweiss)
 Scope

Valid for departures from the following countries:

  • EU-27
  • Switzerland
  • Great Britain
  • Norway
 Effective date
  • Effective for tickets issued on or after 26 June 2024
  • Effective for departures on or after 1 January 2025
 ApplicabilityThe surcharge applies to all distribution channels and to all sales countries (exception: ticket sales in Iran, as well as travel/tickets from Hong Kong and to/from Japan) RefundsDepending on the fare conditions of the ticket Exceptions
  • Any train and bus segments
  • Infants not occupying a seat

1 Exception: Different Environmental Cost Surcharge values for EW tickets that are sold on ​www.eurowings.com

Environmental Cost Surcharge amount

Surcharge amounts for short- and medium-haul flights

  • Economy Class: EUR 1 to EUR 5
  • Business Class: EUR 1.50 to EUR 7

Surcharge amounts for long-haul flights:

  • Economy Class: EUR 6 to EUR 12
  • Premium Economy Class: EUR 9 to EUR 18
  • Business Class: EUR 18 to EUR 36
  • First Class: EUR 36 to EUR 72

The exact surcharge amount will be displayed in the price details.

As soon as the ticket includes one flight segment that is operated by any non-Lufthansa Group carrier, the Environmental Cost Surcharge will be displayed under the name "International/Domestic Surcharge". This is due to technical reasons.