Environmental Cost Surcharge

The Environmental Cost Surcharge applies to Lufthansa Group marketed and operated flight segments 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 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 applying for their respective flight ticket:

Applicable 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)
 Geographical scope

Departure flight segments originating from:

  • EU-27
  • Switzerland
  • Great Britain
  • Norway
 Effective Date
  • Effective for tickets issued on/after 26 June 2024
  • Effective for departures on/after 01 January 2025
 Applicability Surcharge applies to all sales channels and to all point of sales (Exceptions: tickets sold in Iran, as well as journeys/tickets from Hong Kong and from/to Japan) Refundability Depending on the fare rules of the ticket Exemptions
  • Any train and bus segments
  • Infants not occupying a seat

1 Exemption: Different surcharge for EW tickets that are sold on www.eurowings.com

Environmental Cost Surcharge amount

Surcharge amounts for short to medium-haul flights

  • Economy Class: from EUR 1 to EUR 5
  • Business Class: from EUR 1,50 to EUR 7

Surcharge amounts for long-haul flights

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