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Assessment of the cost of regulatory compliance of European Airlines - Full Report

This is the full report of a study conducted by Steer, commissioned by Airlines for Europe (A4E), published in April 2025.

Overall, A4E airlines spent approximately €9.9 billion in 2024 to fulfil existing European and national legislation on environmental compliance, corporate disclosure, taxation, operational compliance and border and security requirements. If we add to this the inefficiency costs of existing European legislation mainly generated by the Single European Sky, the total costs for A4E Members in 2024 rose to more than €15.5 billion, representing an average cost of €30 per passenger.

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April 8, 2025
Assessment of the cost of regulatory compliance of European Airlines - Full Report
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