India May Ban European Airlines Over Carbon
Tax
The
Wall Street Journal, 26 May 2012
Nikhil
Gulati
NEW DELHI – India may ban
European carriers from flying into the country if the
European Union includes airlines in its emissions
control system, a senior Indian government official
said Friday.
"We will take retaliatory
actions to counter steps taken by [the] EU. If Europe
bans our carriers we will ban theirs as well," the
official told reporters.
India and 26 other
nations have protested against the EU's planned rules
requiring all airlines to hold permits that allow them
to emit carbon dioxide during any flight landing at or
taking off from any airport in the region.
The
potentially costly procedure will be an additional
burden for Indian carriers, already reeling from huge
financial losses. India has already barred its
carriers from participating in the EU system.
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