Two years ago, the Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance called on the Isle of Man Government to cut taxes for low-emissions aircraft. As the Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance said at the time, while zero-emission aircraft are only a small part of global air travel currently, the Isle of Man would benefit substantially from such aircraft: flights to and from the Isle of Man are typically short-distance flights, and are typically small aircraft.
This will increase long-term opportunities for aircraft development, research and manufacturing. This would benefit our jobs market with increased high-skilled employment in time.
Gef.im reported this week that the Government would ‘consider’ this opportunity to improve connectivity and improve the environment:
Mr Crookall said this lower the landing fees for flights with lower emissions something his department would ‘consider’, but said ‘it is not possible to implement at this stage’.
He added: ‘The Airport wants to ensure that the proper measures are incentivised with the three key fuel sources being hydrogen, electricity, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); the airport currently does not offer any of these and would require significant investment if it was to provide them.
Lower Landing Fees Possible for Greener Aircraft
“This is a great tax to cut, because there’s no up-front cost to cutting a tax that isn’t collecting revenue. This offers an opportunity for the Isle of Man to lead the world on high-quality jobs and high-quality research to protect our high-quality natural environment,” said Michael Josem of the Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance.