The Spanish government will promote the reduction of two and a half hour flights without international connections

The Spanish government will promote its reduction flights that last less than 2.5 hours and have a rail alternative, except in cases of connection to hub airports connecting to international routes, according to the agreement reached by the PSOE and Sumar on Wednesday in the Ecological Transition Committee of Congress.

The non-legal proposal they agreed on at Sumar’s initiative also means that the executive will analyze the European framework that exists for a possible restriction of flights from private jets and to levy taxes kerosene used as fuel in the aviation sector. The initiative has continued with votes against the PP and the far-right party Vox.

The elimination of state flights lasting less than 2.5 hours, if it is possible to take the same route by train, is a measure included in the agreement to form a PSOE and Sumar coalition government that includes Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz signed after the general election. of October 22 last.

However, Sumar tried to force the Socialists to do so in the committee Continue”urging the executive branch in its non-bill to study the consequences of eliminating flights of up to three hours in duration to reduce aviation emissions.

It is estimated that aviation is responsible for this between 5% and 8% of the climate impact globally and if no action is taken, it is expected that the emissions According to the European Mobility Atlas, published by the Green European Foundation, aviation will double by 2050 and account for a quarter of the world’s total greenhouse gases.