French Solidarity Tax
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French Solidarity Tax applies to all commercial flights departing from an airport situated on French territory (Metropolitan France, French overseas departments and collectivities). The tax is charged per chargeable passenger based on the updated destination bands and travel categories. The tax can be added in the Sales quotation just like the French Civil Aviation Tax.
Destination Bands
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Short-haul: Airports within the European Economic Area (EEA) and countries whose capital’s main airport is less than 1,000 km from CDG (e.g., UK, Switzerland).
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Mid-range: Airports in territories or states that do not fall under Short-haul or Long-haul categories.
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Long-haul: Airports in countries whose capital’s main airport is more than 5,500 km from CDG.
Important: If your flight departs from mainland France, the distance is measured from CDG. However, if you’re flying from a French overseas territory, the distance is measured from the main airport of that territory.
Tax Categories
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Standard: Applies when the service does not fall under other categories
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With Additional Service: Applies when the service does not fall under categories of business aircraft, and at least one flight segment includes onboard services available only at a surcharge.
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Business Aircraft with Turboprop Engines: Applies to non-scheduled flights operated with a turboprop aircraft configured for 19 passengers or fewer.
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Business Aircraft with Turbojet Engines: Applies to non-scheduled flights operated with a turbojet aircraft configured for 19 passengers or fewer.
Reduced Tax Rates
If your flight falls into one of the following categories, you’ll benefit from a reduced Solidarity Tax rate:
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Flights between Corsica and mainland France.
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Flights between mainland France and French overseas territories, or between these territories themselves.
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Public Service Obligation (PSO) flights.
Example 1
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The trip consists a flight from France to French Polynesia so the Reduced Tax Rates version is applied. With two PAX on board, 840 EUR is added.
Example 2
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The trip consists a flight from France to Argentina so the standard version is applied. With two PAX on board, 4200 EUR is added.