France is planning to introduce significant increases to its solidarity tax (TSBA) levied on the aviation industry as of next year, according to a report from Les chos. The government is reportedly planning to reap more than 1 billion ($1.1 billion) through the increases to the scheme, nearly tripling current revenues, which stand at around 460 million ($508 million). This tax is imposed on individual flight tickets and will make flying from France to the US much more expensive if adopted, as well as to everywhere else.
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Air France A350 Diverts US Transatlantic Flight Due To Denied Clearance
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- July 8, 2025
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On June 28th, an Air France Airbus A350 flying from Paris to Chicago had to turnaround after passing Iceland! The diversion essentially gave crew and passengers a seven hour flight to nowhere. The reason for turning around? Well, apparently, this fairly routine flight had NOT been given authorization to land in Chicago! We take a look at this strange incident for today’s video…