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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Global Airlines’ Founder’s 2021 Beef With Air France
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- July 9, 2025
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This isn’t exactly new news, as the actual event took place in 2021. However, It’s one of those interesting stories that we’ve been wanting to share with you for awhile now but other, more timely news has gotten in the way. It has to do with the founder and CEO of Global Airlines – James Asquith. Apparently, a few years ago, Asquith claimed that Air France was deliberately selling “fake” first class tickets and then downgrading passengers who purchased them to business class.