Russia proposes new airline ticket surcharge to finance domestic aircraft production

Source: Interfax

A proposed fee on airline tickets to help fund a large-scale aircraft production program could reach 1,000 rubles per ticket, Interfax reported, citing the State Duma Budget and Tax Committee’s assessment of the draft federal budget.

The fee would be 1,000 rubles for international flights and 500 rubles for domestic flights. It could take effect as early as 2027.

Kommersant first reported the possible new fee in late September, citing sources. The newspaper reported that some of the money would go to leasing companies to cover the difference between aircraft production costs and the subsidized prices airlines pay for the planes. The rest would go to airlines to offset the aircraft’s high operating costs.

Russia adopted a large-scale aviation industry development program in 2023 that called for a severalfold increase in domestic aircraft production. The program envisioned annual increases in output, with 80 aircraft to be produced in 2025 and 120 in 2026. But airlines have not received a single aircraft under the program since its adoption. The new MC-21, SSJ-100, and Il-114 airliners are now expected to begin flying no earlier than 2027.

Since September 2025, airline passengers have been paying a fee of 150 rubles per person to fund airfield reconstruction. That fee is to be adjusted annually for inflation.

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