An Airbus A340-300 and an Airbus A 321-100 belonging to Lufthansa are parked on the airport apron. German airline firm Lufthansa Group said Tuesday that it would add an "environmental cost surcharge" to ticket prices as soon as this week, which could be as high as 72 euros ($77) for some flights. "The surcharge is intended to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements," Lufthansa said in a statement, pointing to regulations from the European Union and International Civil Aviation Organization. All flights sold or operated by Lufthansa Group, which owns airlines including Lufthansa, Eurowings, Swiss and Edelweiss Air and Austrian Airlines, will be subject to the charge. The fee will be applied to all tickets issued from June 26 — Wednesday this week — that are for flights departing from Jan. 1, 2025, Lufthansa said.

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Organizations: Airbus, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, European Union and International Civil Aviation Organization, European Union, Eurowings, Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines Locations: Norway, Switzerland, Jan