Starting 1/1/12 Europe will impose a cap-and-trade system on airlines to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Airlines will initially get free permits to cover 85% of their existing carbon-dioxide emissions but will have to buy any additional permits. While the permit price is still TBA, it seems it will be based on a price of €13 ($16.5) /ton of carbon dioxide; adding about €2 to €12 per ticket depending on distance.
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Car Rental Rationality?
Airlines and hotels charge cancellation fees but not car rental firm. Why? I think it’s because car renters usually arrive by plane and then go to a hotel. The car rental agency can thus free ride on the cancellation policies of the others. That is, to cancel the car you have to cancel your trip and that’s expensive due to the fees imposed by the airline and hotel.