Passengers departing from Venice airport will pay a €2.50 surcharge on their flight ticket from 1 April 2023, whether they are residents or not.
The tax will raise gross revenues of €11.5 million annually
The introduction of the tax, according to City Council estimates, will raise a gross revenue of €11.5 million a year. The tax will be collected by the airport's management company, Save, which will receive a commission (an agreement on this still has to be finalised).
“The tax will remain in force for several years”
"Municipalities with a per capita debt of more than €1,000 can introduce new measures, and the adoption of the boarding tax is subject to the signing of an agreement between the mayor and the president of the Council,” said budget councillor Michele Zuin.
The tax will remain in force for several years and will be used to pay off the Venice municipality's debt, which amounted to €269 million on 31 December 2020.
Venice airport will close 2022 with 9.2 million passengers
Meanwhile, for the current winter season up to next 25 March, Venice airport has flights to 73 destinations and operations by 34 scheduled carriers for a total seat capacity in the 2019/20 winter season, similar to that of the last pre-winter season. This confirms the progressive trend of the recovery of traffic volumes which started in the summer and will see Venice airport to close 2022 with 9.2 million passengers, equal to 80% of 2019.
