Airlines warn of higher fares as industry moves to net zero target

Iata director general Willie Walsh calls for greater production of sustainable aviation fuel

Airline passengers face higher ticket prices as the industry moves towards its target of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, the head of a global trade association said on Tuesday.

Willie Walsh, the director general of the International Air Transport Association, which includes most of the world's big airlines, called for swifter action in Europe to drive up scarce production of greener sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).