KLM Slams Dutch Parliament’s Plan to Tax Transfer Passengers (1)

Dutch airline KLM warned that proposals from the Dutch parliament’s lower house to tax transfer passengers will be detrimental for flight connections in the Netherlands, where the Amsterdam Schiphol hub has carved out a major business connecting global travelers.

The proposals, which include taxing private jets, were approved by a majority of Dutch lawmakers late Thursday. The measures are aimed at raising funds which will be used to lower the energy bill for households in the Netherlands.

The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM said the Netherlands is the first country in the world to propose this kind of taxation and ...