Sweden Invented ‘Flight Shaming’. Now It Is Begging Airlines to Return

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The Nordic country seeks to promote air transport and improve accessibility.

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Sweden has eliminated the flight tax in an attempt to re-analyze its air industry, affected by environmental measures. So-called "flying noise" was a phenomenon promoted by environmental activist Greta Thunberg who collected sympathy, but also controversial.

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Sweden, the originator of the "flygskam" movement (in Swedish, "the shame of flying" for ecological reasons), has just taken a significant decision by announcing the abolition of its air tax from July 2025. Introduced in 2018, this air tax was intended to reduce the environmental impact of the air sector by encouraging cleaner modes of transport, such as the night train reintroduced in Sweden and electric transport. According to The Guardian, th…