Several MEPs from the Greens/European Free Alliance group have called on the European Commission to impose a temporary EU-wide ban on non-essential private jet travel, citing mounting pressure on energy supplies and rising fuel costs across Europe.
The appeal comes in the wake of a sharp surge in global oil prices following the blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The increase in oil prices is the steepest since Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
