Alliance Flight Support Limited - EU ETS Excess Emissions Penalties 2026 

Hearing Date: March 03, 2026

Under the EU Emissions Trading System, where an operator, an aircraft operator or a shipping company does not surrender sufficient allowances by 30 September to cover its emissions in the previous calendar year, an excess emissions penalty (EEP) automatically applies. 
The penalty is based on a price of €100/tonne of CO2 equivalent adjusted for increases in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) since 2012.
In 2026, one aircraft operator was issued with two letters of demand for excess emissions penalties:

 

Aircraft Operator ID Aircraft Operator Date of EEP Compliance Year Penalty
229624  Alliance Flight Support Limited 03 March 2026     2024 €92,178.10
      2023 €59,463.86
      Total €151,641.94