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Singapore Delays World First Green Flight Levy on Iran War

Passenger aircraft at the JetQuay CIP Terminal of Changi Airport in Singapore.
Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg

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By Ishika Mookerjee

March 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC

Updated on

March 26, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC

Singapore is delaying a sustainable aviation fuel levy that airline customers were meant to start paying next month, citing the surge in fuel costs spurred by the Iran war.

Additional charges will now begin Oct. 1 as a result of the “impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on airlines and passengers,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said Wednesday.