French Aviation Tax Refund (DL-006 Tickets)
The Airline Ticket Solidarity Tax (TSBA) was projected to increase starting 1 January 2025, in accordance with the French government finance bill. This tax, introduced in 2006, is levied on passengers by the airlines on behalf of the French government. The TSBA tax increase was to be effective for all tickets sold for travel from 1 January 2025, onwards and Delta Air Lines began collecting the increased tax amount on tickets sold on/after 24 October 2024. Recent changes in the French Parliament resulted in the TSBA remaining at 2024 levels until 28 February 2025. The revised TSBA rates are now effective for tickets purchased on or after 1 March 2025. The code used on tickets to reflect this tax code is “O4.”
Customers who purchased a ticket between 24 October 2024, and 6 December 2024 will receive a refund for the amount of tax that is no longer owed. Customers will proactively receive a refund to their original form of payment after the segment that involves the excess tax has been flown. Delta Refunds will process the refund to the original form of payment used to purchase the ticket.
The France aviation tax refund applies to the following:
- Delta-006 tickets issued between 24 October 2024, and 6 December 2024
- Departures on/after 1 January 2025 through 28 February 2025
- Applies to all segments of Delta or Delta codeshare flights departing from France excluding routings with a connection in France (i.e., FRA-CDG-JFK)
- Refund amount varies according to the destination and the cabin of service
- Any tickets refunded or exchanged on/after 7 December 2024, will already have received a refund of this tax
- New tickets purchased on/after 7 December 2024 reflect the 2024 TSBA tax amounts and are not eligible a refund
