French Transport Minister Clément Beaune said that the country is proposing that the European Union set a minimum price for flights inside Europe.

The proposal, which is meant to address global air travel’s contribution to climate change, could face opposition from the aviation industry.

France hopes to “open the debate on the fair social and environmental price of a flight ticket,” Beaune told Reuters Tuesday in a written statement. Beaune has not yet responded to a request for comment from The Messenger.

Global air travel is responsible for 3.5% of climate change, according to a study published in 2020 in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

The industry group Airlines for Europe wrote a letter to EU countries opposing the proposal, claiming that under EU law airlines are free to set their own prices, Reuters reported.

“Plane tickets at 10 euros ($11), at a time of ecological transition, this is no longer possible,” Beaune said in an interview with a French news magazine, according to Business Traveler.

The move could disrupt the business model of Ireland-based Ryanair and other budget airlines. Ryanair and Airlines for Europe have not yet responded to requests for comment from The Messenger.

“It’s not a question of multiplying by ten the price of tickets. Why? Because there are also people who take a plane once in their life, who don’t have much money – it’s also a freedom, a means of transportation that can’t be reserved for only the rich,” Beaune told Reuters.

In France, 2% of the population takes 50% of flights, according to the climate change advocacy group Possible.