MEETING Net Zero ­targets could put hundreds of pounds on the price of holiday flights, experts warn.

Jetting to Benidorm on the Costa Blanca would be £150 more by 2050 — and a plane to New York £400 more expensive.

Elevated view of the city of Benidorm, Spain, with numerous high-rise buildings along the coast and mountains in the background.Jetting to Benidorm could be £150 more by 2050 Credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete Sunrise skyline view of Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan.A plane to New York could be £400 more expensive by 2050 Credit: Getty Images

It comes as Labour mayors plan a tax of up to five per cent on overnight stays here.

The flight price hike warnings comes after the Committee (CCC), which advises the Government, says the industry should pay for pollution-cutting measures, which will probably be passed on to passengers.

Tim Alderslade, of industry body Airlines UK, said it could “price ordinary people out of the joys of travel”.

CCC chair Nigel Topping, however, said the “polluter pays principle must apply”.

He added: “If aviation is to grow, it must take responsibility for the emissions it creates.”

The CCC said the cannot proceed unless the aviation sector cuts emissions.

To do so, it said, firms must invest in more efficient planes and green fuels.

The said it was £219million in sustainable aviation fuel production and £43million in cleaner technologies to back greener aviation.

It said expansion could boost the economy by £40billion and support 60,000 local .

It added: “We will carefully consider the CCC’s advice.”

The Government aims to hit Net Zero by 2050.