More than 250 trades unions and environment groups have signed an open letter opposing plans for bailing out the aviation industry.
They say aviation should make changes already evident in other sectors amid the coronavirus lockdown. It’s asking for the immediate reduction of all charges and taxes; deferral of any planned increases in charges and taxes for 6-12 months; and the creation of funds to help airlines restart or maintain routes.
UK airports, meanwhile, are asking ministers to grant them a suspension of Air Passenger Duty and other measures when the crisis is over.It wants a focus on protecting workers not shareholders; making aviation firms contribute to emissions reductions by cutting air travel demand and strengthening low-carbon alternatives like rail travel; while imposing a kerosene tax and progressive levies on frequent flying.
People still NEED to travel
Especially Virgin Airlines
Especially Bransons virgin airline. Let the billionaire put his hand in his own pockets for once.
The thing is we can still have the commodity of air travel and still go clean by 2050. These airlines are very important for our economy, with enough work they'll ideally work hand in hand with the environment also.
Don't bail out airlines say regular Joe's of they over extended the business to buy back stock and not invest in new air craft and better routes then I'm sure someone else will start an airline after their bankrupt.
If were to fix the externalities caused by air travel of climate change & Pestilence spread we will have to increase aviation fuel tax & charge airlines for quarantine of new passengers arriving in the UK This will raise ticket prices to their true social cost & reduce capacity
When the house is on fire, you save the people. You can rebuild the house.
Aircraft fuel needs to be taxed.
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Certainly not Richard Branson's airline, that's for sure.