Air traffic is increasingly leading to more noise, pollution, and airport constuction. One reason for this is the growth in low-cost passenger flights, often to holiday destinations. Some people say that government should try to reduce air traffic by taxing it more heavily. Do you agree or disagree?

Over recent years there has been an enormous increase in the amount of

air

traffic around the

world resulting

Accept comma addition

world, resulting

in various problems, and a major cause of

this

has been the growth of low-cost airlines.

Although

some people believe that taxes should be increased for

air

travel

, I disagree. Those that support taxing airlines believe that

this

will result in a reduction in

this

type of

travel

and

thus

solve the problems of pollution, noise and construction.

This

is because a

tax

would make the cost of travelling more expensive, which will, they claim, lead to a decrease in demand. Proponents of

this

solution believe that taxes are fair because everyone has to pay them and it is a workable solution that will have the additional bonus of providing an income for the government.

However

, there are a number of reasons why

this

is not the right course of action.

Firstly

, a

tax

is not fair because it will adversely affect people on lower incomes.

Such

a

tax

would have to be a fixed amount paid equally whether you are rich or poor, which means that those on lower incomes would find it more difficult to

travel

, but it would likely have little effect on the lives of those with a higher income.

In addition

,

such

a

tax

would not work.

For example

, we have seen

taxes increase

Suggestion

a tax increase

tax increase

tax increases

in most countries on cars, but

this

has had little

affect

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

effect

, with car use continuing to grow. To sum up, it is evident that introducing heavy taxes on

air

travel

is not fair or workable. If we continue to explore alternatives, we can continue to enjoy the benefits that

air

travel

offers.