Air traffic is increasingly leading to more noise, pollution, and airport construction. One reason for this is the growth in low-cost passenger flights, often to holiday destinations. Some people say that governments 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 in various problems, and a major cause of

this

has been the growth of

low- cost

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airlines.

Although

some people believe that

taxes

should be increased

for

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on

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air

travel

,

this

is not the best solution. Those

that

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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 in most countries on cars, but

this

has had little 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.