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 government should try to reduce air traffic by taxing it more heavily. Do you agree or disagree?

Over the recent years, travelling by

aeroplane

has dramatically increased thereby, posing more threat to the environment.

This

happened in response to low costs on

aeroplane

tickets and reduced travel time.

Although

some people believe that increased

taxation

on airlines will result in a reduced number of

air

traffic, I do not agree with

this

notion. The following paragraphs will highlight my opinion along with relevant examples. Increased

aeroplane

taxation

will have grievous consequences for the economy of countries that depend on tourism. More specifically, increased

taxation

will result in more expensive

aeroplane

tickets.

Consequently

,

this

may limit many people from travelling by

air

. And the destination countries may suffer from financial loss.

For instance

, holidays in Turkey and Egypt are incredibly popular among the population of Uzbekistan. The main reason that makes the holidays in the aforementioned countries affordable are low airfares. Higher airfares will only affect lower-income families, which would be unfair and lead to increased stigma.

Additionally

, some travels are possible only by

air

. Since in todays' society people it is normal to relocate to another country and work, expensive

aeroplane

tickets would deter their loved ones from coming and meeting them in person. Rather than increasing airways

taxation

, governments can invest in developing other means of long-distance transportation,

for example

, overnight trains and sleeper busses. To conclude, there is no doubt that

air

flights detrimentally affect the environment;

however

, solving

this

issue by increasing tax will lead to other problems.

Therefore

, I believe that governments should find other ways to tackle

this

issue.