It will save on emmisions generated getting down to England to catch your flight in the first place.
I see that there is a consultation out by the Scottish Government to halve the duty? What's that going to do; simply increase more flights - Easyjet has already stated today they will operate more flights from Scottish airports.. hmm won't do much to cut CO2 emissions will it - thought Scotland prided itself on it's Green credentials?
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."
It will save on emmisions generated getting down to England to catch your flight in the first place.
“We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine....
And the machine is bleeding to death."
True, but for the first time ever tried flying from Wick on Fly(May)Be down to Edinburgh for onward flight, very expensive but certainly worth it - just seems a bit odd; 'A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows the annual contribution to the UK economy of the leisure aviation industry is £14.1bn.' as less going to the coffers in Scotland?
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."
“We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine....
And the machine is bleeding to death."
It's just another populist policy which raises headlines but actually offers little benefit or change.
A £7 reduction in a domestic flight isn't going to make me more likely to take it. If I need to fly, I'll fly.
It's the same for premium international flights. If someone is willing to pay £2000+ for a business class flight to America, I doubt a £73 reduction will make any difference to their decision.
In reality, I think what will happen is that any reduction in duty will coincide with the airlines raising prices. This is exactly what happened when the air discount scheme started. Eastern Airways cheapest price to Aberdeen was approx £100. ADS 40% discount came in and prices rose to £140. The airline knew people were willing to be £100 out of pocket for the flight, so the 'discount' basically bypassed the public and made the airline richer.
A nonsense policy that costs the public purse whilst making the rich richer. The tories would be proud.
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