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Should airplane travel be less expensive
 fuzzy2bear  23 Jul 2008 20:20
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Even if they wanted to lower their prices the Budget airlines are in a bit of a catch 22 situation.
They cater for two classes of passengers. They make their money on the first class or business class passengers. Sometimes they can upgrade passengers. But keep in mind for those who paid full fair to travel in first class it is a bit unfair.
Consequently planes often leave half full.
 
 keepmindok  05 Aug 2008 14:56
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Just think, less airline travel, more car travel...which is worse?
 
 yeahbaby  27 Jul 2008 03:46
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As much as i disagree that the economy can't Handel it. I want to travel to japan. And not have to pay lots of money
 
 pure2  24 Jul 2008 07:11
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Yah... Maybe a bit... Or more...
 
 fuzzy2bear  24 Jul 2008 01:36
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I'm a bit mixed on this one, because if it were cheaper, more flights would be flown, and more pollution would be spewed into the atmosphere. Keeping in mind that aviation is extremely bad for the environment, I would prefer air travel to be more expensive, making it more exclusive, and preserving the environment more.

However, I also think that visiting other countries is a great experience, and as such want everyone to visit abroad.
 
 Snipex  23 Jul 2008 20:54
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 I am not one of those easily convinced about the reasons for GW.
Volcanoes spew out tonnes of the worst gases all the time.
by  keepmindok
 05 Aug 2008 15:00
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Aeroplane travel should be made much more expensive by having heavy taxes imposed on it by governments.

It contributes greatly to global warming and diminishes air quality hugely. It also creates vast amounts of noise which disturb many people, particularly those living close to airports, obviously, but also those living on the flightpaths. If I recall correctly, there was a study that concluded 40% of the British population experience severe levels of noise disturbance caused by aircraft. It has been demonstrated that this noise can have serious health effects, raising blood pressure and inducing heart attacks, for example, and also that it reduces a child's ability to learn.

Mass tourism is not a good thing either. Tourism is grotesque and unseemly. It causes places to lose their distinctive character and refocus their economies on pandering to foreign hordes.
 
 Hidell  24 Jul 2008 02:00
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 So do volcanoes. It is just that we don't build house near them.
I know the houses near airports came first, but travel is a consequence of where the people are, and where they want to be. You could say it is a natural phenomenon. Like volcanoes. It is natural to burn fossil fuels. Nature does it all the time, and always will. It came from the earth and will go back to the earth. Just like everything else.
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 05 Aug 2008 15:12
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