Sunvil founder and former Abta chairman Noel Josephides told delegates at the Aito conference on Friday (22 November) the aviation sector could no longer “bury its head in the sand” on climate issues in the face of growing pressure on airlines to clean up their act.
“The pressure will mount and mount and mount,” said Josephides, speaking during a panel discussion on whether mainstream travel “is broken”. “I think talk of abolishing things like APD is pie in the sky. Tax on flying will go up in Europe.