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Governments could start restricting flying ‘within two years’

Air
James Chapple
22 November 2019

The travel sector could be as little as two years away from facing government restrictions on flying if efforts to address and tackle climate change are not significantly accelerated.

L-R: Matt Purser, Noel Josephides, Stephen Mason and John de Vial

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.