Article: Business fears over air travel tax hike.(Business)

Article: Flying is a form of public transport
The Sunday Telegraph London;  February 22, 2004 ;     323 words ... ... Your correspondent who complains that air travel is a polluting luxury (Letters, February 15) misses the point. Air travel is public transport, and all forms of public transport, air, rail, bus, ship, tram and ...

Article: Dump cars, nix air travel, climate alarmists ...
The New American;  March 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... by 80 percent, road construction halted, air travel drastically cut, and public transport boosted if Australia is to meet carbon emission ... Honnery said. Dr. Moriarty also wants to see air travel curtailed. "An overseas trip might become ...

Article: Private car use at an all-time high as public ...
The Scotsman;  August 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... moves to boost public transport show little sign ... sluggish growth in public transport, apart from air travel. Local bus travel ... sharp rises in air travel, with passenger ... the shift towards public transport. "More cars on ...

Article: Wildlife fear over Wales air travel subsidy.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 29, 2005 ;     487 words ... ... could lead to more air travel said the Royal Society ... authorities and for a Public Transport Users' Committee for ... and climate damaging air travel - such funds would ... spent on those forms of public transport that are important ...

Article: Public transport; its planning, management and ...
Reference & Research Book News;  February 1, 2009 ;     508 words ...9780415445313 Public transport; its planning, management ... managers, White (public transport systems, U. of Westminster ... governmental planning of all public transport systems, including ... taxi, and domestic air travel, with a focus on ...

Article: Public transport must be overhauled as global ...
Cape Argus (South Africa);  December 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... cars rather than public transport. It surely sounds ... part of our future public transport solution, but then ... redesign the country's public transport systems. It is also ... residential components. Air travel is also problematic ...

Article: Business fears over air travel tax hike.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  October 30, 2006 ;     535 words ... ... people to use public transport, buy smaller ... extra duty on air travel. Last night ... increasing taxes on air travel could be another ... people to use public transport, but we can ... putting a tax on air travel, then yes ...