Airlines raise taxes: Poor hardest hit?

I go through periods where I am flush with cash, and I love to travel. But when the chips (and the bank balance) are down, I tend to stick close to home. After all, trips are a privilege, not a right. Or at least, I think so. But then again, who am I to take such responsibility for my own life and finances?

Carbon dioxide emissions from aviation are set to rise five-fold, the Commons environmental audit committee says.

It says the government has a "fatalistic" approach to the problem.

But budget airline Easyjet said the MPs' calls for higher taxes would be unfair to poor holidaymakers and fail to make planes more efficient.

Poor holidaymakers? You mean, the ones who should be staying home until they can afford to travel? Remember people, air travel in Europe thanks to Easyjet and Ryanair are cheaper than we here in North America could ever dream of. I used to get penny flights to Paris that would cost me £20 round-trip. So what? Now they would cost £30? Big freaking deal. If you can't afford a £30 trip, you shouldn't be travelling. A holiday is not a right.