French pilots union calls strike over planned tripling of flight taxes
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A leading French pilots union is calling for strike action this Thursday to protest against a government proposal to triple the levy on flight tickets as part of wider plans to plug a hole in France's…
  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Normally I will default to siding with workers, but I’m not siding with the pilots on this one. No way.

    • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Yeah when you look at a flight tracker site it’s easy to conclude that this amount of air traffic can’t be good for the air.

    • Oneser@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I’m lost in the air travel debate and it sucks. Ignoring the strike and pilots specific concerns, IMHO:

      • Emissions of flights are horrendous and will be viewed as barbaric in 30+ years. It needs to stop.
      • Denying those of a lower income the opportunity to partake in air travel is also horrendous, and should not be the main mechanism to disrupt the industry.
      • There are, in many cases, no alternatives to air travel, so it cannot be abolished.

      Smarter regulation is needed, but the finite details will likely never suit a majority of people.

      • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Actual emissions taxing is basically a necessary step when it comes to air travel - currently, the fuel is completely tax free and that’s not great. Take all of that money and pump it directly into rail, which is the actual way forward for intra-continental travel.

        It will get more expensive and less accessible for lower income people. There’s just really no way around that.