BISIGNANI ATTACKS BRITISH AVIATION POLICY

Giovanni Bisignani, head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), lashed out against the increase in UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) at an event in London this week. The IATA chief called this approach to lowering the national debt “potty” and not an effective way for the government to assist the industry in offsetting aviation emissions. The increase in ADP, he said will raise annual revenue to £2.7 billion, enough “to offset all of the UK’s aviation emissions four times! To borrow a UK phrase, this is potty”.  He added: “Environment policy should not be designed around paying the bills