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Thu 07 Jul 2008Climate to pay price for low-cost flying
Reckless promotion of aviation as cheap or 'free' has resulted in it being tremendously misused, writes JOHN GIBBONS
IRISH-BASED airlines reacted with outrage this week to attempts by the European Union to extend its environmental levy to include aviation. Aer Lingus has written to all Irish MEPs and TDs urging them to oppose the "potentially disastrous" measure. Ryanair described the move as "a scam by the EU to steal money from our passengers".
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