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Call to ban air miles reward schemes
Air miles schemes should be banned because they stimulate demand for excessive flying, according to a report commissioned by the Government’s climate change advisers.
Frequent flyers should also be hit with an ‘escalating air miles levy’ to stop them flying so much.
However, the Committee on Climate Change report says prices should not rise for people taking an annual holiday.
Restrictions are necessary to cut down on excessive flights taken by 15% of the UK population estimated to be responsible for 70% of flights.
Many of those take additional flights to ‘maintain their privileged traveller status,’ according to the Times.
The report, Behaviour Change, Public Engagement and Net Zero, also calls for cutting prices on rail services to reduce demand for cars and aircraft, and re-opening disused rail lines.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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