Ryanair Issue Condemnation Of European Parliment Decision

Ryanair have issued a strong condemnation of the European Parliments decision to include aviation in EU emissions trading systems from the year 2012 onwards.

The airline have hit out by claiming that the move will increase environmental damage and could lead to fare increases of 50 Euros on every flight after it is introduced. They went on to say on the website that the move will increase taxation for consumers in Europe whilst not helping environmental matters.

The Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary has responded to the decision by stating;

"It is extraordinary that a bunch of MEP’s who swan around between Strasbourg and Brussels, enjoy huge expenses and flight benefits, would vote to increase taxation on Europe’s consumers in a measure which won’t have any effect at all on the environment, but will further damage European airlines at a time when oil is already $140 a barrel.

These clowns in the European Parliament seem determined to destroy the European airline industry with these discriminatory taxation penalties. When aviation accounts for less than 2% of Europe’s Co2 emissions, and when airlines like Ryanair have invested heavily in new aircraft to reduce our emissions per passenger by 50%, there is no justification for this tax theft by the European Union."

Published by: Jon Vickery