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News 10/06/2005   

Business travel group attacks air security fare-rise plan
 
The Australasian Business Travel Association has criticised the government’s proposal that airfares should be increased to support greater aviation security.

The association’s ceo, Glenn Buckingham, said the business traveller would bear the brunt of the increased costs.

“This policy should not be about airports alone but also wharves, rail and road transportation,” Buckingham said.”The cost of which should impact on the broader Australian population as a national security policy.”

The issue of subsidising security costs has been something of a political football since the Ansett levy was introduced in 2001.

“The policy should have then been funded by the broader population base and managed by this government for the years since,” Buckingham said.

“Travellers, especially business travellers, are sick and tired of the myriad of taxes that they as a group pay, and should not be called upon again, this time, to subsidise airport security or airport security reviews.”

10 June 2005


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