BARUK and its New Year message

The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BARUK), the industry association covering all scheduled carriers represented in Great Britain, has published a definitive statement setting out what it calls “top priority” for 2012.  Chief Executive Mike Carrivick is emphatic stating that the top priority is to get government to accept that aviation is a vital part of the solution to the country’s economic recovery.

According to Mr Carrivick two key achievements are required:

“The first must be to achieve a decisive and positive UK hub airport policy.  Continuing in the same drifting manner and the current state of inertia is not only unacceptable, but will be a great impediment to the country’s economic revival.

The second must be achieving the decision to halt the ever-increasing tax burdens laid upon aviation in the form of double taxation through Air Passenger Duty and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.”

He notes that aviation is already a net contributor to the economy.  “Continuing to use it as an easy target by which to replenish Treasury coffers will simply drive business and airlines away.”

The full statement can be read on www.bar-uk.org/newsletter/newsletter.htm

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