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Flying green: Budget airlines criticize rules


Budget airline EasyJet's Chief Executive Andy Harrison gives a speech to journalists during a press conference in London, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.  EasyJet chiefs criticized increasingly heavy regulation and taxes on Tuesday, claiming they are unfairly carrying the burden of concerns about the impact of flying on the environment.  EasyJet Chief Executive Andy Harrison led calls for a change to regulation of the industry by proposing a new taxation system for Britain that would charge airlines based on the efficiency of planes and the distance traveled. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)Low-cost airlines are unfairly carrying the burden of concerns about the environmental impact of flying, executives from budget carriers claimed Tuesday as they criticized increasingly heavy regulation and taxes.





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