Airport snow tax is fine – if it doesn’t cost us says Aurigny
Thursday 30th December 2010, 1:00PM GMT.
UK PLANS to punish airports which close during winter storms because they were poorly prepared have drawn a cautious welcome from Aurigny.
The island’s airline said that threatened legislation to enable the aviation regulator to fine airports if passengers were delayed because of snow and ice were worth consideration.
The States-owned operator said it would be supportive of any move to improve service delivery from airports, but only as long as it did not result in higher charges for airlines.
Following severe disruption at Heathrow in the build-up to Christmas, UK Transport minister Theresa Villiers said revamping regulation, including the introduction of a new ‘winter resilience’ target, had become a priority for the government.
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Is this for real? Taxing an airport because of the Weather?
Julian Winser will be so pleased.
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OK so the airport pays a fine,then recovers it from airport taxes,one way or another it will be passengers paying the the fine.
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Very Cautious Aurigny!
Doh! We are unused to snow, would be silly for tax payers money to invest in snowplough!
Now next, volcano ash and fog.
Any ideas anyone?
It was just a very bad flying year!
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Sounds like some of our ministers and supposed top business people have been on the phone to england and the ministry of stupid ideas is getting an office there ,have you ever heard anything so dozy ?i hope we wont be taking this on just cos the uk says it’s a good idea ,Lyndon will be off to canada buying their old snowploughs ,Director for the environment will be displeased that it may be polluted if it comes from france,Director of health will be happy if it dosent reach more than a metre deep and julian will be in apoplexy if we have any at all,it will be cheaper to pay the fine and close the airport till it melts .
Come to think of it though the public of guernsey could fine the states every time a beach gets wet ,thats several beaches £100 a time ,twice a day woo hoo what a source of revenue.
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