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United Kingdom: Government rejected tax to protect passengers from carrier's bankruptcy
London, United Kingdom - Airlines welcomed the decision
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Downing Street voted down the GBP1 levy on all 50 million passengers per year leaving the UK, proposal coming from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to create a fund to protect travelers from carrier’s bankruptcy. The Aviation Minister, Karen Buck, said the disadvantages of such a duty, outweighed the advantages for travelers. Airlines, which had criticized the levy as unnecessary as it w...
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