Environmental impact far outweighs economic benefits of air travel, Letters, April 27

Letter writer David Evans makes a good point when he writes that the environmental impact of air travel outweighs the benefits, but he misses the crucial factor — that most of the people who suffer the environmental impact don’t get the economic benefits; and the people who get the economic benefits don’t suffer from the environmental impact.

Given that the people who get the economic benefits are mostly wealthier and have more power than the people who suffer the environmental benefits, it’s no surprise that politicians (who are among the beneficiaries) support air travel.