The UK Government is being lobbied by various groups including ABTA and the Liberal Democrats to bring in a £1 levy on all flights to help to protect customers who may get stranded in similar circumstances to the XL customers recently.The previous attempt failed to progress through a House of Commons vote in 2005, defeated by just three votes.
This money would be used to form a fund that could be used to support stranded holiday makers in the future. Most lobbyists see this as a small price to pay for the security offered, but resistance appears to be mainly from the scheduled airline operators who do not want to be subsidising what the see as their smaller, less well-financed rivals.
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