The argument of cheap air travel

Recently, cheap air travel has been becoming more and more common, thanks to its reasonable price, which benefits ordinary people by giving them freedom to travel farther. However, some people oppose the skyrocket in the number of air lines by suggesting to improve the air fare, due to the pollution caused by fights. Personally, I don't think that this proposal could be an effective measure to solve environmental problems.

Cheap air flight benefits our lives in various ways. To start with, it expands the possibility of travel methods and caters to most of the population. So it is undeniable that the comfort level has improved compared with other transportation methods in the same price range such as train or ferry. Moreover, the popularity of cheap air flight promotes international trade as well as overseas tourism. In addition, most cheap flight companies simplify the procedure of ticket purchases, which reduces the labor cost and at the same time gives us sufficient autonomy in selection of different insurances and additional services. For example, we can book the tickets directly online and make the check-in process all by ourselves.

Admittedly, the low-price policy increases the number of air lines competing in the market, which might exacerbate the environment owing to to the large consumption of fuel and a greater amount of gas exhaust. But simply rising the price may only scratch the surface of the problem. More often than not people who can not afford the flight tickets may travel by train or other vehicles which are detrimental to the environment too. If we take a long view of both the environment and convenience, we had better give priority to the exploration and application of new energy.

Given the above argument, it is reasonable to conclude that the benefits brought by cheap air travel outweigh its disadvantagea. In my opinion, focusing on raising the price is too narrow an approach and would not have the desired results. We should explore other possibilities to solve environmental problems caused by the so-called excess of air lines.