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The International Air
Transport Association and Climate Change
Below are extracts of letters between the International Air Transport
Association and Peter Shullot about climate change. The letters in full are at
the bottom of the page. This is one of 65 sets of letters so you can find out
what your supermarket, energy supplier and car manufacturer, and oil companies,
airlines, house builders and other companies really think about climate change.
The name Peter Shullot is made up – it is an anagram of The Polluters.
To Giovanni
Bisignani, Director General and CEO –
I see that the International Air Transport Association – IATA – represents,
leads and serves the airline industry. You have 94% of air traffic for your
membership – a share of support that any politician in a democracy would be
proud of.
I don’t think it’s fair when people say your logo looks like the badge worn by
the SS. When my boy Wayne said this to me I accused him of sneaking at my Second
World War magazines again.
I am concerned about the demands being put upon the airline industry due to the
fabrication that is called “climate change”. You are being squeezed to do more
and more to save the environment when you have already done enough. Air
transport pays for its own infrastructure, and contributes 10 euros for every
journey in government revenues and avoided expenditure. Okay, so you don’t pay
fuel tax or VAT on tickets.
Wayne says that he wants to be an air steward, in particular with British
Airways. I don’t know what this means, and I’ve tried to put him off, but what
are his prospects if the skies are empty?
Later letter to
Giovanni
Bisignani –
You represent the airline industry but you have shown the communication skills
of a Norwegian blue parrot and are as responsive as my wife when I’m tanked up
on ten pints.
As the number one computer supplier in Palmers Green I always respect my
punters, even if they’re chavs.
Sadly
the
International Air Transport Association declined to reply
Letter to the International Air Transport Association
Later letter to the International Air Transport Association
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