Get Blair Back ! he caused it all in the first place.
It will not only reduce noise , it will reduce trade to Britain.
But the Goverenment need the extra taxes to pay their more than adequate expenses.
Good Bye Britain.

mike, Cyprus,

It is unfortunate that the Labour government thinks that the way to solve problems is to jack up taxes. To put more of a burden on everybody at Heathrow is really stupid. Maybe we should ask Boris his opinion !!

Frank, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Co2 Tax?? What will they use it for as scientists are now saying the world is cooling down!! Is there no end to the greedy goverment gravy train???

Dennis, Johannesburg, South Africa.

It will lead to more cancelled or "merged" flights and the consequent massive inconvenience and delays for passengers unless the flights are full.

It is impossible to fill every flight without bumping passengers off the less heavily booked ones. Look forward to your missed cruises etc!

James Dowling, London, UK

Tax Tax Tax, that is all this government can do, get them out now!!!

Nick P., Camberley Surrey, UK

What do you expect with this Government..

They dont think past "the amount of money they will get" when they come up with these new ideas.
Its such a shame we have to wait so long in order to get rid of them.

Either that or get Blair back....(is that possible)

Benjamin, London,

The new tax perfectly aligns the pollution of flying with taxation, it is a really good thing. Who cares if a few people go to all the hassle of changing planes in Paris or Amsterdam instead of Heathrow? It will actually benefit Londoners, in terms of less noise and pollution.

joseph, london, uk

Walsh is right. I shall now not fly into or out of the UK prefering to fly to Paris or Brussels and then take the Eurostar. My decision does not affect UK airlines since I do not fly them because of poor service and lack of passenger appreciation

Patrick, Taipei, Taiwan

I stopped flying via Heathrow a number of years ago to points in Europe due to higher "extra" taxes along with the stupid one small piece of hand luggage policy, which is made a mockery of by the buy all you can duty free mentality after security.
Amsterdam Zurich and even Paris are my first choice

peter andrew, montreal, canada