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IELTS Essay: Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordi...

Prompt

Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However, others think this leads to environmental problem, so air travel should be more expensive in order to discourage people from having it. Discuss the both sides and give your own opinion.

#cheap air travel#environmental externalities#pricing policy#accessibility#carbon pricing

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 presents accessibility vs. environmental concerns, while Band 9 questions whether pricing is the right mechanism and explores whether environmental goals can be met through innovation rather than restriction.

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Key concepts in this essay

externality pricing
regressive taxation
demand elasticity
environmental justice
technological progress

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming cheaper air travel automatically increases emissions without considering dynamic effects (growth in other areas)
Treating price as the only lever without examining whether alternatives exist (efficiency improvements, carbon fuel investment)
Ignoring equity implications of pricing out lower-income travelers

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