Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people can get no
advantage with the development of air travel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]I disagree with the statement that air travel has advantages only for the wealthiest people
and there are no benefits for the vast majority of the middle and lower class people. I shall
put forth my arguments to support my views in the following essay.
There is no doubt that a few years ago, air travel was only for the upper strata of society.
However, nowadays, most of the airline companies are offering economy class tickets which
are affordable by the common man. On top of that, they have schemes by which if one buys
a ticket well in advance then the cost of ticket is even lower. So, the given statement is not
justified in today’s scenario.
Even if we go with the notion that only the rich can travel by air, then also the ordinary man
is benefitted in various ways. When rich tourists come to visit a place, they spend a lot in
hotels, tourist places and also in the shopping centres from where they buy souvenirs. Many
people are employed in the tourism industry. Even if they cannot travel themselves, their
source of income is directly or indirectly dependent on these tourists who travel by air. For
example, in India, during the tourist season, many guides, rickshaw wallas and taxi drivers
earn enough to last them a whole year.
Moreover, it is a well known fact that, as tourists come, the governments spend on
infrastructure such as stadiums roads and hotels. All these are used by the common man.
Finally, the common man gets opportunity for culture exchange even without himself
travelling by air. When other people come he learns about their culture and gives them the
good points of his culture.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that air travel benefits all people and not just the
most affluent.
Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people
Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people
Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people
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