Irish Examiner view: Profitable airlines resist green tax 

It is up to all of us to make our peace with the impact we have on the environment, and air travel, as a notoriously carbon-intensive activity, is a key element in doing so. Picture: Frank Augstein/AP.

After a dismal winter and spring, readers can be forgiven a little giddiness at the prospect of summer. It’s certainly understandable if the arrival of June drives interest in getting abroad for some fine weather.

However, those planning a flight to the sun are now facing an unpleasant development — a hike in the cost of those flights, according to the aviation industry.