Business Green: Aviation chiefs have lined up to criticise today’s rise in passenger taxes, claiming the industry will be damaged by making Britain a less competitive place from which to fly. The rise in Air Passenger Duty (APD) is part of the government’s bid to increase revenue from green taxes and is estimated to generate £3.8bn for the Treasury by 2015/16. From today, short-haul flight prices increase by nine per cent, putting an extra £12 on economy flights and £24 on premium flights, and long-haul prices…