New tax will not boost tourism

Sir, - Alex Orr’s claim (June 23) that the replacement of the current air passenger duty by the Scottish Government’s lower air departure tax will lead to an increase of “nearly one million passengers every year” is questionable.

He should consider the fact that the word “departure” features prominently in the name of the new tax indicating that it would apply only to those passengers departing Scotland.

How this will increase arrivals and tourism in Scotland is a mystery. GM Lindsay. Whinfield Gardens, Kinross.