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 the only for the upper strator of society. However, nowadays, most of the airline companies are offering economy class tickets which are affordable by the common man. On the top of that, they have a scheme by which if one buys ticket well in advance than the cost of ticket is even lower. So, the given statement is not justified in today's scenario. If we go with the notion that only the rich can travel by air, then also the ordinary man is benefited in various ways. When rich tourists come to visit a place, they spend a lot of 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 can't travel themselves, their sources of income is directly or indirectly dependent on these tourist 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 tourist 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. In conclusion, air travel benefits all people and not just the most affluent. 
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 the  
only
 for the upper  
strator
 of society.  
However
, nowadays, most of the airline  
companies
 are offering economy  
class
 tickets which are affordable by the common  
man
. On the top of that, they have a scheme by which  
if
 one  
buys
 ticket well in advance than the cost of ticket is even lower.  
So
, the  
given
 statement is not justified in  
today
's scenario. If we  
go with
 the notion that  
only
 the rich can  
travel
 by  
air
, then  
also
 the ordinary  
man
  is benefited
 in various ways. When rich  
tourists
  come
 to visit a place, they spend  
a lot of
 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 can't  
travel
 themselves, their sources of income is  
directly
 or  
indirectly
 dependent on these  
tourist
 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  
tourist
  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.  
In conclusion
,  
air
  travel
 benefits all  
people
 and not  
just
 the most affluent.