‘Empty’ Transatlantic Flight Stirs Eco-Scandal
American Airlines is getting an earful from environmentalists about a recent Boeing 777 flight that used 22,000 gallons of fuel to fly 5 passengers from Chicago to London, according to the UK’s Telegraph.
The near empty flight reportedly occurred so that the plane would be on the right continent to accommodate passengers waiting to fly from London. Regardless of the reason, the flight has used a tremendous amount of resources. Something that Friends of the Earth called “an obscene waste of fuel” in today’s Telegraph.
Friends of the Earth is drawing attention to the incident as an example of why the aviation industry needs to be included in climate change policies.
Read the whole story at the Telegraph.
POSTED IN: Climate Change, Fuel & Energy
1 opinion for ‘Empty’ Transatlantic Flight Stirs Eco-Scandal
Jul
Mar 11, 2008 at 11:06 am
I have been on a few near-empty transatlantic flights in the past couple years - I don’t think it’s such an uncommon occurrence.
I know it’s horrible from an environmental perspective, but I have to admit it’s pretty sweet to have a whole row in coach to myself… oh, why must comfortable long-distance travel be so bad for the planet??
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