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> saving fuel is in everyone's best interest > started as a luxury and moved to mass market These two objectives are contradictory. There are so many more tri
by JetSpiegel 8y ago
> saving fuel is in everyone's best interest
> started as a luxury and moved to mass market
These two objectives are contradictory. There are so many more trips because the fares are cheap, so fuel consumption is much increased.
- throwawayjava 8y agoSurprisingly, if you're alone and the alternative is driving a personal vehicle, flying may be the more efficient way to get to your destination (but the comparison is inherently difficult). (Of course, I don't doubt that a lot of trips happen today which wouldn't have happened in the 60's, so you're probably still correct.) https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2015/09/evolving-climate-math-of-flying-vs-driving/ https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2015/09/evolving-clim...