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Indeed, this is true. Thanks for this. The realization that it is also in the best interest of an airline to reduce emissions, especially as the price of oil in

• Peaker 14y ago
  Of course it does reduce emissions. Increasing demand for flights means the airlines fly more planes.
• zevyoura 14y ago
  >Not flying doesn't really reduce emissions though... Those planes are going to fly whether or not you are on it. On an individual level, sure, but not flying reduces demand, which in turn reduces the number of flights.
  • claudius 14y ago
    > On an individual level, sure, but not flying reduces demand, which in turn reduces the number of flights. Try to get flights from London to Paris or from Paris to Lyon. Not flying stops planes from flying very quickly.
• jonknee 14y ago
  > The realization that it is also in the best interest of an airline to reduce emissions, especially as the price of oil increases, really helps make me feel better. The new Dreamliner jet is a good example of this (once they solve the battery problem and can fly the sucker...). It's massively more efficient than its predecessors (20% more efficient than the 767 according to Boeing). That's a huge jump.
• corresation 14y ago
  Not flying doesn't really reduce emissions though... Those planes are going to fly whether or not you are on it. This is an extreme example of tragedy of the commons type thinking. Why bother doing anything because someone else will do it anyways?