Re:Employee #1: Tumblr
by joneholland on Thursday August 11, 2016 @06:00AM
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This is not true. Planes fly for many reasons. Load Factor is just one of them. Maintaining slots at airports is another. Moving cargo is a third. Staging aircraft for other, more profitable routes as well.
I know it's counter intuitive, but once a route is established, flying on it reduces the co2 per passenger.
Don't take it from me, take it from the carbon offset people:
Re:Employee #1: Tumblr
by abalone on Thursday August 11, 2016 @07:03AM
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Nope. You are simply ignoring the role of passenger demand in creating more flights. Additionally, CO2 per passenger is not the only consideration for sustainability; the goal is minimizing total CO2 output, i.e. total number of passengers.
I know it's counter intuitive, but once a route is established, flying on it reduces the co2 per passenger.
Don't take it from me, take it from the carbon offset people:
http://www.co2offsetresearch.org/aviation/Occupancy.html