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Re:1500 Private Jets Fly to Davos for Climate Talks by dingaling on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @06:09AM (#18977294)
Most wasteful?

The majority of bizjet trips are between airports that don't have direct service. So alternative travel would involve connections with multiple take-offs, which are much more polluting than sitting at cruising altitude.

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Re:1500 Private Jets Fly to Davos for Climate Talks by leetcrew on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:43AM (#18978475)
> multiple take-offs, which are much more polluting than sitting at cruising altitude.

I highly doubt that non-direct flights on airliners pollute more per passenger than a direct flight on a small jet that isn't necessarily full.

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