Flygskam

Dutch airline KLM recently launched a new advertising campaign called “Fly Responsibly”. Remarkably, it seems to encourage viewers to fly less. “Do you always have to meet face-to-face?”, the advert asks. “Could you take the train instead?”. The influence of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg likely explains why airlines feel obliged…

AFP via Getty Images Sales of private jets are skyrocketing but luxury aviation wont remain immune from the consequences of the flight shame movement much longer. Will new high-end travel options take off? What about old-fashioned airships propelled by new t…

Posted : 1/21/2020 | January 20th, 2020 As people become more conscious of their environmental impact on the world, there’s been an increased focus on air travel — and, over the past year, a corresponding increase in “flight shaming”. The term is coined from …

MONTREAL - Swedish may not be the lingua franca of the aviation world, but ask any airline executive about the term “flygskam” and they'll likely know exactly what it means. Flygskam - Swedish for “flight shame” - is a growing environmental movement that highlights the flight sector's carbon footprint, putting…

MONTREAL -- Swedish may not be the lingua franca of the aviation world, but ask any airline executive about the term "flygskam" and they'll likely know exactly what it means. Flygskam -- Swedish for "flight shame" -- is a growing environmental movement tha…

Passenger numbers are steadily dropping on domestic and short-haul routes within Europe. Even airlines such as KLM are now encouraging passengers to use trains on shorter journeys to reduce the environmental impact from flying.Germany has seen a slump in dome…