Friday 28 Aug 09

To fly or not to fly...

I am writing this on a train to Edinburgh, and as it happens it is quite comfortable, with empty seats and a relatively quiet carriage. I would normally fly – partly because I live near Luton and partly because I prefer short to haul journeys to long – and actually enjoy flying.

As a New Zealander I’m not about to give up the principal of air travel so I am genuinely conflicted about aircraft emissions.

Trundling along at over 100 miles an hour I can’t help thinking that I would have already reached my destination had I flown.

So have I really made a difference or will this only happen when enough of us give up air travel, so that air lines reduce their scheduled flights. Sounds like a long shot to me.