Tripling the private jet capacity of Hanscom field would be the equivalent of blowing off a ‘carbon bomb’ of emissions to enable a handful of multi-millionaires and billionaires to jet to Aspen, West Palm Beach, Jackson Hole, and New England coastal islands.
Massport "should abandon plans to expand Hanscom Field’s private jet capacity," writes one reader. Another writes that "business aviation in the Commonwealth should be celebrated for the positive impact it provides."
As cities and towns plan to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, Hanscom’s expansion would release a carbon bomb all so a handful of billionaires and multi-millionaires can fly to Nantucket or New York instead of taking a car, ferry, or train.