We brits are some of the worlds most frequent flyers. One in 12 passengers on all International Flights last year held a uk passport more than any other nationality. Ive just come back from las vegas. From las vegas 7 how many times did you fly this year . Probably about six. Six times . Thats quite a lot. Yeah. I never flew when i was little, so im making up for it now. Probably four times a year. And what kind of distances do you fly . The further the better. Pan am. Things are going great. Its all a far cry from the days of the first passenger flights, when the rich and famous jetted off to exotic destinations. Back then, flying was glamorous, but expensive. Fly with us to chicago on continental airlines. Well do a little more for you a lot faster to make this the nicest flight youve ever flown. Today, weve embraced the era of cheap seats. 30 years of low fares. With over 200 destinations to choose from. Worldwide passenger numbers have quadrupled in 30 years. By 2037, theyre expect
How easy would it be for airlines to stop tankering . We are flying more than ever before. Well, we think very easily. During our trip we took its clearly crazy that we burn around 20 flights. Unnecessary amounts of c02 it was like 15 tonnes which, on a per flight basis, of carbon that we created. Result in very small cost savings. But these seem to be some our passion for plane travel really easy wins is warming the planet. That could be quickly fixed. Climate change is a really pressing issue, and were absolutely clear that we have to reach net zero but when the savings are totted up, its lucrative. Its estimated it saved emissions by 2050. Airlines in europe almost £230 million last year. Tonight, we investigate how the industry is trying to clean up its act. Ba said its common industry practice nappies, plastic, cardboard. For operational, safety well take that and well turn it into Sustainable Aviation fuel. And price reasons. For them, it applies mainly and ask, how much can we
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