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Would you forgo air travel for the sake of the climate and instead find alternative transport or not travel at all?
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- No - 105 votes
- 37%
- I never travel by plane - 61 votes
- 22%
- I would cut back a bit on air travel but not completely - 51 votes
- 18%
- Yes - 38 votes
- 13%
- I have no option but to travel by plane - 19 votes
- 7%
- Other, I will say below - 8 votes
- 3%
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's three years since I went on a plane - nothing to do with 'climate', just that the whole airport experience is now so oppressive that I will avoid if at all possible.
In 2018 we drove to The Algarve and The Sud Tirol - both were infinitely better holidays than the equivalent trip by air - relaxed, calm and with all our 'stuff' - and the ability to bring back souvenirs (and wine !).
Now as a Kerry resident I hope/expect to be exploring Ireland in 2020, and then using the continental ferries if I need some sun in susbsequent years.
In 2018 we drove to The Algarve and The Sud Tirol - both were infinitely better holidays than the equivalent trip by air - relaxed, calm and with all our 'stuff' - and the ability to bring back souvenirs (and wine !).
Now as a Kerry resident I hope/expect to be exploring Ireland in 2020, and then using the continental ferries if I need some sun in susbsequent years.
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I never fly short haul and these days can't afford to fly much at all. Actually I much prefer trains short haul (I don't drive partly for eco reasons; I've been a bit of a tree hugger since the 70s), not least because the security gates at Edinburgh Airport are a nightmare and the time gained is not worth it. But if I was going beyond the channel, I'd almost certainly fly (from Scotland; when I was a Londoner, Eurostar was preferable as far as Paree).
I think my answer would have to be yes. I'm afraid this problem is not going away until we take some serious action. We tend not to act to a problem until it smacks us in the face, when that happens it will be far to late to reverse. At a certain age it would be easy no, who cares, I do, I want young children including my grandchildren to have a life that I've had.
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