Flying shame: the scandalous rise of private jets

t was a Labour spokesperson who said the prime minister was behaving “like an A-list celeb”, after Rishi Sunak made his third trip by private jet in 10 days. Last week, he flew from London to Blackpool in a 14-seat RAF jet – a 230-mile journey that would have taken about three hours by train.

“A private jet is the most polluting form of transport you can take,” says Matt Finch, the UK policy manager for Transport & Environment. “The average private jet emits two tonnes of carbon an hour. The average European is responsible for [emitting] eight tonnes of carbon a year. You fly to the south of France and back, that’s half a year in one trip.”

Private aviation is, says Koe, “a really immature industry that caters to a tiny proportion of very wealthy people”. But private jets are becoming more accessible. Some charter companies will allow you to book a seat on an “empty leg” – a repositioning flight, or the plane returning to base after a one-way flight – for much less than the cost of chartering your own jet. Chartering a plane from the UK to the south of France, for instance, costs in the region of £13,000.

Wasn’t there four additional billionaires in Australia last year? The gap is widening.

Perhaps commercial airlines should provide a better experience...

Tax the owners

Private jets Shows a military aircraft serving high level politicians. Tbh I'd rather them spend time running the country than stuck on transit

Hasnt he got a magic carpet

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