Sustainable aviation – new study questions the efficacy of short-haul flight bans

Every industrial sector is aggressively tackling the problem of carbon emissions and the threat to life on earth from global warming. The aviation sector is leading the way in taking extra steps and measures to ensure the decarbonisation of the industry and the path to clean aviation. Over the past few years, the aviation industry has targeted the replacement of short-haul flights with greener, ground transportation options such as rail travel. In April 2022, France became the first large nation to ban all short-haul flights where a train or bus alternative option of two and a half hours or less