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'Green' BA flying empty 'ghost planes' across the Atlantic | the Daily Mail
"British Airways is flying dozens of empty planes across the Atlantic because it has no cabin crew to staff them.
Each one pumps out thousands of tons of CO2, in some cases almost 70 times the average adult's annual carbon footprint.
The ghost services have been flying between Britain, Canada and the U.S. over the past two weeks.
Critics claim they are not cancelled because the company fears it might lose valuable take-off and landing slots at Heathrow and Gatwick.
But it is a severe embarrassment for a company which has trumpeted its green credentials in a high-profile advertising campaign - and which has just announced a substantial rise in the fuel surcharges it levies on passengers."
'Green' BA flying empty 'ghost planes' across the Atlantic | the Daily Mail
"British Airways is flying dozens of empty planes across the Atlantic because it has no cabin crew to staff them.
Each one pumps out thousands of tons of CO2, in some cases almost 70 times the average adult's annual carbon footprint.
The ghost services have been flying between Britain, Canada and the U.S. over the past two weeks.
Critics claim they are not cancelled because the company fears it might lose valuable take-off and landing slots at Heathrow and Gatwick.
But it is a severe embarrassment for a company which has trumpeted its green credentials in a high-profile advertising campaign - and which has just announced a substantial rise in the fuel surcharges it levies on passengers."