Greenpeace Urges EU To Ban Short-Haul Flights

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Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has called on the EU to ban short-haul flights in favor of rail substitutes, citing new research performed by OBC Transeuropa (OBCT). “Our analysis shows that one-third of short-haul flights have train alternatives under six hours in the EU,” Greenpeace EU...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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