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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It found almost half the jets travelled less than 500km and 900,000 were used “like taxis” for trips of less than 50km.

Less than 50 kilometres. With a jet. Let that level of misanthropic assholery sink in.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I didn’t know that there even are that many airports so close to each other…

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 month ago

A lot of major cities will have a lot of smaller general aviation airports next to each other.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Anything can be an airport if you are ~~suicidal~~ rich enough.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

I drive 130-160km(depending what route I take) a day getting to and from work 5 days a week. It's about 2hrs driving time daily. £70 of fuel a week roughly. The fact that these people are spending probably just as much time, and magnitudes more money to go the same distance.... seems like an angry mob and a BBQ could solve this problem....