27/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 27 October, the NGO Greenpeace called for a ban on short-haul flights and instead for rail alternatives to be made “accessible to all”. This request was based on a study commissioned by the NGO, which shows that within the EU, there is an alternative rail journey of six hours or less for more than a third of the busiest flights. "Instead of continuing to support big polluters like airlines and airports, public money should be spent on more climate-friendly and efficient alternatives, such as rail travel”, said Lorelei Limousin, who is in charge of Greenpeace’s European Climate and Energy campaign. The study also notes that there are direct night train alternatives for only 27% of the 150 busiest flights in the EU. See the study: https://bit.ly/3Cnk3zh (TM)