The international NGO Greenpeace published a report on Thursday 30 March in which it points out that the number of private jet flights in Europe has increased by 64% in 2022. These flights, Greenpeace argues, exceed the equivalent of the average annual CO2 emissions of 550,000 EU citizens.
Looking at the details, some 572,806 private jet flights were recorded in 2022. Nearly 55% of these were short or very short trips of less than 750 kilometres in length. In addition, for two of the three...