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Climate

Green flights are possible but government policy is holding us back

We speak to Transport & Environment on how the innovation that will make flying green is being held back by government policy.

Living

Sustainable travel: Search and book via these sites to cut your carbon

More people than ever are interested in booking sustainable travel but knowing how to avoid ‘tourism greenwash’ can be hard.

Mobility

Jetpacks, flying cars and taxi drones: The future of urban transport?

The advanced air mobility market is expected to be worth €15 billion by 2025 - but is it more fiction than science?

Romania

Romania plans to evacuate 90 Europeans stranded in South Africa

It comes as Europe restricts flights from southern Africa after the detection of the new COVID variant Omicron.

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Travel News

What are silent airports and do they make travelling less stressful?

Imagine if you could mute out all the boarding announcements, the baggage trolleys and the screaming children - now you can as some airports declare themselves 'silent'.

Mobility

Watch the world's fastest electric plane take flight

The ‘Spirit of Innovation’ broke three world records earlier this month, according to its manufacturer.

Eco-Innovation

Sustainable fuel may not be as green as airlines are claiming

BA flew London-New York on a sustainable flight. But how green was it in reality?

World News

Man imprisoned for organising fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala

David Henderson was found guilty of recklessness or negligence likely to have endangered an aircraft.

Conscious Travel

The quickest way to become more eco? Stop taking short-haul flights

Short-haul flights remain popular but maybe not for long, as EU countries move to phase them out.

Green News

Days before COP26, UK budget ‘flies in the face’ of climate logic

British Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget speech failed to mention tackling the climate crisis and made pledges that could drive emissions up.

Travel News

Morocco bans all flights to UK, Germany and the Netherlands

In response to an increase in covid cases across the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, Morocco has banned until further notice.

Travel News

Will personal wheelchairs soon be allowed as seats on planes?

Flying can be a stressful experience for wheelchair users but that could soon change with the results of this new study.

People

Meet the flight attendants who want to scrap ‘objectifying’ uniforms

This Ukrainian airline is scrapping heels and skirts in favour of comfortable clothes for female cabin crew.

Experiences

Watch hot air balloons fly tourists to new heights in Tuscany

Hot air balloons are taking tourists to new heights as Italy revitalises its beleaguered tourism industry.

Travel News

Post-Brexit passport blunder could mean Brits are owed thousands

Due to confusion between UK and EU guidelines, British travellers have unfairly been denied on flights to the continent and might be owed compensation.

Afghanistan

Evacuees land in Doha after first airlift from Kabul since US pullout

The flight, whose passengers include Americans, Britons, Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, followed intensified efforts by Qatar and Turkey to get the Afghan capital's airport up and running again.

Travel News

‘Head slamming’ turbulence: How will the climate crisis change travel?

This is what's in the store for airline passengers as climate change gets worse.

Experiences

Eco-conscious students are protecting their future by refusing to fly

Erasmus by Train wants the EU to fund rail travel for students on one of the biggest academic exchange programmes in the world.

Tech News

French firefighters are fighting forest fires with this balloon

Firefighters in Marseille are using a balloon equipped with a camera to monitor the landscape for signs of fire 24/7.

Travel News

Is inflight Wi-Fi safe or could it be leaking your data?

Security experts warn that logging in while up in the air could put your personal information at risk.