Study reveals surprising reason behind soaring number of private jet flights: ‘Only one plausible reason’ | News World

A recent study is showing just how big a problem private jets are for the environment. The worst part? Their use is increasing.

The study examined 19 million private flights between 2019 and 2023, revealing a 46% rise in pollution during that period. This included 15.6 million metric tons of direct carbon emissions in 2023, compared to 10.7 million metric tons in 2019. Other studies corroborate these results over the same period.

“There’s only one plausible reason for that: ’empty legs’,” said researcher Frederic Rudolph in response to the findings. He’s referring to flights without passengers: These exist because many private flights are one-way, and the planes need to return to home base.

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