“We have long demanded a ban on night flights at airports near cities between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.”
Susanne Menge, an aviation expert of the parliamentary group of the Green Party in the Bundestag, told the newspapers of the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) group during today’s conversation with the media. As she explained – in general, the number of night flights should be drastically reduced. However, a question arises here… During the day you can, but not at night?
“It’s a climate injustice”
According to Menge, flying private and corporate jets is ‘one of the biggest climate injustices’. According to her, “It is no longer possible to explain why so many people are fighting global warming by insulating their homes and replacing their heating systems, while when a small group uses aviation kerosene like there’s no tomorrow.” She could mention the many Commissioners in Brussels who fly back and forth many times a month. Of course, we are also talking about those from her political environment.
But that’s not all… The Left’s transport policy spokesman, Ralph Lenkert, also demands a ban on… private jets.
“Short flights of less than 500 km should be banned. That would also apply to most private jets.”
he said in an interview with RND. Moreover, the Left is in favor of a general ban on night flights.
“Air traffic is associated with significant environmental pollution, and tens of thousands of people suffer from aircraft noise near airports.”
– explains.
Like… Amsterdam
Last Tuesday, the manager of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol said from 2025, it will not allow private and night flights. The manager of the airport, Ruud Sondag, referred to the protection of the environment and the noise that troubles the residents.
“Too long we thought only about growth and not enough about its price”
he announced. He argued that private planes cause “disproportionately high levels of noise and CO2 emissions per passenger”.
The German Air Transport Association (BDL) told media group Funke that there are only “very few” places left in Germany where night flights are still possible. As emphasized, Germany is one of the countries with the most far-reaching restrictions in the world.
Source: niezalezna.pl, dw.com
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Anna Zyzek
