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I'm in a meeting with people who are insisting that the environmental quality of flights is a very hot topic in the airline business, and oddly a big concern for corporate travelers.

And I'm not believing it for one second.

Apparently, 'green' flights are flights which are direct, and use larger planes, fly longer routes, and use 'sustainable' jet fuel.

Airlines are positioning this concept such that they will charge a bit more for such 'green' flights (manipulating customers' sympathies), while at the same time saving money because of basic efficiency (larger planes, direct routes) and because of government rewards for being 'green'.

As both a corporate and personal traveler, I have never, not once, considered the degree to which the flight I'm taking is 'green'. IMHO airplanes (and considering the entirety of the industry) pollute SO MUCH, that being 'green' really doesn't amount to much. I am much more sensitive to direct flights and cost considerations than anything else.

Do any of you care at all about how 'green' your flights are?

I'm in a meeting with people who are insisting that the environmental quality of flights is a very hot topic in the airline business, and oddly a big concern for corporate travelers. And I'm not believing it for one second. Apparently, 'green' flights are flights which are direct, and use larger planes, fly longer routes, and use 'sustainable' jet fuel. Airlines are positioning this concept such that they will charge a bit more for such 'green' flights (manipulating customers' sympathies), while at the same time saving money because of basic efficiency (larger planes, direct routes) and because of government rewards for being 'green'. As both a corporate and personal traveler, I have never, not once, considered the degree to which the flight I'm taking is 'green'. IMHO airplanes (and considering the entirety of the industry) pollute SO MUCH, that being 'green' really doesn't amount to much. I am much more sensitive to direct flights and cost considerations than anything else. Do any of you care at all about how 'green' your flights are?

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No. None care. If you're hearing this is strictly Special Olympics virtue signaling.

There is no such thing as green jet fuel. With the price of fuel all airlines care about efficiency. It's their single largest operating cost per mile. They all add additives to prevent fuel freezing and congealing in the tanks (also prevents moisture from crystallizing). The "green" biodiesel junk requires even more additives to offset because it freezes at much higher temps than regular jet fuel. There is no green jet fuel.