Eurostar survey says short haul flights to become socially unacceptable

14.04.08

Concerns about the environment will make short haul flying socially unacceptable in the near future, according to a survey by train company Eurostar. It says that 37% of this questioned in the poll ‘agree or strongly agree’ that in a few years’time, environmental concerns will rule out short flights where there is an alternative of going by train.

The YouGov survey of 2246 people found that 57% of respondents were concerned about environmental impact when planning a journey of 300 – 400 miles. 33% said that environmental concerns about a short-haul journey are more or much more important to them than a year ago.

However, only 5% said that over the next year or so, environmental concerns mean they plan to switch from flights to train for journeys within the UK or to closer European destinations.

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