Davos 2019: Record Number of Private Jets Set to Fly Into Conference Addressing Climate Change

Jan. 25, 2019
Around 1,500 private jet flights expected for ‘Champions League final’ of charter aircraft industry.

Experts have predicted up to 1,500 individual private jets flights will be made in and out of this year’s Davos summit, despite hosting a series of talks on the dangers of man-made climate change.  

The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s annual meeting of global leaders is taking place in the Swiss resort town this week, with David Attenborough attending to offer a stark assessment of global warming trends.

But the Air Charter Service (ACS), a company arranging flights around the world, has estimated there could be a record number of carbon-emitting private jet flights in and out of Davos for the duration of the event.

The previous high was recorded at the 2018 summit.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/davos-2019-private-jets-climate-change-world-economic-forum-summit-attenborough-a8742681.html