You are part of the aggregate like it or not and this is aggregated demand that gets this plane flying.
You are free to do what you want but you can’t deny your impact. Given your post you probably have by yourself the carbon footprint of two to three families.
So how many people do you assume in the US are throwing away everything they own to fly as much as we do?
And you’re also assuming airplanes are flying at 100% capacity. I can tell you out of the 12 flights I was on between business and personal the last two months of last year [1] none of them were at capacity.
1) it's not just you, it's your partner too. So that's two seats x # flights/yr.
2) with the extra seat miles you are occupying, airlines can sustain their existing routes/itineraries or expand them if they're at capacity.
At a larger scope it can be viewed as: will the airline fly more flights with its existing fleet? Will the airline buy more aircraft to fly more flights? If yes to either, then your argument breaks down.
Would any plane not fly if I weren’t on it?
Yes, most certainly.
You are part of the aggregate like it or not and this is aggregated demand that gets this plane flying.
You are free to do what you want but you can’t deny your impact. Given your post you probably have by yourself the carbon footprint of two to three families.
So how many people do you assume in the US are throwing away everything they own to fly as much as we do?
And you’re also assuming airplanes are flying at 100% capacity. I can tell you out of the 12 flights I was on between business and personal the last two months of last year [1] none of them were at capacity.
[1] ATL -> SFO -> LAX —> CHS -> CLT -> BNA -> CLT -> RDU -> CLT -> ATL -> SAV -> MCO
I think the thinking of the prior poster here is
1) it's not just you, it's your partner too. So that's two seats x # flights/yr.
2) with the extra seat miles you are occupying, airlines can sustain their existing routes/itineraries or expand them if they're at capacity.
At a larger scope it can be viewed as: will the airline fly more flights with its existing fleet? Will the airline buy more aircraft to fly more flights? If yes to either, then your argument breaks down.
What are the chances that our scheduling a flight that was already scheduled to fly 6-9 months prior caused the airline to add another route?
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