To ask where you would fly for a long weekend?

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Saturday to Monday so truly a flying visit. Flying from the southwest.

Expensive but potentially worth it

If few enough people flew then the flight wouldn’t be scheduled. Your argument is completely nonsensical airlines work on supply and demand. If there was no demand there wouldn’t be anywhere near the number of flights.

To answer your questions no I haven’t flown on over 16 years. I’m not vegan - I don’t believe being vegan is remotely healthy either for humans or for the planet. I am not perfect I drive a car and do more miles than I would like - 90% of my mileage is work related. I last had a holiday in 2021 - in the Uk. I am self employed and do what I can and source actively source locally made and sustainable materials wherever possible.
So yes I do my bit!

Dublin

No. It’s our consumption of products produced in places like china that has a huge impact. People spout this 🐄 💩 all the time about our emissions being low and it’s others that are the problem. They are only low because we have moved production of so much to china! We all need to be far more responsible about how and what we consume, how and why we travel. It all matters.

We’ve done New York for a long weekend 3 times. Was fabulous although knackering!

It's responsible for 4% to 5% of global warming due to both the emissions caused and the way in which those emissions are delivered into the atmosphere, and the effect they have in that form, at that altitude.
I'm by no means anti-flight - but why not be a bit more mindful about it and only fly to places that you actually want to go, rather than decide you must fly somewhere then attempt to find a destination to fit the tiny timeframe available?

We’ve done 3 nights in New York a few times. Totally worth it if you get a morning flight out and a red-eye back.

Palma
Rome
Seville

er who said a single person driving a massive SUV was ok?!

My hybrid car can drive my family for 140 hours before it consumes the same amount of CO2 that my family would use up on a three hour flight.

Having said that, Rotterdam is a great place to visit!

If I could choose, I’d probably take a train down to Padstow and have a lovely weekend in Cornwall.

No ones fault about the weather cant stop the sun coming out.

Ive not long got back from bangkok, going india in a few weeks and i dont care.

On holiday recently and one of my companions worked in the aircraft industry in Europe. I asked about climate issues and he told me it's boom time for aircraft especially private jets and luxury helicopters. Also airlines are putting in orders for new planes. Basically no one is cutting back. Netjets (private jet hire) has 5000 aircraft on its books. That's before we get to airlines. Ryanair has 651 aircraft. My empty seat won't make a difference except to me

Furthest I’ve flown for a weekend was to Italy.

We’ve just been to San Sebastián. It’s such an easy city for the weekend. Everything is close by and we could walk to all bars/restaurants/beach/ back to hotel. A swim in the sea every morning. Plus it was really cheap. 3 Euros for a glass of wine. And the food is amazing. The place has such a good vibe too.

Flew to Bergamo last week 1 hr 40 and Geneva in June 1 hr 30 so you can get quite a way if the flights are good. This from NW England. I've got to Palma in under 2 hours with a tailwind also Nice under 2hrs.San Sebastian looks v.nice.

My DH and DD have. You may or may not know them!

Scilly Isles / Jersey

Yeah, you do your bit, aka, what you feel like. Yet you feel sanctimonious about someone else doing the same, all because youre high and mighty about "the planet", whilst bot giving ebough if a shit to go vegan. A huge amount of unnecessary waste is created from non-vegan lifestyles yet you don't care enough to actually do something that requires effort. You're happy taking UK holidays, because you're happy to. That's not exactly putting yourself out.

id love to hear your anti vegan view from a planet health pov please because I disagree. Many people have proven its safe to live a vegan lifestyle, so cut the "I don't think it's healthy" bullshit, like your opinion is science, and let OP get opinions on what she actually asked. You didn't ask for an arguement about why you're not vegan and OP didn't ask for your views on air travel so try and be a vit more live and let love until you're actually putting yourself out for your so called values

It would if everyone on this thread joined you.

Nowhere. The changing climate is literally killing people. If you must go away, go by train.

Another vote for flying into Bilbao and heading for San Sebastian.

Hahahaha you can think that if you wish dear!!! My god I’ve touched a nerve haven’t I. 🤣🤣🤣

You know fuck all about me or why I don’t feel being vegan is remotely healthy or ethical. You know fuck all about my diet or how much effort I do or do not go to. I’ve already said the last holiday I have was more than 5 years ago.

But no it isn’t ok to decide to fly somewhere for the hell of it for a weekend and contribute more carbon and more emissions. The OP is asking for suggestions as to where she goes - not because she has any pressing desire to go somewhere specific. She already has had multiple holidays this year and has more planned. So yes I am within my rights to question whether or not it’s necessary and to remind her of the current global climate crisis. I do not have to be perfect in order to do so.

Hamburg
Belfast
Saint-Malo

Paris!

Not sure it would work for just two days?

@ExistWHY- ' noones fault about the weather'
Jeez - are you saying uou know more than David Attenborough??