Ghost flights from UK running at 500 a month, data reveals Exclusive: MPs criticise ‘climate-degrading’ and ‘nefarious’ practice of flying near-empty planes to retain landing slots
Plane flying past moon with bright blue sky Ghost flights are defined as those with no passengers, or less than 10% of passenger capacity. Photograph: urbanbuzz/Alamy Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Thu 31 Mar 2022 06.00 BST Almost 500 “ghost flights” a month departed from the UK between October and December 2021, data has revealed.