alt Hacker NewsCouple of things: 1) NO ONE is suggesting any one forego flying altogether, or skipping their once-a-year overseas vacation or periodic family visit. 2) THIS level of flying is not normal and is exactly the kind of harmful behavior people have in mind when they complain about frequent flyers. 3) Whinging about summits and Taylor Swift is just a bad faith red herring argument. Obviously less flying is better, no matter by who. To the extent it's related to the topic at all, it bolsters the case for less air travel.
28 flights per year.
That's 14 round trip flights. A little over once a month. Not at all surprising if once a month. Or divorced and kid is in another state.
If we're generous and assume each trip is actually 2 flights (i.e. connecting flights), then it's 7 per year.
Yeah, more than typical. But not insane.