Popular science about air travel and the environment

Empty chairs are a waste of fuel. We focus on small aircraft with a high load factor. That in turn results in the emissions of CO2 being less per person.

ECO-driving has not only made its entrance into Danish driving schools, it is actually practiced today by many pilots. The ECO-principle is based on pilots reducing speed and staying at a high altitude a little longer. They then lower the plane down towards the airport at low thrust. Both measures save fuel. Wings of Bornholm flies in accordance with the ECO-principle.

Taxiing on landing and take-off wastes fuel. Therefore, it is of course good if the plane can quickly get airborne or rapidly come to a rest at its gate. Bornholm Airport has a relatively low rate of traffic and planes very rarely need to wait on runways during take-off and landing.

Circling when approaching is not only annoying for the traveler, it also means additional emissions. A plane that has to wait to land uses more fuel than was planned for the trip flight.

Propeller planes and jets usually fly at different heights. This speaks favourably for the propeller plane, which usually flies at lower altitudes. Emissions of greenhouse gases at high altitude are more harmful than emissions released at lower altitudes.

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