Is Flying In Airplanes Bad For The Environment? Flight Route Changes Could Cut Climate Impact

Airlines around the world might be able to minimize their impact on the environment by changing their flight path. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom found that changing the routes of certain flights could reduce airplanes’ climate impact by up to 10 percent.
The study, published Thursday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that such changes would bump costs for airline operations by only one percent.