Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ leads to surge in emissions

Greenpeace claimed there could be 100,000 flights flying unnecessarily.

Ireland must tackle aviation emissions, a leading transport expert has said, as an international report claimed empty flights in the EU led to the equivalent of emissions from 1.4 million cars.

Global environmental activism group Greenpeace said that it had calculated the environmental impact of so-called 'ghost flights', where airlines flew empty or near-empty aircraft to keep valuable take off and landing slots at airports.