Flight Shaming Travelers? Here’s Why Flying Is Not the Enemy

“Flying is not the enemy.”

Those were the words of International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general Alexandre de Juniac back in September of 2019, on the eve of the United Nations’ triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly.

This assembly was particularly noteworthy, as 16-year old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg made impassioned pleas – both in formal speeches and through the media – to trim air travel to cut carbon emissions.