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I just booked a flight to the UK with KLM airlines. On top of the excess baggage charges, the premium cost flight and the extortionate airport taxes they tried to add on a 'CO2 Zero Tax'. The way it was presented I thought it was mandatory but after some investigation it appears to be voluntary. I'm glad cause I nearly changed airline.
Is this normal proceedure or are KLM on some kinda special drugs? This whole thing has me totally bemused. Either I'm way out of touch with what's going on in Europe these days or I'm getting my pants pulled down by a second rate airline.
How the hell does ripping me off for to the tune of about 10 UK pounds reduce the CO2 emissions of their 20 year old piece of kak plane?
Here's the drivel they have on their website about it;
Another question, how can burning 1 kilo of aviation fuel produce 3.157kilos of CO2? Am I missing something here?
Is this normal proceedure or are KLM on some kinda special drugs? This whole thing has me totally bemused. Either I'm way out of touch with what's going on in Europe these days or I'm getting my pants pulled down by a second rate airline.
How the hell does ripping me off for to the tune of about 10 UK pounds reduce the CO2 emissions of their 20 year old piece of kak plane?
Here's the drivel they have on their website about it;
How did we get to this amount?
The calculation goes like this: by burning 1 kg (2 lbs) of fuel, 3.157 kg (6.959 lbs) of CO2 is emitted. So we start by determining the fuel consumption for your flight. This depends on the type of aircraft, distance flown, and number of passengers. Then, we calculate the average CO2 emission per passenger over a period of 3 months. This is how we calculate the amount you will have to pay to compensate for your share.
Another question, how can burning 1 kilo of aviation fuel produce 3.157kilos of CO2? Am I missing something here?
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