In the Swedish debate on flygvanornas consequences for the climate, it is often of long-distance destinations to Thailand, which is singled out as the major miljöboven. In Germany, there is instead a much shorter flight that caused the debate. It is about Lufthansa’s inrikesflygning between the cities of Nuremberg and Munich in southern Germany, which is 15 miles away as the crow flies. The distance is shorter than between Stockholm and Norrköping. It is served four times daily in each direction.
a 40 minute short flight time, the plane barely reaching cruising altitude before it’s time to go down for a landing.
the Line meets fierce criticism from environmentalists and politicians from the green party of The Greens.
– It is an ecological and economic absurdity, and would at any time be closed down today, ” says the leader of The Greens in Bavaria, Eike Hallitzky in a statement.
Lufthansa defends the short flight to the front of all is intended for travellers with connecting flights from Munich, one of Germany’s largest airports, and operate on many international destinations. The route is not intended for Nürnbergbor who want to travel to Munich to go shopping, emphasizes a spokesperson, according to the newspaper Die Welt.
järnvägskommunikationerna is the main reason that it timely pays to take the flight instead of the train between Nuremberg and Munich airport. Because the airport is not connected to the rail network for long-distance trains have to travelers who want to take the train there change to the tram at the main station and can expect at least two hours of travel. Only the journey by train takes 45 minutes – which is longer than the flight.
But that argument don’t bite on Eike Hallitzky from The Green.
– It should be worth a few extra minutes travel time with the train in order to contribute to the international climate goals, says he wants to see increased investment in the rail traffic.
