I was just going to say my bit and go (I wasn't going to drop a Thread bomb, honest!), but I've actually got at least one person who agrees with me - thank you!
And of course it's easy to state that we should be flying less, not more because it's easy to do! Since when did flying become an essential service? I've always regarded it as a luxury and my last possible option to go anywhere.
I accept that it's faster and more convenient than rail or ship, but at what Environmental cost? (and don't even get me started on HS2) I just don't accept that this is a decision driven by demand or need by the majority of the population.
And seriously, who here actually enjoys flying? All that waiting around, delays and suspicious and paranoid staff makes the whole experience deeply unpleasant.
I don't care how many other countries have airports and hundreds of runways, the trouble is the Environmental consequences affect us all. It just feels like we are sleepwalking towards Environmental catastrophe and I've always thought a government's first duty is to protect its citizens. It would appear not....