Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/OaVXl

  • Lmaydev@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    I doubt they leave the engines and even if they did leave them idling it’s better than flying

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      6 months ago

      I’d assume there has to be some engine use for electricity generation, climate control, etc. even when grounded.

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      6 months ago

      Burning fuel to no effect is better than burning fuel to get somewhere? A quick search suggests a 747 burns 5 gallons per mile. An idling engine achieving nothing is burning infinity gallons per mile. Which if you check the number line you’ll find is slightly higher.