Airlines claim they're sending thousands of empty flights out in an attempt to maintain market share despite the environmental damage. reading time 3 minutes Few industries have been affected more by ...

With the demand for flights drastically down amid the coronavirus outbreak, the airline industry is reeling. Avoiding air travel is top of mind for most of the public, and that means revenue losses—of ...

Data obtained by The Guardian reveals that 500 "ghost" flights per month departed the UK from October to December. The flights are part of Europe's airport slot rule that requires airlines to fly 50% ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

To keep their schedules reserved and intact, airlines are running empty flights as placeholders. Gizmodo explains that one reason for the “ghost flights” is to meet the requirements for a complicated ...