Staff shortages and flight cancellations have thrown airlines into turmoil at the start of a busy summer holiday season. But that's just one challenge confronting the aviation industry. It's also under growing pressure to shrink its carbon footprint in the face of a much bigger crisis: climate change. (This episode has been republished and updated).
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*An earlier version of this episode was published in April 2021*
Interviewees featured:
Thomas Fowler, director of sustainability at Ryanair
Lauren Riley, managing director of global environmental affairs and sustainability at United Airlines
Magdalena Heuwieser, campaigner at the Stay Grounded network