Posted on 07/21/2022 7:28:37 AM PDT by Magnatron
Kylie Jenner has faced a torrent of criticism for her decision to take her private jet on a flight that lasted just 17 minutes. But the practice of taking brief journeys on luxury aircraft appears to be common among the rich and famous despite mounting concerns over the climate crisis.
Jenner, the 24-year-old socialite and businesswoman, has faced online opprobrium after she posted an Instagram picture of herself and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, on the runway of an airport between two private jets with the caption “you wanna take mine or yours?”
According to an automated Twitter account that tracks celebrity flights based on transponders and tail fin marking, Jenner’s flight on 12 July lasted just 17 minutes, taking her from Van Nuys in Los Angeles to the nearby town of Camarillo. The model had earlier taken a 27-minute trip in her jet, a $72m Bombardier BD 700, to Van Nuys from Thermal, California.
She was subsequently attacked by Twitter users for her “absolute disregard for the planet” and for being a “full time climate criminal”. It’s estimated that her 17-minute jaunt would’ve resulted in a ton of carbon dioxide emissions, which, while in itself not a huge amount, is about a quarter of the total annual carbon footprint of the average person globally.
But Jenner – who took an even shorter flight, lasting just nine minutes, between the same two locations in June – is far from the only celebrity to make short hops using private aircraft rather than driving or using public transport.
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I would guess that the taxi-time was longer...... normally it is about 24 minutes a flight.....
The other day on Fox News’s The Five, Whorealdo was bragging about his electric car and so he doesn’t worry about gas prices.
Gutfeld then told him he has to use his EV to drive back to Cleveland (from NYC).
Whorealdo said, “No way! I’d have to stop every 100 miles. It would take several days!”
Basically, he admits to owning the EV so he can boast about it. Not drive it.
“Think I’ll buy me a football team!”
OTOH, the less I hear about Jerry, the better.
Who cares, its theirs to do as they will. I burn wood, drive a full sized V8, a diesel RV, even do not bother with sorting trash. MYOB.
Oh, I use Roundup.
Was the pilot close to going non-current on takeoffs or landings. Maybe she was doing him a favor.
Before we get to banning automobiles, how about we ban private airplanes? I don’t care if they can afford the fuel and the hardware, they can ride the bus or the train, or fly commercial.
You all KNOW they are going to ban private automobiles, so how about we recruit the rich and powerful onto our side by taking THEIR luxuries away first. My theory says that they will fight hard to get rid of the stupid global warming crap if it affects them. While we are at it, ban all private ownership of powerboats. Let the rich ride it out on sailing ships. Anything over 40 foot is a waste. By the same logic, this will treat the rich like us regular folks.
She could have taken the train there in 1 hour and 40 minutes per google earth
Sometimes an operation needs to do a relocation flight that is that short. If this was her own personal jet, with no other customers pending, then it was pretty stupid from an optics perspective but it was her jet and her right.
A person that owns a jet can request that it do holding patterns in the sky until it needs to land for lack of fuel. That’s their right as an owner.
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