Birmingham Airport dismiss WWF business flights fall claims
16.05.08
Birmingham Airport has dismissed claims that demand for business air travel is set to plummet. While flights for the top companies are up 4 percent on average over the last year, the figure is expected to drop by 3 percent next year, with the trend set to continue according to research by wildlife conservationists WWF-UK.
A WWF survey found that nine out of ten top UK companies hope to cut the amount of business flights they take over the next decade. The study for WWF-UK claims that almost two-thirds of Britain’s biggest businesses are already reducing their business travel carbon footprint, while a further quarter aimed to do so.
Of the 100 FTSE 350 firms which were surveyed by market researchers Critical Research, 89 percent said that they hope to reduce flying in the coming decade. WWF-UK said that 85 percent of those questioned said they thought video-conferencing could help cut the number of flights they take.
However, a spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said: ‘Twenty-six new routes are being launched from Birmingham this year – many to business destinations. That is ample evidence of the demand for business air travel.’
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