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As ‘flight shame’ grows, northern Scandinavia airports see mixed impact

In Sweden, which has the best rail alternatives, flights were down, while Norway saw modest increases.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer January 14, 2020
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With 2019 being the year when ‘Flight shame’ was became widely known as a social movement aimed at boycotting air travel to reduce carbon emissions, the effect has clear impact on the number of passengers at airports in northern Sweden.

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