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Environmental impact of flights 'not a major issue for passengers'

"Eco-labelling" aeroplanes will only influence those who care passionately about the environment, it has been claimed.

Laurence Price, a spokesperson for consultancy firm Mott MacDonald, explained that the average holidaymaker considers a number of factors when deciding which airline to fly with.

He said: "Some of it will be price, some of it will be destination [and] some of it will be down to schedule, frequency, aircraft type, quality of service, whether they are in the frequent flyer programme and the nature of the airline."

For this reason, Mr Price believes, letting passengers know how environmentally friendly a plane is will not be a major factor in the majority of individuals' decision making process.

Mr Price also said that making direct comparisons between aircraft in terms of emissions will be difficult to achieve, as things such as the number of passengers travelling or the amount of cargo on board can change the figure "dramatically" from flight to flight.

A report by the treasury select committee suggested that an industry-wide "eco-labelling" system would be an "improvement to the market for passenger flights".

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