Synopsis
Exploring controversial plans to change how we fly. Cheap flights have transformed our holidays, but can new technology reduce our environmental impact without prices increasing?
- Programme: What They Really Mean for You
- Episode: 3: Cheap Flights
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Geography | Energy and Sustainability
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