Originally Posted by
Sidestick_n_Rudder
The further north you go, the less respect. Didn’t know it’s so bad in Sweden, but recently heard the Swedes are now ‘ashamed of flying’, due to environmental concerns, so I kind of see they do not love pilots.
There is a movement in Sweden called “flygskam” or “flying shame”. It’s literally people who are ashamed to fly and who refuse to fly because of it’s effect on the environment. People are being literally “shamed” on social media for taking flights when they could’ve taken the train. Is the movement working? Airport passengers numbers have dropped in the last year whilst rail travel has hit record levels. If pilots are seen as enablers by this movement it could cause the profession some grief:
As ‘Flying Shame’ Grips Sweden, SAS Ups Stakes in Climate Battle