1.0 link 90032 <![CDATA[Eco-Scandal! AA Plane Flies 5 Passengers From US To London]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/05/ecoscandal-aa-plane-flies_n_90032.html A major airline is under fire from environmentalists for flying an aircraft across the Atlantic with only five passengers on board.


The flight from Chicago to London meant that the plane, a Boeing 777, used 22,000 gallons of fuel.


Friends of the Earth said it was 'obscene' to waste so much fuel flying an almost empty plane


It led to American Airlines being accused of reckless behaviour by green lobby groups.



The latest "eco- scandal" flight...

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