European cheap flight updates

Today's Observer continues the debate on the environmental impact of cheap flights and the expansion in the aviation industry. The article discusses the likely contribution to climate change that increased flights will have. Again the emphasis is on climate change and not the closer peak oil production. The article relates that a number of influential figures including Mark Ellingham, founder of Rough Guides, one of the leading travel guidebook publishers has vowed to reduce his flying and to publish warnings regarding the damage caused by flights in his travel guides.
The positive side of this story is that the people who have given up flying are still travelling and enjoying the experience even more than before. Journeys take longer but the experience is an adventure in itself and you get to get a feel for the distances between your home and your travel destination.
One thing is for certain, this debate isn't going to go away.