"Whatever the temptation to fly, however inconvenient it sometimes is for our long-suffering musical colleagues, we have chosen to say no."
"After going around the whole world without flying, I can say that flight free travel is never dull."
"This Christmas we are going to see our daughter in Granada by train. When you travel like this, the simple things become the adventure."
"Not flying this year, or next year, or maybe ever, is one of those choices for our family. It's one way for us to be part of the solution to climate change and not part of the problem."
“I am re-evaluating my approach to travel – it doesn’t feel right to be able to travel so quickly and so cheaply.”
“Collective individual actions are a crucial way of working towards government and system change.”
“Signing the pledge feels like a step towards hope and a better future for our planet.”
“It feels wrong to take a flight knowing that the carbon emissions will affect families all over the world.”
Glasgow-based Cheyenne shares her experiences of being #FlightFree while still visiting her family and friends in Germany.
Annabel Upson promotes sustainable travel through her company, Travelling Whale, and tells us why she took the #FlightFree pledge.
Devon-based Poppy Okotcha shares her motivations for taking the #FlightFree pledge.
Climate activist Fran Haddock shares her story of signing the #FlightFree pledge for the second consecutive year!
Black Geographers founder Francisca Rockey, shares why she has decided to take a #FlightFree year.
Lee Jackson from the Lake District shares how reading “The Uninhabitable Earth” led him to change his lifestyle and take the #FlightFree pledge.
Josh and Sarah tell us how embracing their #FlightFree lifestyle hasn’t stopped them having the adventures of a lifetime!
Byway Travel founder, Cat Jones, tells us why she decided to go #FlightFree for 2021.
Bristol-based Siân has been #FlightFree since the 1970s! She tells us her story.
Triathlete and IT consultant Gope Walker shares why he and his business decided to go #FlightFree.
Sustainable fashion journalist Armelle Ferguson shares why she has chosen to be #FlightFree for 2021.
GALBA campaigner Nick Hodgkinson tells us why he signed the #FlightFree2021 pledge.
Speaker, writer, explorer and biker EmmaLucy shares her motivation for signing the Flight Free 2020 pledge
Read from some of our pledgers about why they've signed the #flightfree2020 pledge
We hear from our pledgers about why they've chosen to be #flightfree in 2020
Pianist Sarah Nicolls starts her "12 years" tour next year, giving recitals around the country about the climate crisis. Here, we hear her motivations for signing up to the #flightfree2020 pledge
We hear from our pledgers about why they've chosen to be #FlightFree in 2020
Gope Walker runs an IT consultancy and has clients and staff across three continents. He is also a triathlete and British Triathlon coach, and usually flies for work or for sporting events. We caught up with Gope and asked him what led to him signing the #flightfree2020 pledge.
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