The more people on the plane the more fuel it uses the more co2 is in the air. If all jets flew empty we could save thousands of tons of emissions each year.
Two passengers in the first row of first class look at each other across the aisle but say nothing.
About 35 minutes later an explosion is heard emanating from the left side of the plane and as passengers shriek it can be seen that flames are coming from the engine on the left side, closest to the fuselage. Again, after about 30 seconds of agitated attention from passengers in the cabin the pilot comes over the PA system and says "Ladies and Gentlemen, we've had another slight problem, this time with the number three engine and it has been shut down. Remember this is a very modern jetliner and is designed to be capable of operating on 2 engines, in perfect safety. However, this means our airspeed will be reduced and, unfortunately, we will now arrive in New York City about 1 hour and 15 minutes late. I apologize for this inconvenience. Please relax and enjoy your flight."
The first passenger looks across the aisle and rolls his eyes. A similar expression of frustration is reflected in the facial gestures of the second passenger.
About 45 minutes later a sputtering sound is heard emanating from the left side of the plane and as passengers look left it can be seen that raw fuel is gushing from the outboard engine. Once again, after a short period of agitated attention and commotion from passengers in the cabin the pilot comes over the PA system and says "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a very unusual situation, but we've had another slight problem, this time with the number four engine failed and was leaking fuel - it has been shut down and the fuel supply to that engine has been shut off. Remember, this is the most modern jetliner in service today and every redundancy possible has been built into this airliner, all for your complete safety. This plane is perfectly capable of operating on 1 engine, again, in perfect safety. However, this means our airspeed will be reduced even further and, unfortunately, we will now arrive in New York City about 1 hour and 45 minutes late. I apologize for this inconvenience. Please relax and enjoy your flight."
The first passenger rolls his eyes again and slams his newspaper down on the tray table. He turns to the passenger across the aisle and exclaims "Great! I have a $100K bonus riding on that sales meeting and now I'll miss it!"
The passenger across the aisle nods in disgust and says "I sure hope the 4th engine doesn't fail - or we'll be up here all day!"
>>>>The more people on the plane the more fuel it uses the more co2 is in the air. If all jets flew empty we could save thousands of tons of emissions each year.
I see the good drugs have kicked in!
:~)