More than 5,000 empty flights have taken off or landed in the UK since 2019

Commercial flights with zero passengers

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More than 5,000 empty flights have taken off or landed in the UK since 2019

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2019

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Guardian graphic. Source: Guardian analysis of CAA data. Figures exclude oil rig flights