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Short-haul flight ban

Hello there! Do you know what a short-haul flight is? It's a flight that doesn't last very long, usually about an hour or two. Well, some people want to stop short-haul flights from happening.

Why do they want to do this? Well, some people think that short-haul flights are bad for the environment. Do you know what the environment is? It's the world around us, like the air we breathe and the trees we see outside. When we take short-haul flights, planes use a lot of fuel, and that makes pollution. Pollution is bad for the environment and can hurt animals and plants.

So, some places might decide to ban, or stop, short-haul flights. This means that planes can't take off or land at those places if they are just flying a short distance. The hope is that if people can't take short-haul flights, they might choose to take a different type of transportation that is better for the environment, like a train or a bus.

So, that's what a short-haul flight ban is. It's when some people want to stop planes from taking off or landing if they are just flying a short distance, because they think it hurts the environment.