What makes people choose not to fly? What is it like to live flight-free? Here you can read the stories of people who have decided to stop flying altogether, or who have signed up to one of our Flight Free campaigns. Feel free to share them, reading about others who are going flight-free is an effective way to encourage more people to do so.
Would you like to share your story? We want to include as many different perspectives as possible. Write a text of about 300 words and send it together with a photo of yourself to info@westayontheground.org.
Marcus, Sweden
For me, it is important to do what I can for the climate. For the future and in the present. I choose not to fly as it affects our world negatively. I do not need to fly abroad ,and within ... Read More
Daniel, UK
Growing up with a geography teacher for a dad, I was fortunate enough to do a lot of travelling as a child and I'm grateful for those experiences, even though they felt more like field trips than leisure breaks a ... Read More
Rikard, Sweden
My name is Rikard Wärdig. I've been flight free since 2013 and will never fly again, neither privately nor for work. I therefore choose to join the campaign Flight Free 2021. I’m doing it for my own sake, but mostly ... Read More
Nathalie, Canada
For me, it all started 13 years ago, when I chose to take the train home from British Columbia to Montreal instead of flying. At the time, it wasn’t a conscious decision to never fly again, it was simply a ... Read More
