Taylor Swift criticized for using private jet to travel a 28 minute drive
|Now, if the journey was only possible by air then it might be understandable, but the journey has been disputed as covering just 28 miles, with many pointing out that Taylor’s trip could have been possible via car rather than getting in her energy consuming private jet that will no doubt be emitting a larger carbon footprint.
Because let’s face it, she has a pretty jam-packed schedule with her ongoing Eras Tour alongside trying to squeeze in visits to new boyfriend Travis Kelce.
However, the volume of her private jet journeys have begun to ruffle some feathers… but how exactly do people know about her movements in the air?
An X account called ‘Taylor Swift Jets (Tracking)’, which goes by the handle @SwiftJetNextDay, does exactly what it says on the tin – tracks Taylor’s jet mileage.
And recently, the page posted a very short trip as it pointed out details alongside a map screenshot.
The account wrote: “Flew from Cahokia/St Louis, Illinois, US to St Louis, Missouri, US 24 hours ago. Apx. flt. time 13 Mins.”
It then followed up with the impact of the trip as it added: “28 mile (24 NM) flight from CPS to SUS. 79 gallons (299 liters). 530 lbs (240 kg) of jet fuel used. $443 cost of fuel. 0.8342 tons of CO2 emissions.”
While there’s no extra detail on why the ‘Shake It Off’ singer took the trip or any hints as to if it was related to seeing the Kansas City Chiefs star, the trip has still caused a backlash surrounding her private jet use.
Slamming the trip on X, one person wrote: “It’s...