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A British Airways whistleblower has revealed an industry-wide practice that deliberately adds weight to flights, increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
"Fuel tankering" sees planes filled with extra fuel, usually to avoid paying higher prices for refuelling at their destination airports.
It could mean extra annual emissions equivalent to that of a large town. BA said it was common to carry extra fuel for "operational, safety and price reasons”.
whistleblower n. 揭發者,告發者
• 一般常寫作whistle-blower
reveal vt. 揭露,揭示
industry-wide: 全行業內的
• nation-wide: 全國范圍的
• world-wide: 世界范圍的
deliberately adv. 故意地(intentionally)
emission n. 排放
see vt. 確保;保證(make sure)
• see that all the door are locked: 確保所有的門都鎖了
fuel n. 燃料
refuel vt. 給……續燃料
destination n. 目的地
equivalent adj. 相當于,等同于
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