Private jet travel, once reserved for a select few, has become more common in recent years.

With the rise of fractional ownership programs, charter services, and increased wealth among the ultra-rich, private jets now operate thousands of flights daily.

This surge in usage has brought the debate around their environmental impact into sharper focus.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's acceptance of a private jet flight funded by entrepreneur Akhil Tripathi has sparked controversy amid legal battles and questions about political donations. The incident raises concerns about political access and transparency.

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Hundreds of private jets flew into Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Sunday and environmentalists are now calculating the climate cost. The four airports in Las Vegas area have about 500 parking spots for private jets, and they were all fully booked ahead of the game.

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UK PM Rishi Sunak has reportedly splashed more than $600,000 of taxpayers' money on private jets hiring in a matter of weeks. Sunak spent the money on three trips in November.

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Twitter account that tracks flights of Elon Musk's private jet has been suspended despite musk earlier saying that his commitment to free speech extended to not banning the account.

Trending on WION | Twitter suspends bot account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet

Twitter on Wednesday (December 14) suspended a bot account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet, said the account's operator in a tweet. The account is operated by Jack Sweeney. The Twitter account operated by him was tracking Musk's private jet using data available in the public domain.

Sweeney's account was suspended later as well.

Musk said in a tweet in November that his commitment to free speech "extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk".

"Real-time posting of someone else's location violates doxxing policy, but delayed posting of locations are ok," Musk said on Wednesday in response to a tweet about the suspension.

"Doxxing" is the public release of sensitive information identifying an individual or organization, like a home address or phone number.

Jack Sweeney is a 20-year-old student at the University of Central Florida. He also operates similar bot accounts tracking Musk's jet on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram. Sweeney had tweeted on Saturday that Ella Irwin, Twitter's vice president of trust and safety, requested that the account be filtered and less visible to users.

There were no immediate reactions from Twitter or Sweeney.

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Twitter on Wednesday (December 14) suspended a bot account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet, said the account's operator in a tweet. The account is operated by Jack Sweeney.

Twitter on Wednesday (December 14) suspended a bot account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet, said the account's operator in a tweet. The account is operated by Jack Sweeney. The Twitter account operated by him was tracking Musk's private jet using data available in the public domain. Sweeney's account was suspended later as well. Musk said in a tweet in November that his commitment to free speech "extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk". "Real-time posting of someone else's location violates doxxing policy, but delayed posting of locations are ok," Musk said on Wednesday in response to a tweet about the suspension. "Doxxing" is the public release of sensitive information identifying an individual or organization, like a home address or phone number. Jack Sweeney is a 20-year-old student at the University of Central Florida. He also operates similar bot accounts tracking Musk's jet on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram. Sweeney had tweeted on Saturday that Ella Irwin, Twitter's vice president of trust and safety, requested that the account be filtered and less visible to users. There were no immediate reactions from Twitter or Sweeney. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Twitter suspends bot account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet

The world’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault has decided to sell his private jet. The CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company, took the decision in order to stop people on Twitter&nbsp;from tracking his movement, according to Bloomberg.

The report claimed that the company sold its private jet after multiple Twitter accounts were created in order to track the planes owned by Arnault. The main motive behind the accounts like I Fly Bernard and Bernard’s Airplane were to show how much pollution the planes were causing.

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In the past few months, the French parliament has been discussing the pollution created by private jets owned by billionaires. A number of politicians even asked for a ban on the majority of private jets and according to Bloomberg, that could have played a role in Arnault’s decision.

“Indeed, with all these stories, the group had a plane and we sold it,” Arnault said on the LVMH-owned radio station after Twitter users were surprised with the inactivity of the planes. “The result now is that no one can see where I go because I rent planes when I use private planes.”

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His son, Antoine Arnault, also came to the defence of his father as he said that the criticism on the social media has been “unfair”. During an appearance on French television, he said that the decision was also taken to keep their movements secret from the competition.

“It’s not very good that our competitors can know where we are at any moment,” he said. “That can give ideas, it can also give leads, clues,” he said according to South China Morning Post.

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The world’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault has decided to sell his private jet. The CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company, took the decision in order to stop people on Twitter from tracking his movement, according to Bloomberg.

The world’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault has decided to sell his private jet. The CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company, took the decision in order to stop people on Twitter from tracking his movement, according to Bloomberg. The report claimed that the company sold its private jet after multiple Twitter accounts were created in order to track the planes owned by Arnault. The main motive behind the accounts like I Fly Bernard and Bernard’s Airplane were to show how much pollution the planes were causing. Also read | Donald Trump expected to testify in defamation lawsuit involving rape accuser In the past few months, the French parliament has been discussing the pollution created by private jets owned by billionaires. A number of politicians even asked for a ban on the majority of private jets and according to Bloomberg, that could have played a role in Arnault’s decision. “Indeed, with all these stories, the group had a plane and we sold it,” Arnault said on the LVMH-owned radio station after Twitter users were surprised with the inactivity of the planes. “The result now is that no one can see where I go because I rent planes when I use private planes.” Also read | Australia to investigate reports that China hired its ex-military pilots His son, Antoine Arnault, also came to the defence of his father as he said that the criticism on the social media has been “unfair”. During an appearance on French television, he said that the decision was also taken to keep their movements secret from the competition. “It’s not very good that our competitors can know where we are at any moment,” he said. “That can give ideas, it can also give leads, clues,” he said according to South China Morning Post.

World’s second richest man sells private jet to stop Twitter from tracking him

The environmental faction that exists within the French Senate has seemingly moved to introduce a bill to limit the use of private jets. The bill also aims to promote the use of public trains for travel. The bill, however, is reportedly set to be named after French footballing giants Paris Saint-Germain after the club found itself in the heart of a environmental controversy.

PSG&nbsp;head coach Christophe Galtier and marquee attacker Kylian Mbappe recently found themselves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons after they were called out by various French fans, environmentalists and even politicians for displaying such irresponsibility with respect to the environment and its degradation prompted by the overuse of natural resources like fuel.

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The duo found themselves at the receiving end of a significant amount of flak after joking about the use of sand yachts instead of France's railway system.

Capitalizing on the media frenzy that is currently surrounding the&nbsp;issue of unnecessary use of private air travel, the environmental group in the Senate plans to propose a bill to regulate private air travel in the country.

The President of the ecologist group in the French Senate,&nbsp;Guillaume Gontard, who has spearheaded the charge for months, returned to the forefront of the political and media scene this week in the aftermath of the Mbappe controversy.

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"One would have thought that Kylian Mbappe would set an example in order to change our habits to fight against global warming.&nbsp;We still have work in raising awareness. We are going to need strong public policy and binding proposals.

"We are also considering filing a 'PSG' bill to ban jets when there is a rail solution less than&nbsp;2 hour 30 minutes. It's a simple and common sense solution," asserted&nbsp;Guillaume Gontard. (Translated from French by Google Translate)

The environmental faction that exists within the French Senate has seemingly moved to introduce a bill to limit the use of private jets. The bill also aims to promote the use of public trains for travel.

The environmental faction that exists within the French Senate has seemingly moved to introduce a bill to limit the use of private jets. The bill also aims to promote the use of public trains for travel. The bill, however, is reportedly set to be named after French footballing giants Paris Saint-Germain after the club found itself in the heart of a environmental controversy. PSG head coach Christophe Galtier and marquee attacker Kylian Mbappe recently found themselves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons after they were called out by various French fans, environmentalists and even politicians for displaying such irresponsibility with respect to the environment and its degradation prompted by the overuse of natural resources like fuel. ALSO READ: 'Not about performance'- Bernd Leno offers update on Arsenal exit, claims politics played a major role The duo found themselves at the receiving end of a significant amount of flak after joking about the use of sand yachts instead of France's railway system. Capitalizing on the media frenzy that is currently surrounding the issue of unnecessary use of private air travel, the environmental group in the Senate plans to propose a bill to regulate private air travel in the country. The President of the ecologist group in the French Senate, Guillaume Gontard, who has spearheaded the charge for months, returned to the forefront of the political and media scene this week in the aftermath of the Mbappe controversy. ALSO READ: Thomas Tuchel sacked: A look at top five contenders to replace him as new Chelsea manager "One would have thought that Kylian Mbappe would set an example in order to change our habits to fight against global warming. We still have work in raising awareness. We are going to need strong public policy and binding proposals. "We are also considering filing a 'PSG' bill to ban jets when there is a rail solution less than 2 hour 30 minutes. It's a simple and common sense solution," asserted Guillaume Gontard. (Translated from French by Google Translate)

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