What makes people decide to take a flight free year? What is it like to be flight free? Here you can read stories of people who have signed up for the Flight Free 2021 campaign.
Do you want to share your story? By showing that you are prepared to take a flight free year, more people will follow. We would like to publish stories from people from all over the world to include as many perspectives as possible. Read our guidelines for stories here.
Fanny, France
THE BEGINNING// I made the decision to stop taking planes in June 2019. I deeply care about the environment and the future of the planet, and staying passive is not ... Read More
René, Netherlands
Joining the campaign was quite easy for me, because I have been worried about climate change and other crises related to our human behaviour for several years now (and I ... Read More
Bernhard, Germany
I used to fly quite a lot because as a scientist, I am used to going to conferences, visiting other institutions etc. Also, my family is spread out around the ... Read More
Ulrich, Germany
My name is Ulrich Wolf. I live in Saxony, Germany, with my wife, children and grandchildren. My last flight was in 2005 with my wife. The stress around flying was ... Read More
Inés, France
I have always felt concerned about our planet, but this turned into crippling eco-anxiety and an overwhelming feeling of inconsistency and helplessness in the last few years. Pledging for the ... Read More
Bilal, Morocco
I am Bilal from Morocco. For me, not flying is not a big step. I have never been on a plane before so I will not be flying this year, ... Read More
Flip, Belgium
As a young boy I was privileged to see a lot of our beautiful world. The Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia, and also Russia, the Middle East and the US ... Read More
Charlie, Australia
I took the Flight Free pledge in 2020 after making a commitment not to fly with my band the previous year. I'd read the IPCC 1.5 degree report which, quite ... Read More
Maike, Germany
I've never really enjoyed flying because I've always had the feeling that my mind doesn't arrive at a place as quickly as my body. So I was never able to ... Read More
Börje, Norway
In 2007 we migrated from Sweden to Norway, after struggling financially when our honeybees died. I had also developed problems with my back. I worked as an agricultural advisor in ... Read More
Anne, Spain
I haven’t flown for approximately fifteen years due to an increasingly uncomfortable claustrophobia on flights. This culminated in my actually getting off a flight from Malaga to London when I ... Read More
Catarina, Sweden
I will be flight free 2021 as I have been for many years now (with the exception of a funeral of a family member combined with attending and speaking at ... Read More
Antoine, Caroline and Tristan, France
In 2021, we – Caroline, Tristan and Antoine – will be flight-free. For the past year and a half we have been leading a project about how to reduce and ... Read More
Olle, Sweden
I do not fly because I want my children and grandchildren to have a chance to see a white Christmas. Unfortunately, this will not be possible if we humans continue ... Read More
Sara, Sweden
My name is Sara Johansson and I am 44 years old. I have been flight free since May 2015 and will not fly again until there is a sustainable way ... Read More
Jean-François, Belgium
In 2021, I will be flight-free… as I have been for the past 15 years.I will not only be flight-free for my personal travel, but also for the various journeys ... Read More
Martin, Sweden
Last time I took a flight was with work in 2017. We had driven on the autobahn for five hours through road construction and traffic jams just to miss the ... Read More
Sunita, UK
I love to travel. I understand the joy and experiences gleaned from travelling far and wide, but knowing the devastating impact of flying on the environment is more than enough ... Read More
Elisabeth, Greece
I have pledged to stay flight free in 2021 out of respect for the environment. I started living a flight free life in 2019 and although I have missed traveling, ... Read More
