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I agree with this, but that's what makes this hypocrisy so particularly galling. These politicians are in the unique position to write legislation (or at least influence legislation) that could prevent shit like this, like requiring a longer minimum flight distance, or prohibiting schedules like this where one leg is empty.

Totally agree, appealing to personal action (beyond voting really) is largely a "feel good exercise", but that's not the case for politicians in their official capacity.