| It was always a luxury when off season fruit and | | | | environment. Green campaigners and soil associations |
| vegetables were available to buy in the winter | | | | have called for a ban on off season and organic |
| months throughout England, many years ago. | | | | foods, being transported into the United Kingdom. |
| Nowadays off season fruit and veg are always | | | | However the freighting industry has explained that |
| available at an affordable price. This becoming | | | | there is only a small proportion of off season foods |
| increasingly common for more off season foods. The | | | | being transported into the U.K. They have also hit |
| reason being is that it is a lot cheaper to fly foods | | | | back saying the carbon emissions produced by the |
| and other goods in and around the U.K However air | | | | freighting of off season goods, only accounts for a |
| freight is under attack from green campaigners and | | | | tiny percentage of the total carbon emissions |
| other parties such as the soil association. The | | | | produced in the U.K |
| following article will cover the issues facing air freight | | | | Soil associations are targeting organic foods, however |
| and the reasons why green campaigners don't like it. | | | | organic foods require 15% less energy to produce |
| Fuel price fixing and the type of air freight services | | | | compared to non-organic foods. These issues are |
| available will also be addressed. | | | | clearly becoming a higher priority with major changes |
| There are different types, sizes and weights of air | | | | in the weather world wide. However one measure |
| freight packages. Weight being an important factor in | | | | looking to be put into place is highlighting the number |
| cost. The delivery times also depend on different | | | | of miles the product has traveled on the packaging. |
| types of packaging. Air freighting involving household | | | | This is meant to make the buyer more aware of the |
| goods is the most common and simplest form of air | | | | cost the product has caused to the environment. |
| freight. The reason for the simplistic approach to air | | | | The other method being looked at is to ban organic |
| freighting, is because they often do not require | | | | and off season foods being imported. |
| special handling. | | | | However this is not the only issue facing air |
| Support class recovery is another type of air freight. | | | | freighting.It has been made aware to the public that |
| This involves packages which are small and those | | | | some companies have been fixing the fuel price |
| which require express of overnight delivery including | | | | surcharges, for air forwarding flights, which has lead |
| letters. There are many different companies who | | | | to an investigation being launched. The airlines |
| deal with this type of air freighting. There are many | | | | including British Airways and United Airlines are being |
| other types of delivery, which require air freighting | | | | sued by a Tanzanian firm for fixing fuel prices. |
| and shipping. | | | | There are always campaigners bringing up more |
| Pollution is the number one component for the attack | | | | issues facing freighting and the effects on the |
| on air freight companies, by green campaigners. A | | | | environment. With the increased worry of global |
| ban has been called upon for the air freighting of | | | | warming and climate change, green parties and |
| certain goods including food, due to the pollution | | | | politicians will continually be addressing issues |
| caused when transporting these goods, effecting the | | | | surrounding pollution. |