Environmental Activists Call Film Stars to Fly to Cannes in Economic Class

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Environmental activists asked movie stars to use the train or economy class flights to attend the Cannes Festival. The petition arose after criticism of the use of private jets. According to activists, these flights consumed 200,000 tons of kerosene during the previous year. Anthony Viaux, former Air France pilot, signed the call. He explained that the fuel expenditure by wealthy and famous people to attend a festival is inappropriate in the fac…