The PM took almost one flight a week, data show, as he's accused of abandoning climate leadership.
In total, Mr Sunak boarded 23 domestic flights on these aircraft in 187 days, which is one every eight days on average.
Separately, Mr Sunak has accepted more than £70,000 worth of private jet and helicopter travel to Conservative Party events from political donors this year.Mr Sunak's use of flights for UK engagements has come under intense scrutiny, with critics questioning why he had not used the train instead of RAF aircraft for relatively short trips to Newquay, Dover and Leeds this year.
The UK has set a legally binding target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as part of the global effort to avert the worst effects of climate change. In 2019, before the pandemic struck, international and domestic UK aviation accounted for 8% of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions.Anna Hughes, whose Flight Free UK campaign urges people to fly less for the sake of the climate, said Mr Sunak's transport choices were "frustrating".
"Value for money, security, and time efficiency is taken into account in all travel decisions and all flights are carbon offset."Although we have the number of domestic flights Mr Sunak has taken up to April this year, we don't know the details of all those journeys, and what aircraft he used.
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