Reducing personal air-travel: Restrictions, options and the role of justifications

An integrative environmental behavior model was applied in an online survey to investigate the determinants of intentions reduce personal air travel and corresponding perceived restrictions options among participants Switzerland (N = 1206). Flying habits emerged as most powerful predictor intentions, followed by prescriptive social norms, general attitudes, flight-specific acceptance justifications for environmentally negative behavior. The overall achieved substantial explanative power (multiple R 0.75). Availability alternative means transportation frequently mentioned requirement reducing flights, proposed replacing physical business meetings with formats. Trains were often mode; however, concerns regarding duration price constrain their use. Faster connections, attractive pricing, measures facilitating enjoyment lengthier times could help number flights contribute toward deceleration life.