Good Rebuttals to SIA's Flight-to-Nowhere

Some good rebuttals to the public outcry from environmentalist groups upon the news that SIA may embark on flights to nowhere....

1) Click HERE: No need to be so harsh on SIA

2) Click HERE: Many plus points to SIA's flights to nowhere

Qn: Air travel should be discouraged, not promoted. To what extent do you agree? (Cam. 2008)