Why Pack What Can be Rented?
In a move certain to raise eyebrows, and possibly hemlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) has teamed with Japanese worldwide trading concern and clothing manufacturer Sumitomo Corporation for the purpose of offering the air-carrier’s passengers a clothing rental service. The scheme’s architects posit passengers will travel with fewer bags if afforded opportunity to rent fashionable, comfortable clothing at their destinations. Fewer bags equals diminished aircraft weight, which in turn equals diminished fuel expenditure and correspondingly lower CO2 emissions.