Kardashian Slammed for 17-Minute Private Jet Flight to Avoid Traffic

No matter how bad the traffic in LA is, it is still pretty difficult to justify opting for a 17-minute trip on a private jet over sucking it up for a 45-minute drive.

Kylie Jenner, a "self-made" billionaire of Kylie Cosmetics and general Kardashian clan fame, has come under fire for doing exactly that.

Last week, the Kardashian sister posted a luxe Instagram photo of herself and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, holding each other in front of two massive private jets, complete with the caption: "you wanna take mine or yours?"

Only a few days after the picture was posted, the Twitter account @CelebJets — created by the same teen who tracks Elon Musk's flights — revealed that according to public flight records, Jenner's jet had recently flown for less than 20 minutes.

Well, the KarJenner clan flexes nothing but their wealth on social media, however, with the world going through the current climate crisis, this particular short flight has hit the nerve of the public.

As the post went viral, the social media users were quick to label Jenner a "climate criminal," ultimately sparking larger questions about climate accountability, personal responsibility, wealthy inequality and more.

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Instagram users took to the comments section to hit out at the star, vocally outraged by the apparent lack of individual care for the environment.

"Why do I have to limit my meat consumption and use paper straws while the 1 percent gets to pump tons of carbon into the atmosphere for a day trip to Palm Springs?" read one fiery comment.

"Girl what am I recycling for," asked another.

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Well, the criticism is perfectly justified. It is revealed that in recent years, the use of private jets by rich people has soared, and citing a report from the European Federation for Transport and Environment, The Washington Post pointed out that private jets are between five and 14 times more polluting than commercial air travel, not to mention 50 times more environmentally destructive than trains.

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Again no one is arguing against the LA traffic, but using a private jet that too for a short distance when the world is literally burning due to soaring temperatures is a flex that is definitely not cool. As another Instagram commenter put it: "This isn't the flex you think it is."

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