"I biked to the airport. Here’s what it was like/For an hour and a $3.85 bike-share, I assuaged a little climate guilt before a recent flight out of D.C."

 A headline at The Washington Post. I started read it out loud before seeing the second half, so when I finished, I laughed out loud. I laughed because: Don't take the plane!! 

The writer, Natalie B. Compton, knows this:

After the pandemic started and planes were grounded, I was wracked with guilt over my old frequent-flier lifestyle. Now travel is back, and I’m still feeling bad about flying.

Still? Why would you expect it to go away? Because you were deprived and you feel you deserve a treat now? 

To be fair, she openly admits it:

Before you say it, I will say it for you: Biking to the airport does not offset a lick of damage compared to the environmental cost of taking a flight.

As for toting your luggage while biking:

I went with my usual duffel bag that could be smashed into the bike’s front storage rack. Instead of my go-to leather travel purse, I fit my laptop into a borrowed backpack.

And what about the helmet?! You're going to limit what you pack and take a helmet with you on your trip?

There was a major flaw in my plan: I didn’t have a helmet for the ride. I know you should always wear a bike helmet. There’s no doubt about the fact that helmets save cyclists’ lives, plus I’m clumsy.

Yeah, especially with a pack on your back and a duffel in the front basket. 

Look, the solution is obvious, and you know it. If you are as concerned about climate change as your purported guilt suggests, then don't take any inessential plane trips.