Green Travel News
Lufthansa LEOS takes delivery of second all-electric aircraft tractor Phoenix E
Lufthansa ground handling specialist LEOS has added the second Phoenix E all-electric aircraft tractor from German manufacturer Goldhofer to its fleet of tow tractors.
SAS MAKES IT EASIER TO CHOOSE BIOFUEL
On April 3, SAS launched two ticket types that include biofuel. These will be available on all SAS domestic, Scandinavian and European flights.
QUEENSLAND BIOFUEL REFINERY TO TURN AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS INTO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government
Global Hotel Alliance launches GREEN COLLECTION featuring 14 Kempinski Hotels
The new Green Collection features nearly 200 hotels from GHA DISCOVERY’s global portfolio including 14 Kempinski Hotels
Heathrow’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Scheme Triples Use in 2023
Greener, cleaner jet fuel has become a hot commodity at Heathrow as the airport embarks on the second year of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive scheme.
Lufthansa Group Launches World’s First “Green Fares” for Sustainable Flying
The Lufthansa Group is further expanding its portfolio of sustainable travel offers and will be the world’s first airline group to offer a new product for more climate-friendly flying from February 15, 2023: The Green Fares.
SWISS expands its ‘Green Fares’ Europewide
Following successful trials in Scandinavia, SWISS is expanding its ‘Green Fares’ programme throughout Europe together with the Lufthansa Group. With SWISS’s Green Fares, the offsetting of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the customer’s air travel is included in the price. The new Green Fare option complements SWISS’s existing range of products in the sustainability field.
Stagecoach Launches UK’s First Fully-Electric City Bus Network in Inverness
Stagecoach celebrated the launch of the UKs first fully-electric city bus network in Inverness last week, where they were joined by Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth MSP.
KLM Appoints Zita Schellekens as SVP of Sustainability & Strategy
KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023.
Oxfordshire’s Move to Decarbonized Public Transport Gets a Boost with 159 New Electric Buses!
The first vehicles in a fleet of 159 new battery electric buses are set to arrive in Oxfordshire in September, after an £82.5 million deal was sealed.
Alaska Airlines eliminates inflight plastic cups
Alaska Airlines announced today the completion of our transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, a move which eliminates more than 55 million plastic cups annually and replaces them with a more planet-friendly alternative. The change to paper cups makes Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups. Combined with our Boxed Water™ partnership, these changes eliminate 2.2 million pounds of plastic waste from landfills every year, the equivalent weight of 24 Boeing 737s.
Wizz Air Reports Record Low Carbon Emissions for 2022 with 15.4% Reduction Compared to Previous Year
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally*, reports that its average carbon emissions for 2022 amounted to 55.2 grams per passenger/km, 15.4% lower than in 2021.