Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today launched two
ticket types – available on all SAS domestic, Scandinavian and
European flights – that include biofuel.
Travelers buying Go Smart or Plus Pro tickets will be able to
purchase these tickets with approximately 50% of biofuel
included to lower the CO2 emission of their SAS flight.
Biofuel is a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that emits
approximately 80% less climate-impacting CO2 compared to fossil
fuels during its life cycle.
At present, according to regulations
for commercial aviation, biofuel must be blended with conventional
jet fuel with a maximum blend of 50% SAF.
Go
Smart Bio and Plus Pro Bio includes the cost of approximately 50%
biofuel, which is calculated on an average journey, corresponding
to approximately 60 minutes on Swedish or Norwegian domestic, 60
minutes within Scandinavia, 35 minutes on Danish domestic or 1 hour
30 minutes on European flights.
“Our journey toward a more sustainable aviation continues and by
increasing the use of biofuel we are bridging the gap to zero
emission flights,” said Ann-Sofie Hörlin, Head of
Sustainability at SAS. “We know it is important for our customers,
both leisure and corporate, to actively take part in these efforts
and SAS Bio will fill this demand.”
The amount of biofuel
purchased will be used to replace the equivalent amount of fossil
fuel in SAS operations. SAS also guarantees that the purchase
of biofuel takes place within 12 months and that the company makes no
profit from the purchase.
SAS has offered biofuel as a travel extra on all SK flights
since 2019.
