A more sustainable trip? Fly new aircraft
Individual travellers can do a lot to make their CO2 footprint smaller. One of the things they can do is choose airlines that offer flights on the latest aircraft that use (far) less fuel.
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The advice comes from Business Traveller, in a story titled ‘Here's how to make your next trip more sustainable, according to experts.’ Choosing airlines that fly the newest aircraft is sensible because these planes are very fuel-efficient, like the Airbus’ A320neo.
Business Traveller quotes Sanchali Pal, founder and CEO of Commons, an app that allows for tracking and offsetting one’s carbon emissions: “Simple steps like flying direct, flying economy, and picking newer planes can reduce the impact of a specific trip up to 45%.”
There is a limit to lowering the footprint at this point in time, the story goes on. “Start-ups and engineers are laboring to power planes with batteries and hydrogen. And airlines are adopting newer, more efficient aircraft, but at the moment fully carbon-neutral travel is non-existent.”