Alaska Airlines will now give guests the choice to voluntarily reduce the environmental impact of their travel with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credits during the booking process. Guests can choose to support SAF in an amount based on 5%, 10% or 20% of their carbon impact when they book a ticket.
Building on a successful pilot in late 2023, Alaska's Mileage Plan members who buy SAF credits will once again earn elite-qualifying miles (EQMs) for their contributions. Mileage Plan members will receive 500 EQMs for every $100 they spend on SAF (up to 5,000 EQMs per year).
""Alaska is on a journey to make air travel more sustainable with an ambitious goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Now we are inviting our guests to join us on the journey,"" said Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability, Alaska Airlines.
""Today, we've launched new options for guests to customise their travel experience, take action on the environmental impact of their trip, and help us scale the market for SAF. SAF is a critical part of aviation's path to a more sustainable future, and while we use it today, there is not enough SAF available. It will take all of us to grow this market. The more people who know about and support this important technology, the better we can impact efforts to make a sustainable future for air travel a reality.""
Alaska Airlines to offer passengers SAF credits
