Finnair is set to push its carbon decreasing initiative by launching flights using a biofuel mix.
The flights from Helsinki, Finland to San Francisco, USA, will use a biofuel mix of 12%, reducing the total C02 emissions for the two flights by approximately 32 tons.
Finnair’s biofuels partners in San Francisco are SkyNRG and World Energy; Shell Aviation has provided logistics and supply chain support for the project.
The sustainable biofuel, part of the airline's "Push for Change" initiative, is produced from used cooking oil in California, which does not compete with food production or the agriculture industry.
“The launch of our 'Push for Change' initiative was an important step for Finnair in order to provide our customers with the opportunity to conveniently offset or decrease the emissions from their travel,” says Arja Suominen, senior vice president, communications & corporate responsibility at Finnair. “We have been pleased with the early phases of the initiative so far and we are now excited to move forward and fly our two first biofuel flights supported entirely by the 'Push for Change' contributions. We naturally hope that customers will be increasingly willing and interested in using the service in the future as well.”