Southwest Airlines plans to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent per available seat mile and boost sustainable aviation fuel use as it spends $US10 billion on new planes by 2030.
A newly launched 10-year environmental sustainability plan commits the US carrier to using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10 percent of its total jet fuel by the end of the decade.
It will also introduce the first US-based airline carbon offset scheme with loyalty points and a dollar-for-dollar matching contribution from the airline.
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Source:: AirlineRatings.Com