The Lufthansa Group Launches ‘Green Fare’ Initiative

As global warming poses an ever-increasing threat to our environment, many queer Vacationers are looking for more climate-friendly ways to travel and Lufthansa just made that easier than ever before.

The Lufthansa Group is further expanding its CO₂-neutral flight offers. For the first time, Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines are offering a new fare that already includes full CO₂ compensation in the price. 80 percent of the offsetting is done through high-quality climate protection projects and 20 percent through the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). In the pilot project, launched earlier this month, the new Green Fare was initially offered to all guests booking their flights from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The Lufthansa Group is the first international aviation group to offer its customers a separate ‘green fare’ for CO₂-neutral flying with SAF.

The Green Fare is now displayed alongside the familiar fares (Light, Classic, Flex) as an additional fare option in the online booking screen directly after the flight selection. The new offer is available in both Economy Class and Business Class for flights within Europe. The new fare also includes the option of free rebooking, as well as extra status and award miles. Starting in autumn, travel agency partners in Scandinavia will also offer the new Green Fare.

“We want to make CO₂-neutral flying a matter of course in the future. To this end, we already offer our guests the most comprehensive range of services and are consistently expanding this further. As of now, we are offering a dedicated ‘green fare’ for the first time, which already includes the complete offsetting of the flight’s CO₂ emissions through sustainable aviation fuel and certified climate protection projects, already embedded in the price. People don’t just want to fly and discover the world – they also want to protect it. We are driven by the need to support our customers with the right offers,” says Christina Foerster, Member of the Lufthansa Group’s Executive Board, responsible for Brand and Sustainability.

Lufthansa and SWISS customers also have the option to offset the CO₂ emissions of their flight directly on board. The option is displayed in the onboard entertainment system on selected flights. Miles & More also offers customers the option of offsetting the individual CO₂ balance of a flight simply by using award miles via the app. A flight from Frankfurt am Main to New York in Economy Class, for example, can be offset with as little as 1,150 award miles.

All of these initiatives are part of a larger path towards effective climate protection and CO₂   neutrality for the Lufthansa Group. By 2030, the company’s own net CO₂ emissions are to be halved compared to 2019, and by 2050, they want to achieve a neutral CO₂ balance. To this end, the company is relying on accelerated fleet modernization, the continuous optimization of flight operations, the use of sustainable aviation fuels and innovative offers for its customers to make a flight CO₂ -neutral.

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