{"id":118210,"date":"2021-11-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=118210"},"modified":"2021-11-10T23:12:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T23:12:43","slug":"business-class-flying-bad-for-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/11\/business-class-flying-bad-for-environment.html","title":{"rendered":"Wizz Air CEO: Business class flying bad for environment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The boss of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air<\/strong> attacked the sustainability credentials of traditional airlines like Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, saying business class flying was bad for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carbon emissions of airlines has been thrown into the spotlight since travel restarted after the pandemic and as worries over climate change grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 <\/em><\/strong>Iberia confirms will fly to Dallas, San Francisco and Washington next summer<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wizz Air\u2019s Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi told the CAPA industry conference online that there was no place for business class on short-haul flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do we have to fly business class, especially on short haul? A business passenger occupies a lot more space therefore the environmental footprint of your passenger is much greater,\u201d he said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comments came as world leaders gathered on Wednesday at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, where a number of announcements related to the greening of transportation were expected, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192<\/strong> Delta\u2019s international bookings surge 450% with US reopening.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also opened a new front in the battle between newer low-cost carriers and older more traditional airlines over tackling the environmental burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legacy airline leaders including Lufthansa\u2019s boss Carsten Spohr have criticised low-cost carriers for offering what they describe as unrealistically low fares to stimulate travel at the expense of the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget airlines like Wizz only offer one class of flying, while full-service airlines like Lufthansa offer different classes with more space for those willing to pay more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varadi said sustainability meant change in future: \u201cI think that will require some of the airlines to fundamentally rethink how they are doing business and their business approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British low cost airline easyJet said it planned to present further details of its net-zero roadmap in the coming months after committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British Airways-owner IAG agreed to purchase 220,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Velocys over 10 years, as part of its goal of using 10% SAF by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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