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Flights from Amsterdam are about to become more sustainable
Europe’s largest airline Ryanair has established a cooperation with Neste, the world’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) provider, to power approximately a third of its flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) using a 40% SAF blend.
SAF is a biofuel that has similar qualities to traditional jet fuel but has a lower carbon footprint. It is used to power airplanes. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of Europe’s largest and busiest airports, will therefore have a very important place in Ryanair’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Thomas Fowler, Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, stated: “We are delighted to announce this landmark deal with Neste which will see Ryanair uplift this new 40% SAF blend. SAF is a cornerstone of our Pathway to Net Zero by 2050 decarbonisation strategy and this new blend will power a third of Ryanair flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%.
‘’We look forward to growing our partnership with Neste as we work toward achieving our goal of operating 12.5% of Ryanair flights with SAF by 2030,” he continued.
The company stated in a press release that it has already made significant progress toward this goal by partnering with Trinity College Dublin to establish the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre and investing $22 billion in its ‘Gamechanger’ fleet, which has 4% more seats but uses 16% less fuel and emits 40% less noise.
Jonathan Wood, Neste’s vice president Europe, Renewable Aviation said: ‘’Neste is leading the transformation to SAF and investing as we speak to increase global SAF production capacity to 1.5 million tons per annum 2023. It is great to see Ryanair as the first short haul carrier take our SAF at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and we look forward to our joint journey towards a more sustainable future.” (photo credit: Alexandru Manole/Pixabay)
