
TOKYO: Japan Airlines operated its first chartered flight that achieved net zero carbon emissions in Japan.
The airline sees the flight from Tokyo’s Haneda airport to Naha Airport in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa as a major step toward its goal of complete net zero emissions by 2050.
Friday’s flight used an Airbus A350 jet that can cut carbon dioxide emissions by around 15 pct to 25 pct compared with other aircraft.
Sustainable aviation fuel was mixed with ordinary jet fuel, making up 38 pct of the total fuel amount. About 330 yen per passenger was allocated for carbon offsetting investments.
Over 320 people were on the flight.
“Addressing climate change is a major challenge for the airline industry,” said a woman in her 20s from Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, who was aboard the flight with her family. “I hope that such efforts will spread and planes are loved for a long time.”
JAL will consider conducting further such efforts, depending on how much SAF it can procure.
JIJI Press