Lufthansa, "green fares" arrive in exchange for sustainability plus Miles&More points

Lufthansa Group is further expanding its portfolio of sustainable travel offerings and will be the first airline group in the world to offer a new product for more climate-friendly flights an operation called The Green Fares.

Green fares will make it possible to fly more sustainably with one click, as the new fares already include offsetting flight-related CO₂ emissions. This is achieved by using 20% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and 80% by contributing to high-quality climate protection projects. Green Fares also offer additional status miles and a free rebooking option.

The new Green Fares will be offered by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS, Edelweiss, Eurowings Discover and Air Dolomiti on more than 730,000 flights a year In Europe and to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.. Fares can be booked through airline websites and the NDC platform in Economy Class and Business Class. The new product for more sustainable flying now adds another pillar to the Lufthansa Group's fare structure, in place since 2015.

"People not only want to fly and discover the world, they also want to protect it at the same time. We support our guests in this with appropriate products. We already offer the most comprehensive portfolio for more sustainable travel, and now we are expanding this further with Green Fares.The product launch is an important element in our efforts to make air travel more climate-friendly," says Christina Foerster , a member of the Lufthansa Group Executive Committee responsible for brand and sustainability.

Harry Hohmeister, a member of the Lufthansa Group Executive Committee responsible for global markets and network, says, "Green Fares have already been successfully tested last year for flights from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. This showed that the demand for more sustainable travel offerings is increasing Now we are steadily taking the next logical step and adding Green Fares to our well-known fare structure for flights throughout Europe and North Africa.We are so pioneering in the industry and living up to our ambition to develop innovative solutions for the aviation of the future. And we're making it even easier for our customers to book more sustainable deals."

New offer for corporate customers as well

The Lufthansa Group offers its private travelers more and more offers and services for more sustainable travel. The same is true for corporate customers, for whom the Lufthansa Group now offers a new product that also includes CO₂ mitigation with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (20%) and offsetting remaining CO₂ emissions through high-quality climate protection projects (80%). in the ticket price for European traffic. Lufthansa Group corporate customers receive a CO₂ mitigation certificate for the CO₂ reduction achieved with Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Destination sustainability: toward the future with a clear strategy

The Lufthansa Group has set ambitious climate protection goals and aims to achieve a CO₂ neutral balance by 2050. Already by 2030, the Lufthansa Group wants to halve its net CO₂ emissions compared to 2019 through reduction and offsetting measures. The reduction roadmap to 2030 was validated by the independent Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) in August 2022. The Lufthansa Group was the first airline group in Europe with a science-based CO₂ reduction target in line with the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement . For effective climate protection, the Lufthansa Group is particularly focusing on accelerated fleet modernization, use of sustainable aviation fuels, continuous optimization of flight operations, and offers its private travelers and corporate customers to make a flight or cargo transport more sustainable. In addition, the Lufthansa Group has been actively supporting global climate and weather research for many years.

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