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Ryanair starts using sustainable fuel in all flights from Schiphol

Ryanair has started using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all flights from Amsterdam Schiphol.

The airline previously powered a third of its Schiphol flights with 40% SAF.

But it has now expanded its partnership with supplier Neste, boosting Ryanair’s project ‘Pathway to Net Zero by 2050’.


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The airline’s sustainability director, Thomas Fowler, said: “Increasing the use of SAF is a fundamental pillar of our Pathway to Net Zero by 2050 decarbonisation strategy and this increase at Amsterdam will reduce greenhouse gas emissions of our flights from there by 32%.”

Ryanair wants an eighth of its flights to operate with SAF by 2030.

Fowler said: “We look forward to continuing our growing partnership with Neste as we further progress our goal of operating 12.5% of Ryanair flights with SAF by 2030.”

Alexander Küper, Neste’s vice-president for renewable aviation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said “decarbonising aviation is more important than ever”.

He added: “We are proud to support Ryanair in achieving their ambitious Pathway to Net Zero by 2050.

“Increasing the usage of SAF to all flights departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a major milestone enabling Ryanair to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions of its operations at the airport.

“We look forward to continuing working together with Ryanair on the reduction of their emissions as we increase our annual SAF production capability to 1.5 million tons per annum by the end of 2023.”

 

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