Lufthansa passengers can now offset travel with green aviation fuel

Lufthansa said Thursday that passengers of Lufthansa and SWISS can now offset their carbon-dioxide footprint by buying sustainable aviation fuel when they book flights. The airline group said that under the program, known as Compensaid, customers can pay a surcharge based on the price difference between the green fuel and kerosene. On a 462 kilometre flight from Hamburg to Frankfurt on a A321, for example, a passenger would need E42 (US$46.20) of sustainable fuel instead of E14 of fossil fuels. The passenger could then pay E28 to offset their flight with green fuel and Lufthansa would pay the remaining E14. Lufthansa will then feed the fuel, which is roughly 4 times more expensive than jet fuel, to planes at its Frankfurt hub within 6 months. Compensaid’s website shows how much money has been raised. <br/>