Finnair bets on sustainable fuel progress but pushes back carbon-neutrality target date

Finnair has pushed back its long-term target for achieving carbon neutrality, fixing the timeline at 2050 rather than its previous ambition of 2045. The carrier disclosed the shift as it revealed that short-term plans to decarbonise its operations had secured validation, with formal acceptance of a science-based target to reduce unit emissions over 10 years. Finnair CE Turkka Kuusisto, speaking as the airline unveiled third-quarter financial results on 29 October, said the decision followed a review of its carbon-neutrality strategy. The carrier states that its previous 2045 target was set in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption to its long-haul network caused by the Ukrainian conflict. Finnair points out that the revision will nevertheless “align” the carrier with the broader “united objective” of the air transport industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.<br/>