"It is an investment of several million euros, she said in an interview published late Monday, adding the company was acting "voluntarily". The airline said it would be offsetting 100 percent of its emissions on internal flights. Other projects would include banning single-use plastics such as cutlery from local flights as from January, and "to start separating and recycling waste" from October. The emissions contribute to global warming and climate change, which scientists say will unleash ever harsher droughts, superstorms, and sea-level rise. In July, France announced it would impose new taxes on plane tickets of between €1.50 and €18 per flight - a move criticised by Air France.

Source: The Local October 01, 2019 08:35 UTC