EgyptAir will launch, on Saturday the first envirinmentally friendly services on flight 799 which takes off from Cairo to the French capital, Paris. It will to be the first flight of its kind for an airline on the African continent. A flight logo was designed to be placed on all products and materials used during the flight, reading the “Green Service Flight” logo. On the occasion of launching the first, EgyptAir offered 40 percent discount on this flight, from Cairo to Paris. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a single passenger via a short or long-term flight produces about 1.43 kilograms of waste.

Source: Egypt Independent January 21, 2022 12:36 UTC