(31/05/23)
Vietnam Airlines completed the long-haul flight
VN37 from Hanoi to Frankfurt (Germany) as part of SkyTeam’s
Sustainable Flight Challenge, aiming to encourage global airlines
to find innovative ways to make air travel greener.
On the special flight, the national carrier
implemented several environmental protection activities including
giving passengers bags made from unusable life vests, serving
sustainably sourced meals and encouraged passengers to use their
personal items instead of single-use disposables provided onboard.
From unusable vests that no longer meet safety
requirements, Vietnam Airlines joined hands with social enterprise
Limloop to recycle hundreds of life vests into handbags for
passengers.
Moreover, Vietnam Airlines also served a sustainable
inflight meal using seasonal ingredients and alternative
plant-based protein source from sustainably grown soybeans through
partnership with the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC).
The meal selection included a range of Vietnamese delicacies
namely soy panna cotta with coconut milk, minced meat patties with
green rice flakes – a specialty from Vong Village and Vietnamese bread
with grilled soy spring roll.
The airline is also working with VietHarvest to
supply excess food from its kitchen to the enterprises to ensure
that quality food is provided to people in need.
“Enhancing our sustainability efforts by
introducing new solutions to reduce environmental impact is one of
many meaningful activities that we are working on and we believe
this can make a positive impact on our society and inspire
airlines worldwide to change,” said Dang Anh Tuan - Head of
Corporate Communications, Vietnam Airlines. “Vietnam Airlines is determined to
reinforce our commitment to environmental goals, including net
zero emissions by 2050.”
Launched in 2022, The Sustainable Flight Challenge
(TSFC) is an initiative created to affect meaningful change in the short-term.
All
participating airlines commit to sharing their innovations and
insights industry-wide after the challenge to help reduce
aviation’s environmental impact while the industry waits for
greater availability of alternative fuel sources.
This year's challenge took part from 15 to 28 May with 22 airlines participating. In total, 72 flights
were planned, split into 24 short-haul flights, 24 medium-haul
flights and 24 long-haul flights.
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