Mindful travel.
Etihad Airways is about transform the way we fly for the benefit of our planet.
Travellers flying from Abu Dhabi to to Brisbane in Australia would’ve noticed something a different when their food trays arrived. For the first time the airline giant replaced 95 single-use plastic items to mark Earth Day.
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Around 100 plastic items on board such as bags that hold reusable headsets, cups, cutlery and toiletries were replaced with sustainable alternatives. This included blankets made from plastic bottles, wafer coffee cups and toothbrushes crafted from a wheat straw with accompanying toothpaste chewable tablet.
“There is a growing concern globally about the overuse of plastics which can take thousands of years to decompose. We discovered we could remove 27 million single-use plastic lids from our inflight service a year and, as a leading airline, it’s our responsibility to act on this, to challenge industry standards and work with suppliers who provide lower impact alternatives,” Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Aviation Group, said in a statement.
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Economy class passengers enjoyed their meals on reusable trays with aluminium containers while the bread rolls came in paper bags and lightweight steel cutlery came in paper pouches.
Etihad Airways removed over 50 kilograms of single-use plastic from the 14-hour flight and aims to shift another 100 tonnes of single-use plastic from its in-flight service by the end of the year.
By 2022, Etihad Airways aims to operate with 80 per cent less single-use plastics.
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