Lufthansa Group¡¯s airlines are to test a new ¡°green fare¡±, which will include ¡°full compensation¡± for carbon emissions in the ticket price.

The fare will be available on flights operated by Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines through a ¡°test run¡± starting in their Scandinavian markets.

The green fare will include 80 per cent of the carbon being offset through climate protection projects and the remaining 20 per cent through the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to power flights.

In its pilot phase starting this week, the fare will initially be offered to all customers booking flights from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. It will be displayed alongside the group¡¯s existing Light, Classic and Flex fares when booking.?

The green fare is available for both economy and business class bookings for flights within Europe. It will also be bookable through travel agencies and TMCs based in Scandinavia from the autumn.

Lufthansa Group executive board member Christina Foerster, who responsible for brand and sustainability, said: ¡°We want to make CO2-neutral flying a matter of course in the future.

¡°We are offering a dedicated ¡®green fare¡¯ for the first time, which already includes the complete offsetting of the flight's CO2?emissions through sustainable aviation fuel and certified climate protection projects, already embedded in the price.?

¡°People don't just want to fly and discover the world - they also want to protect it. We are driven by the need to support our customers with the right offers.¡±

Earlier this week, Lufthansa Group signed an agreement with energy firm Shell to receive up to 1.8 million metric tonnes of SAF between 2024 and 2030.