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This has been known for a long time: An integral part of the booking process for a ticket with the Swiss airline Swiss is the question of whether you want to offset the greenhouse gas emissions of your flight.
There are options ranging from a few francs for climate protection projects to the midrange, which replaces 70 percent of climate projects and 30 percent of regular aviation fuel kerosene with sustainable “Sustainable Aviation Fuel” (SAF). completely offsetting the Greenhouse gases produced during the journey: for example, by replacing 100 percent of kerosene from fossil sources with SAF from used oils or cooking oils.
Now Switzerland goes one step further. Soon there will be a first flight that leaves no choice but can only be booked with emissions offset: a domestic flight from Zurich to Geneva; The only one Switzerland has in its range. According to insider information, Swiss CEO Dieter Vranckx forced this decision against internal resistance.
alternatively the train
Passengers from French-speaking Switzerland like to use this flight as a feed for long-haul flights to Switzerland departing from Zurich. Swiss serves only a few long-distance destinations directly from Geneva. And SBB connects both airports in just over three hours without changing trains – so there is an alternative. If you still want to fly: The price increase should stay within the limits. The full compensation for the return flight from Zurich to Geneva is currently 78.50 francs, the midrange is less than 25 francs.
Preparations are currently underway: the Swiss reservation website needs to be reprogrammed. According to insider information, the start of the new price regime is not yet clear, but it could be ready by the end of the year.
Source :Blick
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