Qatar Airways teams up with IATA on carbon trading scheme
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Under the revolutionary programme, whenpassengers book their tickets, they can choose to pay a little extra to offsetthe carbon footprint for the particular flight being taken, with proceeds goingtowards international programmes recognised by non-government organisations.
The IATA system calculates the carbonfootprint for different flight sectors and passengers are able to select whichprogramme to support with the extra they contribute. A number of international community projects indeveloping nations will benefit from the programme.
Qatar Airways’ CEO,Akbar Al Baker (pictured), commented; “Through this new scheme which QatarAirways is engaging with IATA, we will be able to give passengers the choice tojoin us in helping fund projects around the world that need our help to ensurelivelihoods are safeguarded and communities are sustained.”
The IATA system is beingdeveloped over the next four months. Once passengers book online or throughQatar Airways or a travel agent, they will be prompted if they want to payextra to offset the carbon footprint.
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