TUI challenges airlines to reveal emissions
16.02.08
TUI has challenged airlines and tour operators to make figures on airline emissions public. The holiday company, which operates from Coventry Airport and is the parent company of Thomsonfly, made the call following a request from a committee of MPs for the development of an industry wide system of ‘eco-labelling’ for flying.
The MPs said that consumers should be able to compare the environmental footprint of different airlines. The committee added that it was concerned airlines were ‘dragging their feet’ over co-operating on environmental schemes, and the government should ensure the companies were covering their ecological costs ahead of their inclusion in the Europe-wide emissions trading scheme.
A TUI spokesman said: ‘TUI Travel UK appreciates that consumers will increasingly wish to know the carbon impact of all their activities, including their holiday flights. For a number of years we have been measuring and publicly reporting our airlines' emissions, making this information available for customers wishing to identify more environmentally friendly airlines.'
‘We would welcome it if other airlines were also to make such information publicly available. Performance on CO2 emissions differs significantly by airline, with leisure airlines markedly more efficient than either scheduled or low-cost.'
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