COMAIR Flight Services
(CFS) has launched its
Pure Flight Programme,
which, it says, will make it the
first carbon-neutral aircraft
operator in Africa.
“While a number of other
aircraft operators offer optional
carbon offset initiatives, CFS is
the first in Africa to go carbon
neutral on all our flights, with
the offset costs automatically
included in the price of our
charter flights,” says CFS.
Headquartered at Lanseria
International Airport in
Johannesburg, CFS offers
aircraft charter, management
and flight support services. Its
fleet ranges from single-engine
turboprops to large business
jets and airliners.
The company has partnered
with Credible Carbon to
create the CFS Pure Flight
Programme, which allows
CFS to source carbon credits
to offset its carbon dioxide
emissions. The carbon credits
are sourced from CSI projects
that are independently audited
against UNFCC (United Nations
Framework Convention on
Climate Change) approved
carbon market standards.
Kerry Searle, client
services director of CFS,
says sustainability is very
important to clients and that
they want a simple way to
offset the carbon that their
flights produce. Kerry says
CFS has been able to help
customers achieve this, while
still remaining competitive on
pricing.
“The first phase of our
programme is to offset the
largest source of carbon,
namely aircraft engine
emissions. Once it is fully
implemented, we’d like to
move on to the next phase,
which will include offsetting our
entire carbon footprint at the
workplace as well as replacing
all our on-board catering,
packaging and equipment with
reusable or biodegradable
packaging.”
