SAUDIA operated a full weekend schedule of flights which had 100% of unavoidable scope 1 carbon emissions offset on July 30-31 from Riyadh and Jeddah to London Heathrow.
With a flight time of 6 hours 55 minutes between Riyadh and LHR and 6 hours 15 minutes between Jeddah and LHR, the routes are among the longest carbon-neutral flights worldwide.
The flights were offset via a Gold Standard approved and CORSIA certified wind power carbon offsetting scheme in India. The project will replace carbon intensive coal powered electricity with clean, renewable wind power.
The contribution by SAUDIA to this project will contribute to supplying clean energy to the grid and providing sustainable electricity to regional communities. The wind power project also delivers economic and social benefits to these communities through job creation and improving public health.
The airline flies daily non-stop between both Riyadh and Jeddah to London Heathrow, operated with Boeing 777-300.
Source: CAPA