Ryanair has announced that it has expanded its partnership with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, Neste, to power its full schedule of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights with a 40% SAF blend from April 1.
This significant increase in SAF use represents the latest milestone development in Ryanair’s ambitious goal of operating 12.5% of flights with SAF by 2030 and further supports Ryanair’s pathway to net-zero by 2050 decarbonisation goals, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 32%.
Alexander Küper, Neste’s Vice President EMEA, Renewable Aviation said: “Decarbonising aviation is more important than ever and we are proud to support Ryanair in achieving their ambitious Pathway to net-zero by 2050. Increasing the usage of SAF to all flights departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a major milestone enabling Ryanair to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions of its operations at the airport.
Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ is a today solution, commercially available and in use worldwide. SAF is a cleaner, direct replacement for fossil jet fuel and reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil jet fuel.
Today, Neste produces 100,000 tonnes of SAF, and production will increase to 1.5 million tonnes (around 1.875 billion litres) annually by the end of 2023. At the same time, Neste is entering into bold, new partnerships to increase the global availability of SAF.
