Etihad Airways has committed to adopting a mangrove tree on behalf of every guest who books an Economy Space seat.
Through the initiative, Etihad will plant one mangrove tree in various locations in Abu Dhabi for each economy space seat purchased on any Etihad Airways flight.
Each mangrove planted alone will absorb up to 250kg of CO2 in its lifetime – the same amount produced by an eight-hour flight.
Mariam Al Qubaisi, Head of Sustainability, Etihad Aviation Group, said:
“In addition to our own sustainability ambitions, we made a commitment to helping our guests and partners to travel more sustainably and empower them to make conscious choices.
“With the latest evolution of our sustainability programme to plant a mangrove on behalf of every guest who books an Economy Space seat, we’re simplifying the process so anyone can travel sustainably.
“The Etihad Mangrove Forest is a key initiative in our sustainability journey to ensure our responsibility to remove carbon from the atmosphere is progressing.
“The intent is to create forests on all continents we fly to, and to provide our guests with an engaging opportunity to take part in the solution.”
Every guest who books an Economy Space Seat will receive confirmation of their gifted mangrove in the Etihad Forest within 10 days of flying.
From the email link, guests have the ability to track, virtually visit, and see photos and other details of their tree, confirming the carbon offset for their recent travel.
Guests have the option to register their claimed tree so they can easily revisit their tree at a later day.
Through the platform’s app, Etihad guests can “chat” with their chatbot-enabled tree, and track every tree with satellite maps and access data, including CO2 consumption metrics which can be tracked.
Guests in other cabins can also take part in the Etihad Forest initiative using Etihad Guest Miles in the Reward Shop.
For more information visit: https://www.etihad.com/en/sustainability/how-to-get-involved/etihad-mangrove-forest
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