easyJet
04 September 2024
In an industry first, easyJet has calculated the impact inefficient airspace across Europe is having on CO2 emissions, in a bid to finally evidence why reform is so badly needed and long overdue.
Using AI, the airline monitored every single one of its flights over a 12-month period* to understand how airspace inefficiency is impacting its operations and therefore the operations of airlines across Europe.
The results revealed that airspace inefficiencies increased CO2 emissions by 10.62% – equivalent to 663,710 tonnes CO2 – all because of the current airspace regime across Europe.
Applying its analysis to the whole of European aviation, easyJet estimates that airspace modernisation could help eliminate 18 million tonnes of CO2** from European skies every year, a figure that reveals the size of this opportunity – and one that could be a significant route to creating an immediate and meaningful carbon emissions reduction across European aviation.
Read on: easyJet study reveals airspace modernisation could save 18 milli
