TUI and Cepsa sign SAF agreement

Tour operator TUI and Spanish energy firm Cepsa have signed a new agreement to promote the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
These fuels will be produced from circular raw materials that do not compete with food resources, such as used cooking oils, non-food animal waste or biodegradable waste from various industries.
TUI has been working to cut its environmental footprint for years and is on a journey to net-zero emissions travel by 2050 at the latest.
Thomas Ellerbeck, chief sustainability officer and member of the group executive committee at TUI Group, said: "We see the sustainable transformation not as regulation but as an opportunity for TUI and the travel industry, for destinations, for employees and customers.
“Sustainable tourism not only has a lower ecological footprint, but also supports change in holiday destinations – offering opportunities for local people in destinations and creating social and economic added value.”
"Cepsa is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and that of its customers through the production of clean energies like sustainable aviation fuel, a proven way to decarbonise air travel. Partnerships like the one with TUI are crucial to this effort, not just for air transport, but also in our joint pursuit of cleaner alternatives for other forms of travel as well,” added Carlos Barrasa, Cepsa's director of commercial and clean energies.