21 Mar 2022
LATAM Airlines Group announced that it will offset the CO2 emissions of the first nine routes in Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Colombia every Friday through its “Let's Fly Neutral on Friday” program.
Through this initiative, which is part of the group's sustainability strategy, LATAM will support conservation projects that prevent deforestation in important ecosystems in South America by offsetting CO2 emissions generated on routes including passenger and cargo flights.
Symbolic passenger routes will be offset, including Santiago - Chiloé, Galapagos - Guayaquil, Arequipa - Cusco, Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo. LATAM will also offset cargo flights including Iquitos - Lima, Guayaquil - Baltra Island, Brasília - Belém and Bogotá - Miami routes. LATAM plans to gradually incorporate new routes and more conservation projects in each country in the coming months.
“This initiative is another step towards achieving our carbon neutral by 2050 target. Let's Fly Neutral on Friday will allow us to turn one day of the week into an opportunity to support strategic ecosystem conservation projects in the region. These projects not only offset CO2 emissions, but they also contribute to protecting the biodiversity and the economic development of communities.” said Juan José Tohá, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of LATAM.
Each carbon dioxide (CO2) ton emitted on these routes will be offset with a carbon credit, equivalent to one ton of CO2 captured by a conservation project. The carbon offsetting of these routes will initially be managed through the CO2BIO flooded savanna conservation project, located in the Colombian Orinoquía, a strategic ecosystem that has iconic biodiversity. The initiative will conserve 200,000 hectares of floodable savannah, a habitat for more than 2,000 species.
Over the next few months, LATAM Airlines Group hopes to announce new conservation projects in the areas where it operates, which will allow for progress in three areas: protecting the natural heritage of South America, tackling climate change through greater CO2 capture, and contributing to the quality of life of local communities.
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ABOUT LATAM AIRLINES GROUP
LATAM Airlines Group is the largest airline in Latin America with a presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations within the region, and between Latin America and Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean. Flights resume between Australia, New Zealand and South America from 29 March 2022.
The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft.
LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia, and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM Airlines freight subsidiaries. In addition to having access to the passenger cargo holds of LATAM Airlines Group, they have a fleet of 12 freighters, which will gradually increase to a total of up to 21 freighters by 2023.
They operate on the LATAM Airlines Group network, as well as international routes that are solely used for shipping. They offer modern Infrastructure, a wide variety of services and protection options to meet all customer needs.
