Heapy said extending its SAF rollout to Stansted “demonstrated the tangible actions” the airline and operator is taking to mitigate its climate impact. “We see SAF as critical in helping the industry decarbonise.
“As well as doing this, we can use this to ensure our operations are ready for SAF uptake both now and in the future, when we anticipate its use will grow materially. We very much see 1% as the starting point and we want to grow this over the coming years.”
Heapy continued: “Today’s announcement, in addition to our investment into a new SAF plant, shows how committed we are to SAF and how much we believe in unlocking its huge potential.
“Unfortunately, there is still some way to go and without more supplies of UK SAF and greater support to incentivise its uptake and reduce its cost, our industry and UK holidaymakers are at a disadvantage.
“The UK government must implement the price revenue mechanism earlier than the current timeline of 2026 which means we can secure investor confidence, build the UK SAF plants that we need, and turbocharge the UK SAF industry.”