03/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/15/2024 01:40
Press release - 15 March 2024 08:30
In 2024, Swedavia's investment in sustainable aviation will continue through the SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) incentive programme, a programme in which Swedavia offers discounts and reimburses airlines up to 50 per cent of the premium cost for refuelling with environmentally friendly renewable aviation fuel. 2024 marks the fifth year in a row that Swedavia has offered the incentive programme. This year, the programme will be run with a pot of SEK 40 million for the second year in a row, which is double compared to 2022. Including this year, a total of more than SEK 100 million will have been invested and paid out within the incentive programme since it was started in 2020.
Several airlines (e.g. SAS and Aegean Airlines) and the transport and logistics company DHL, signed agreements with Swedavia to participate in the incentive programme for sustainable aviation for 2023. Through the programme, Swedavia offers airlines and other industry players a discount of up to 50 per cent of the premium cost when they choose to refuel with sustainable aviation fuel. The first application period for this year's program opened in January and enables additional industry players to participate. The total amount to be distributed within the incentive programme in 2024 is SEK 40 million over three application periods, where market share is the deciding factor in the first stage.
"Various aviation actors are helping to accelerate the transition work. We can see this not least through increased interest in the SAF incentive programme, where Swedavia offers discounts to airlines that choose to refuel with renewable aviation fuel. At Swedavia, we are also seeing an increased ambition among our partners as the industry continues to reset and invest in new initiatives in the wake of the pandemic. The ongoing recovery in air travel is taking place in parallel with the continued ambitious transition work, and Swedavia is raising its level of ambition further by doubling the pot in the programme for the second year in a row. Reducing dependence on fossil fuels is an important part of the transition, and the incentive programme is an important piece of the puzzle", says Charlotte Ljunggren, director of marketing and commercial development at Swedavia.
Swedavia's aim is for air travel of the future to be sustainable, and the company became completely fossil-free in our own operations in 2020. Fossil-free HVO100 diesel is now being used at our airports. In order to provide an incentive that will help airlines in their own transition efforts, Swedavia has offered the SAF incentive discount programme since 2020 to promote sustainable refuelling. By purchasing sustainable aviation fuel through the incentive programme, airlines and other aviation operators can reduce their climate footprint and contribute to the much needed climate transition in the aviation industry. Swedavia is therefore driving the climate transition regarding aviation and wants to see a large-scale production in Sweden of fossil-free fuel in the future, which would also lead to more jobs being created.
SAF incentive programme
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Read more about Swedavia's incentive and discount programme here: Incentive programme and discounts
For further information, please contact Swedavia's press service at +46 (0) 109 01 00 or [email protected]
Swedavia is a group that owns, operates and develops 10 airports throughout Sweden. Our role is to create the connectivity that Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings. Satisfied and safe travelers are the foundation of Swedavia's business. Swedavia is a world leader in the development of airports with the least possible climate impact. Since 2020, Swedavia's own airport operations have been fossil-free at all ten airports. The group's turnover in 2022 was approximately SEK 4.8 billion and approximately 2,400 employees.