No single-use plastics: EgyptAir operates its debut environment-friendly flight to Paris Saturday

No single-use plastics: EgyptAir operates its debut environment-friendly flight to Paris Saturday

CAIRO – 22 January 2022: EgyptAir, the state-owned flag carrier, operates Saturday its first environment-friendly service flight from Cairo to Paris, which is the first flight of its kind on the African continent. The company also offered a 40-percent discount on booking this eco-friendly flight. Chairman of the Holding Company for EgyptAir Amr Aboul-Enein said that this flight with environmentally friendly services and products, which bear logo of “Green Service Flight,” aims to reduce environmental pollution and enhance awareness of the harmful effects of using “single-use” plastics. 1- This flight will take off to the French capital, Paris, carrying number 799. 2 - This trip comes within the framework of Egypt's 2030 strategy to achieve the sustainable development goals. 3- It comes as part of EgyptAir’s priorities to reduce emissions and preserve the environment, and is considered part of the responsibility of the Egyptian civil aviation sector to face the effects of climate change. 4- EgyptAir is keen to have an integrated and sustainable ecosystem that applies all local and international recommendations and legislation in the field of aviation related to environmental protection. 5- The integrated ecosystem of the national holding company, EgyptAir, enhances the ability to confront natural hazards