Etihad Airways becomes 1st major airline to operate plastic-free flight
DUBAI: The UAE’s flag carrier Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the Gulf region to operate a flight without any single-use plastics on board, in a bid to raise awareness about pollution on Earth Day.
According to the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the UAE, the flight EY484 landed in Brisbane on April 22, Earth Day.
The milestone flight is part of Etihad’s pledge to reduce single-use plastic usage by 80 % not just in-flight, but across the entire organisation by the end of 2022, the airline said in a statement.
