Wizz Air buying 108,000 tons of SAF from Neste

Wizz Air has agreed to buy 108,000 tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Neste. The airline has agreed to buy 36,000 tons a year for three years.

“At Wizz Air, we continue to invest in innovative technology and believe that SAF is a key part of the solution for decarbonizing the aviation industry. The partnership with Neste, the world’s leading producer of SAF, reaffirms our progress in reducing our carbon emissions intensity, which is already one of the lowest in the world,” said Ian Malin, EVP and group CFO, Wizz Air. “Working together with Neste, we will drive the adoption of SAF throughout our network, paving the way to a more sustainable future for aviation.”

 Wizz Air will use the SAF for flights from the Europe and the UK.

“This agreement with Wizz Air, one of the industry’s sustainability leaders, shows how we are enabling airlines to use SAF across their route networks. We look forward to working together with Wizz Air on the reduction of their carbon emissions, as we increase our annual SAF production capacity to 1.5 million tons by the end of 2023,” said Jonathan Wood, VP Europe, renewable aviation, Neste.