SkyTeam Sustainable Flight Challenge

SkyTeam - Most Sustainable Flight

By SimpliFlying CEO Shashank Nigam

SkyTeam is challenging its member airlines to operate the most sustainable flight possible this year, seeking inspiration from the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from London to Melbourne.

I first learned of this initiative over dinner with a Skyteam airline CEO last December, when he excitedly shared how his team was planning on operating their “most sustainable flight ever in 2022.”

The brainchild of a group of KLM employees, the goal of this initiative is for Skyteam member airlines to operate their sustainable flights and then share best practices and lessons with one another openly. This way, everyone benefits from the measures being taken.

Moreover, this new initiative by #Skyteam will hopefully result in a series of newsworthy stories that catch the public imagination and show what airlines are doing for sustainability in an accessible way.

Great to see an airline alliance take lead in pushing the #sustainability agenda globally - kudos to Colvile Kristin, Winston Victor DSouza, Christian Oberlé, Ben Neumann and the entire team for bringing to life ideas from a few KLM employees.