Bordeaux Airport has just become France’s first commercial airport to permanently offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On the first day, three flights leaving from Bordeaux were refueled with 30% SAF by TotalEnergies: Lufthansa flight LH1085 to Frankfurt, Air France flight AF7627 to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and a medical assistance flight operated by Airlec, a business aviation airline based in Bordeaux.

“We are proud to be able to permanently offer this service to airlines at Bordeaux Airport and therefore contribute to reducing their carbon footprint. By making these new biofuels available, we are contributing to creating a French industry located in our region. As an airport operator, we are not only committed to decarbonising all airport activities*, but also to supporting the objective to transform the entire aviation sector by 2050,” Simon Deschel, CEO of Bordeaux Airport.

“SAF represents the solution that is currently available to make significant reductions in CO2 emissions from air travel. Bordeaux Airport is the third airport where TotalEnergies is permanently offering SAF at an incorporation rate of 30%, after Le Bourget and Clermont-Ferrand. This partnership once again proves our commitment to supporting our clients to achieve their energy transition and is in line with the company’s aim to be carbon neutral by 2050, along with the rest of society,”Joël Navaron, CEO of TotalEnergies Aviation.