British Airways begins carbon offsetting domestic flights

BusinessGreen staff
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Airline has promised to offset all domestic flights as part of plan to hit net zero emissions by 2050

British Airways (BA) has this week begun offsetting all UK domestic flights, as part of a bid by its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The move...

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