China News Online, October 12 (Reporter Yin Liqin) "Ladies and gentlemen, you are taking a China Eastern Airlines’ full life cycle carbon neutral flight. The CO Afforestation, renewable energy power generation, natural gas power generation and other projects have achieved offsets. We are very honored to join hands with you to start a "green flight" air exploration journey."
On October 12, following the cabin announcement of China Eastern Airlines MU5103 "Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital" flight, my country's first full life cycle carbon-neutral flight made its maiden flight.
From that day to December 10, China Eastern Airlines will implement the country's first batch of about 780 full-life-cycle carbon-neutral flights on 13 domestic boutique routes, completing green flights for more than one million kilometers of track.
At 9:14 in the morning, the MU5103 carbon-neutral flight took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. 278 passengers experienced the "carbon-neutral and green flight" for the first time. The flight arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at 10:55.
Promotional messages for carbon neutral flights were scrolled on the plane.
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For China Eastern Airlines passengers who took the same type of flight on October 12th and later on MU5103, they are not only witnesses of my country’s first full life cycle carbon-neutral flights, but also have the opportunity to become co-participants in the successful operation of this flight. ,Practitioner.
China Eastern Airlines’ carbon-neutral flights open up passenger interaction channels. Passengers can clearly and intuitively see the exclusive markings of carbon-neutral flights when inquiring about flight travel information through China Eastern’s APP. Passengers will receive a mobile phone text message "Eastern Airlines invites to help carbon neutrality"; as a member of Eastern Miles, passengers can participate in the carbon neutral action by SMS or click on the activity carousel on the homepage of the China Eastern Airlines APP, using 100 points "Eastern Miles" points support carbon neutral projects such as tree planting and renewable energy power generation, and participate in offsetting the carbon footprint generated during the flight.
The crew and flight attendants of the first carbon-neutral flight are taken as a souvenir.
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After contributing points to help "carbon neutrality", passengers will receive electronic medals and thank-you letters from China Eastern Airlines. After the passenger ID of China Eastern Airlines APP, the electronic medal icon will appear and display "Environmental protection medal is lit".
It is reported that the carbon credits of China Eastern Airlines' carbon neutral flights are purchased from the National Certified Voluntary Emission Reduction (CCER). The emission reduction projects mainly include the Jiangxi Fenglin Carbon Sequestration Afforestation Project and Hanergy Hainan Prefecture Photovoltaic Power Generation Co., Ltd. with a total of 50 trillion. Watt grid-connected photovoltaic power generation project, Nanjing Jinling natural gas combined cycle grid-connected power generation project.
The points donated by the passengers of China Eastern Airlines are used to support the development of agriculture, forestry and plantation in remote areas, the development of low-carbon green energy, and the revitalization of rural areas.
Flight attendants serve passengers on carbon-neutral flights.
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At the same time, as the first themed flight, MU5103 launched a series of "plastic reduction" measures on the same day. The four-piece set of disposable knives, forks, spoons and toothpicks used for flight meals uses biodegradable CPLA (polylactic acid resin) environmental protection. The tableware of material complies with the relevant regulations of my country's plastic restriction; the machine supplies such as blankets and earphones are also packaged with materials that conform to the national plastic restriction standards, such as non-woven fabrics.
The flight’s boutique breakfast is accompanied by healthy and green low-calorie meals such as hand-rolled spinach noodles, sugar-free yogurt, and sugar-free whole wheat bread.
China Eastern Airlines ground service staff promoted carbon neutral flights at the counter.
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In the check-in area of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and the flight boarding gate where the flight departs, China Eastern Airlines also set up a promotional screen to scroll the carbon neutral oil project science explanation videos to help passengers intuitively understand the concept of "carbon neutrality" and China Eastern’s "full life". “Cycle Carbon Emission Offset Program”, and introduce passengers to the particularity of taking a flight through the boarding gate broadcast; on the plane, the flight attendants greet the guests with a special greeting of “Green Flight, Welcome to Boarding”, and the LCD display of each passenger seat Welcome posters of "Carbon Neutral Flight" and "Low Carbon Life, Greening the Future" appeared on the system. The flight attendants also welcomed passengers with a signboard of "Welcome on a carbon neutral flight and be a green flight expert" .
During the flight, the cabin crew also held a reminder board to interact with passengers, to popularize the knowledge of “carbon neutrality” to passengers, to promote the concepts of green development, energy saving and environmental protection, and low-carbon life, and to send lucky passengers on the world’s first Eastern Airlines plane. "Jinbo" color drawing machine model.
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