{"id":238352,"date":"2025-11-05T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=238352"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:18:39","slug":"air-france-chooses-costa-rica-for-its-first-sustainable-flight-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/air-france-chooses-costa-rica-for-its-first-sustainable-flight-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Air France Chooses Costa Rica for Its First Sustainable Flight in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Juan Santamar\u00eda International Airport<\/strong> hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/wwws.airfrance.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air France<\/a>\u2019s first sustainable demonstration flight in the region on October 25 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyteam.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>SkyTeam<\/em><\/a> <em>Aviation Challenge<\/em>, an initiative promoting collaboration and innovation to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Costa Rica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/p\/costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Costa Rica<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> was no random choice. The country has established itself as a global reference in sustainability and environmental management, thanks to a renewable energy model that reaches up to 70% and a tourism approach focused on conservation and local well-being. Its strategic location between North and South America, combined with robust airport infrastructure, made it the ideal setting for Air France to experiment with new practices.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Test Flight with Tangible Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the operation of the Paris\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/san-jose-gateway-to-costa-ricas-treasures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>San Jos\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>\u2013Paris route, several concrete measures were implemented to reduce environmental impact: elimination of single-use plastics, differentiated waste management, and exclusive use of electric ground equipment.<br>Result: <strong>13.3 kilograms of recyclable materials were collected<\/strong>\u2014a significant figure considering that an average intercontinental flight generates between 50 and 70 kg of waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the symbolic gesture, this flight served as an operational laboratory to gradually introduce these practices on other group routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Our article : <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/towards-greener-skies-the-rise-of-sustainable-aviation-fuels\/\">Towards greener skies: The rise of sustainable aviation fuels<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Toward Cleaner Aviation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The global aviation sector faces the challenge of reducing its environmental footprint while maintaining international connectivity. <em>Sustainable Aviation Fuel<\/em> (SAF) has become a key tool: produced from agricultural waste or used oils, it reduces CO\u2082 emissions across its entire life cycle. Its use remains limited\u2014less than 1% of global consumption\u2014but it is expected to grow rapidly, according to the International <em>Air Transport Association<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IATA<\/a>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air France uses SAF certified by international bodies such as <strong>ISCC<\/strong> and <strong>RSB<\/strong>, while deploying more efficient aircraft, contributing to tangible progress toward cleaner aviation. These strategies reflect the sector\u2019s commitment to integrating sustainability into daily operations and measuring environmental outcomes concretely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"All you need to know about Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) | Air France\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb2y3yG61hE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Transition Driven by Innovation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Experimental flights like this demonstrate that sustainability is no longer just talk. With Costa Rica at the forefront, Latin America proves it can be a driving force in the transition toward more conscious, responsible, and forward-looking tourism and air transport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air France has completed its first sustainable flight in Latin America, marking a key step toward more responsible aviation\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":238348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16783],"tags":[18780,7929,28242,28251,14134,28244,28241,7550,19565,27232,19963,28247,8875,28239,8861,7761,13330,28243,14510,7943,28234,11854,7558,19564,28240,7771,18768,28249,7889,19569,28246,9622,28250,8608,14150,18765,28248,7632,19580,28245,28238,7633,17212],"class_list":["post-238352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aerial-innovation","tag-air-france","tag-air-france-costa-rica-2","tag-air-france-sustainable","tag-aviation-innovation","tag-clean-aviation","tag-co-reduction","tag-costa-rica-2","tag-costa-rica-en","tag-costa-rica-ecotourism","tag-durability-en","tag-eco-friendly-transport","tag-ecology","tag-energy-transition","tag-environment","tag-environmental-management","tag-environmental-responsibility","tag-green-aviation","tag-iata-2","tag-international-aviation","tag-iscc","tag-juan-santamaria-airport","tag-latin-america","tag-latin-america-en","tag-paris-san-jose-2","tag-passenger-experience","tag-passenger-experience-en","tag-renewable-energy","tag-responsible-tourism","tag-responsible-tourism-en","tag-rsb-2","tag-saf-2","tag-skyteam-aviation-challenge-2","tag-sustainability","tag-sustainable-aviation","tag-sustainable-aviation-en","tag-sustainable-aviation-fuel","tag-sustainable-development","tag-sustainable-development-en","tag-sustainable-flight","tag-sustainable-test-flights","tag-sustainable-tourism","tag-tourisme-durable-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238352"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238359,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238352\/revisions\/238359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}