Etihad: 1st to operate plastic-free flight
CONTEXT:
- Etihad Airways has become the 1st airline in the Gulf region to operate a flight EY484 without any plastics on board, in a bid to raise awareness about pollution on Earth Day (April 22).
- Etihad identified that over 95 single-use plastic products are used across its aircraft cabins
- By the end of 2019, it will have removed 100 tonnes of single-use plastics from its inflight service.