- Turkish Airlines used a special leaf design for its aircraft which uses 
environmentally friendly biofuel

Flying to more countries than any other airline, Turkish Airlines introduced a 
special design element adorned with leaves on its Airbus 321 type TC-JSU tail 
numbered aircraft, which was used for its environmentalist fuel operation. The 
global carrier operated its first flight with the new themed aircraft, flight 
TK1795, to Stockholm. In line with efforts to lead towards widespread use of 
environmentally friendly fuel, the flight used biofuel during its operation and 
was also undertaken with the zero-waste principle.

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In addition to providing information on the sustainability actions with the 
Green Class concept of this first flight, the flag carrier also took new 
environmentally conscious actions. While kraft tissues, paper cups, wooden salt 
and pepper shakers were used on the flight, all passengers were served 
complimentary, healthy green tea. Other special measures included 
environmentally-friendly pillow covers and blankets, which were produced with 
100 percent recycled certificated threads in order to save on water and FSC 
certified wooden toys gifted to child passengers.

On the environmentally friendly aircraft, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the 
Board and the Executive Committee, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat stated: "As the 
national flag carrier of Turkiye, our newly designed aircraft is now in the 
skies to underline the importance of sustainability for us. With the biofuel 
expression on our aircraft, we wish to emphasize the significance of using 
sustainable aviation fuel as it is one of the biggest hurdles of aviation 
industry's struggle against carbon emissions. Thus, we are supporting the 
biofuel manufacturing efforts and aim to increase our flights which use biofuel 
during their operations."

The global carrier will continue its efforts to lower its carbon emissions with 
new generation aircrafts added to its already young fleet of 8.5 average age, 
while planning to add new cities that are served with operations using biofuel 
including Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Paris and London.

SOURCE  Turkish Airlines

CONTACT:  Turkish Airlines, Inc., Media Relations, press@thy.com