In Lithuania, Aerotime Hub reported that Austrian Airlines was found guilty of misleading travelers in an advertising campaign that suggested its flights used 100% SAF. The report noted that a court ruled that the carrier should post a corrective statement on its website and social media channels.
According to the Austrian Consumer Information Association (VKI), who had sued the airline, Austrian Airlines was advertising 100% SAF flights on its social media channels. The message was related to the then-upcoming Venice Biennale, a cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy, with the carrier promoting its sustainable flights between Vienna Airport and Venice Marco Polo Airport.
Citing one of its lawyers, the association added that it was not technically possible to fly with 100% SAF.
“But promoting flights as CO2-neutral when this is not technically possible is going too far,” Barbara Bauer, a lawyer at VKI, said. “It cannot even be guaranteed that sustainable aviation fuel is used in the specific flight,” she added.
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