What are Green Fares? 

Green Fares are dedicated fares which already include a contribution to CO2 saving measures. This contribution corresponds to the estimated individual, flight-related CO2 emissions through the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the support of Lufthansa Group’s climate project portfolio. Available on Lufthansa Group airlines – Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS, Edelweiss, Discover Airlines and Air Dolomiti – they were introduced in February 2023 on flights within Europe and in December 2024 they were extended to a wide range of intercontinental flights. For flights within Europe and North Africa, the contribution corresponds to the use of SAF in the amount of 20% of the estimated individual flight-related CO2 emissions and a contribution to high-quality climate protection projects for the remaining 80%. On intercontinental routes, the ratio is SAF corresponding to 10% of CO2 emissions and a contribution to climate protection projects corresponding to 90% of these emissions. 

What is the price point? 

Green Fares add another pillar to the Lufthansa Group fare structure. On flights in Europe, Economy Green sits alongside Economy Classic and Economy Flex fares and Business Green with Business Saver and Business Flex. For intercontinental flights, Economy Green, Premium Eco Green, Business Green or First Green fares sit alongside fares in the respective cabin classes. Green Fares also offer additional miles and points, as well as the option to rebook free of charge. 

How can Green Fares be booked? 

In just one click, Green Fares can be selected during the booking process. They can be booked on each airline’s website, as well as via travel agencies and travel management companies that use an NDC-enabled connection. Also, after the booking or the respective flight, customers have the opportunity to contribute to CO2 saving measures corresponding to their estimated individual flight-related CO2 emissions. 

What other options are you offering to corporates who want to fly more sustainably?  

For corporate customers, it’s also possible to purchase SAF directly from the Lufthansa Group, where they will receive an official CO2 mitigation certificate to deduct Scope 3 emission for ecological balance reporting. In addition, PartnerPlusBenefit points can be redeemed for the purchase of SAF or contributions to climate protection projects via a high-quality portfolio from Lufthansa Group partners, such as myclimate. 

How are these offers perceived by customers? 

To date, more than four million passengers have chosen a Green Fares ticket, thereby making an important contribution to more sustainable travel, with the UK being within the top five countries with the highest take rates above average. In 2025, more than 5% of Lufthansa Group passengers opted for one of the more sustainable travel options, such as Green Fares – up from less than 0.1% only four years ago. Driven by this growing demand, the volume of voluntary SAF sold as part of customer products more than doubled in 2025.  

What is Lufthansa Group’s sustainability strategy? 

Through reduction and compensation measures, we want to halve our net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019. Longer term, we intend to achieve a neutral CO2 balance by 2050. We are focussing on a wide range of measures, with the continuous modernisation of our fleet, the use of SAF and operational efficiencies at the forefront. We invest billions every year in new, significantly more fuel-efficient aircraft and work closely with partners to advance the scaling of key technologies. But climate protection is teamwork and we need to work together with customers, partners and policy makers to achieve our targets and the goals of the wider industry. 

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