The Polish airline relies on sustainably produced fuel. To this end, it has now signed a cooperation with the Polish multi-energy group Pkw Orlen.

The company is building a production plant in the city of Plock, in which hydrogenated vegetable oils will be converted into biofuel or biocomponents for jet fuel. Vegetable oils, used vegetable cooking oils and algae oils are used for this. After its completion, the plant will produce around 300.000 tons of HVO annually, which would already correspond to half of the fuels produced by the Orlen Group today, as the airline announced in a press release. 

LOT Polish Airlines will receive sustainably produced aircraft fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF) as part of this cooperation. With the help of SAF, life cycle emissions can be reduced by up to 80 percent compared to conventional kerosene. 

“We see the trust that our passengers place in us as both an honor and an obligation. Not only do we want to provide them with the highest safety standards and comfortable flying, we also want to make an important contribution to the preservation and well-being of the environment. Therefore, I am very happy to work with Pkn Orlen, because obtaining fuel from renewable raw materials is another initiative that LOT Polish Airlines is using to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases,” said Rafal Milczarski, President and CEO of LOT Polish Airlines.