REDUCING OUR INDIRECT CO₂ EMISSIONS
Beyond the emissions directly linked to our activities, we have a responsibility for the emissions of our entire value chain. These emissions, known as indirect emissions, are linked to the purchase of raw materials, services, or the transportation of our customers to the airport.
We are working with our entire ecosystem - our customers, suppliers and partners - to reduce these emissions. In particular, we are accelerating our efforts in two main areas: the development of alternative transport and more responsible catering.
COMBINING DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT
Favouring low-carbon alternatives on shorter journeys, and more energy-efficient flights on longer journeys, helps to minimise the overall carbon footprint of your trip.
RESPONSIBLE CATERING
A more environmentally friendly catering offer, guaranteeing the choice and the origin of the food, ensures a fairer consumption.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Trains and planes meet different needs, and each mode of transport has its place. The role of the plane is to open up regions across the world and bring people together, as well as contribute to developing French and European interests. It has the advantage of being easily implemented and adaptable to changing demand. Connecting the two modes of transport whenever possible is the natural and obvious thing to do. It helps to provide a denser territorial coverage and meet the needs of customers who do not live near our airports. Therefore, we encourage the transition from car + plane to train + plane whenever possible. When conditions permit and the infrastructure is in place, we also support the transition from plane + plane to train + plane. This is in line with our customers' growing desire for sensible, low-carbon travel, which we aim to meet.
To avoid food waste, items that can no longer be loaded on board are donated to charitable organizations. In France, Air France works in particular with Samu Social and the Association Vaudaise pour l’Entraide dans la Cité. In 2025, approximately 181,000 food products (biscuits, sodas, fruit juices, etc.) were donated to the Association Vaudaise.
To avoid destroying products and encourage their reuse, Air France signed a framework agreement in January 2017 with the Agence du Don en Nature (ADN), which collects and redistributes new non-food essential goods to help combat social exclusion in France. In 2025, during the replacement of Business cabin duvets, nearly 13,000 items were donated to ADN.