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Air New Zealand Turns Green

April 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM | 0 Comments

The national carrier of Kiwi-land, Air New Zealand, has a few quirks that we like: patriotic playlists and competitions where they encourage politicians to pole dance.

But the latest Air NZ news is not quirky, but very green--and we like that too. Since last Thursday, Air New Zealand passengers have been able to buy carbon credits to offset the environmentally unfriendly effects of their journey.

Unfortunately the carbon offsets are only available to domestic passengers at the moment, but later this year will be rolled out for international passengers too. As an example, the offset for an Auckland to Los Angeles flight would cost around $70, in order to make up for the 2.9 tons of CO2 your share of the flight emits. Discounts available if you exhale less, of course.

Related Stories:
· Air New Zealand Offers Carbon Offsets [MSNBC]
· Air New Zealand Coverage [Jaunted]
· Green Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: PhillipC]