Explore the world, and help make flying more sustainable
Sustainability matters to us all. Which is why we’re supporting the Lufthansa Group’s goal of achieving a neutral CO₂ footprint by 2050 via CO₂-saving measures and support for climate protection projects. With our loyalty programme, you too can be part of this change, by contributing to the reduction of future flights’ climate impact. Plus, you’ll find that helping to make travel more sustainable is also good for your Miles & More account and frequent flyer status.
Earn more miles
Help make flying more sustainable, and get a thank-you from us. Every time you make a CO₂-saving contribution when you fly, you’ll earn 4 miles per EUR 1 spent. If you have frequent flyer status, you’ll even earn up to 6 miles per EUR 1 spent.1 And if you select a Green Fare, you’ll earn up to 20% extra on your miles.
Achieve frequent flyer status faster
There’s another way in which you’ll benefit from helping to make flying more sustainable: every CO₂-saving contribution will take you a step closer to frequent flyer status. Support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and you’ll get up to 80% more Points and Qualifying Points.2 In Business Class or First Class, you’ll earn up to 20% more HON Circle Points.2
Watch our short video to find out how, together with the Lufthansa Group, you can help reduce the impact of future flights on the climate and enjoy attractive benefits.
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MakeChangeFly: the Lufthansa Group’s commitment
Be it via sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from biogenic waste or by working to develop innovative forms of sustainable fuel produced using solar power, the Lufthansa Group is actively shaping the future of the aviation industry. The group’s ambitious goal is to achieve a neutral CO₂ footprint by 2050 via CO₂-saving and offsetting measures. Explore the wide range of initiatives for more sustainable flying.
A simple guide
To help you navigate the world of sustainable travel, here are some simple explanations of key terms.
What is a CO₂-saving contribution?
To help make travelling more sustainable, the Lufthansa Group offers passengers the opportunity to contribute to reducing the impact of future flights on the climate. Firstly, by saving CO₂ emissions via the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and secondly, by removing or avoiding CO₂ emissions through their support of high-quality climate protection projects. In total, your contribution corresponds to the estimated CO₂ emissions of your flight. Other emissions that have an impact on the climate may also occur. The Lufthansa Group guarantees that the required amount of SAF will be used in the Lufthansa Group’s flight operations within six months of the flight concerned.
How are the CO₂ emissions determined?
Determining the flight-related CO₂ emissions per passenger
Burning kerosene in engines creates carbon dioxide (more commonly known as CO₂), a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. The Lufthansa Group gives travellers the option of contributing to CO₂ savings with respect to future flights, promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use and supporting high-quality climate protection projects.
The per passenger CO₂ emissions are estimated based on a number of variables. In order to ensure that the figure is as accurate as possible, the Lufthansa Group uses a data-based model that was developed in collaboration with climate action organisation myclimate and is able to draw on a large database of historical flight data. The variables used to determine CO₂ emissions per passenger include the route chosen, the average fuel consumption along this route, the travel class and the seat occupancy rate.
Non-CO₂ effects not taken into account
It’s not just greenhouse gas CO₂ that’s emitted when engines burn kerosene; other emissions such as water vapour, nitrogen oxides and very fine soot particles are also produced. These emissions are called non-CO₂ emissions.
According to the latest science, the overall impact of aviation on global warming isn’t limited to the effect of CO₂ emissions; non-CO₂ emissions can also affect the climate. This relates primarily to long-lasting vapour trails, which occur on a very low number of flights in very specific climatic conditions. These trails can have a warming or cooling effect on the atmosphere, depending on the conditions in which they occur.
As their precise impact on the climate has not yet been sufficiently researched, the Lufthansa Group doesn’t currently determine non-CO₂ effects on top of the CO₂ emissions per passenger.
The Lufthansa Group is actively engaged in research that aims to improve the understanding of non-CO₂ climate effects, and is also developing practicable processes to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
How does SAF result in CO₂ savings?
Rather than being derived from fossil fuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is made from renewable energy sources such as used cooking oils, or from agricultural waste. While SAF causes CO₂ emissions similar to those produced by conventional kerosene, its greenhouse gas emissions are at least 80% lower over the entire life cycle. To make a CO₂-saving contribution that corresponds to your estimated flight-related CO₂ emissions, we calculate your fuel consumption based on the estimated CO₂ emissions and ensure that exactly this amount of SAF goes into future Lufthansa Group flights.
The sustainable aviation fuel used as part of the Green Fares and CO₂-saving packages is purchased by the Lufthansa Group in addition to the current EU SAF regulatory quota of 2%, the costs of which are already included in the ticket price. It then goes into the Lufthansa Group’s flight operations within six months of the flight concerned. The raw materials used to produce SAF do not conflict with food or animal feed and are subject to strict sustainability criteria. These criteria are set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation and are checked by independent auditors.
SAF currently accounts for less than 1% of aviation fuel used worldwide and costs about three to five times as much as fossil fuel. The Lufthansa Group is involved in numerous projects to make sustainable aviation fuels available in larger quantities as soon as possible.
How are CO₂ savings achieved via high-quality climate protection projects?
The Lufthansa Group promotes climate protection projects around the world in collaboration with myclimate, ClimatePartner, SQUAKE, Ceezer and climate Austria. These include the ecological restoration of moors in Germany, the provision of energy-saving cookers to people in African countries, and technical solutions such as storing CO₂ in concrete or in pyrolysis-based fertiliser known as biochar. All these projects deliver benefits over the long term, either by achieving CO₂ emissions savings or by removing CO₂ from the atmosphere. Since these projects have complex ecological and social interdependences, the precise extent of their CO₂-saving effect will naturally vary. By selecting carefully reviewed projects, we can ensure that your support makes a positive contribution to climate protection. Climate protection projects outside of Europe are certified to the highest international standards, earning either “Gold Standard” or “Plan Vivo” certification. The impact and quality of local European climate protection projects are guaranteed by domestic quality standards such as “MoorFutures” certification or the CH VER guidelines.
Your contribution not only helps with climate protection, it also contributes to improving biodiversity and creating better living conditions for the local people.
What are Green Fares?
Green Fares can be booked with nearly all Lufthansa Group airlines. They reduce the climate impact of future flights, as they already contain a CO₂-saving contribution based on the estimated flight-related CO₂ emissions. CO₂ savings are achieved via the use of sustainable aviation fuel and a contribution towards the Lufthansa Group’s portfolio of high-quality climate protection projects.
What is a CO₂-saving package?
CO₂-saving packages allow you to reduce the climate impact of future flights while earning additional Miles and Points. Various packages are available. These differ in the proportion allocated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use and in your contribution to high-quality climate protection projects. These packages can be selected when you book your flight, added until just before departure or added retroactively via the Miles & More app or our website. The number of additional Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points depends on the package you select and the proportion of CO₂ saving achieved via SAF. The number of additional HON Circle Points is limited to a maximum of 20%.
The number of miles you earn per package is calculated as follows: if you’re a Miles & More member but not a Frequent Traveller, Senator or HON Circle Member, the price of your CO₂-saving package (excluding VAT) is always multiplied by a factor of 4. For members with frequent flyer status, the factor depends on the airline operating the flight. The factor is 6 if the flight is operated by Air Canada, Air Dolomiti, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, SWISS or United Airlines. The factor is 5 for Discover Airlines, Eurowings, Luxair and all other Miles & More airline partners.
The offer entitling you to additional Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points only applies to CO₂-saving packages that include a percentage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use. The Green Fare or CO₂-saving package description will tell you whether it includes SAF. With each package, the additional Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points are calculated based on the package selected and the proportion allocated to CO₂ saving via SAF (e.g. a package with 20% CO₂ saving via SAF = 20% more Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points). The maximum amount that can be allocated to CO₂ saving via SAF is 80%; with Eurowings PlanetBlu, the maximum is 50%. You’ll earn additional Points on flights with Lufthansa Group airlines, co-issuing airline partners and Star Alliance airlines. Additional Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points can only be earned on flights with Lufthansa Group airlines and co-issuing airline partners. Irrespective of the package selected, the number of additional HON Circle Points is limited to a maximum of 20%. Additional HON Circle Points can only be earned in Business Class and First Class. After your flight, the additional Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points will be credited to your Miles & More account for the year in which the flight took place.
On the Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and SWISS websites, you can add a CO₂-saving package when booking your flight or until just before departure.
For past flights, you can book CO₂-saving packages in the Miles & More app or at miles-and-more.com. You can do this for any flight from the current calendar year that is displayed in the app or at miles-and-more.com.
Green Fares are available in all travel classes on nearly all flights operated by Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, Edelweiss, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, Lufthansa CityLine and SWISS. If you book a Green Fare for flights within Europe or between Europe and North Africa, you’ll earn 20% extra on your miles, Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points. If you book a Green Fare for intercontinental flights, you’ll earn 10% extra on your miles, Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points. You can only earn HON Circle Points on your flights with Business Green and First Green fares. Green Fares are not available for bookings to and from Japan and China, or for departures from North and Central America. The additional Points, Qualifying Points, HON Circle Points and miles (+10% or +20%) for booking a Green Fare do not apply to travel with Austrian AIRail, Lufthansa Express Rail or SWISS Air Rail.