EasyJet has agreed a new deal with the company that runs Milan’s two major airports to make operations more sustainable.
The UK-based airline has signed a letter of intent with SEA (Societa Esercizi Aeroportuali), which manages both Milan Malpensa and Linate airports, covering areas such as the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and research into the airport infrastructure needed to support hydrogen propulsion.
EasyJet and SEA will also collaborate to improve waste management and recycling, as well as utilising zero-emission ground service equipment.
The two companies will create a working group to monitor the progress of the individual actions which are developed through the agreement.
Lorenzo Lagorio, easyJet’s country manager in Italy, said: “Decarbonising aviation is a cross-industry effort that the whole sector must undertake together.
“Today’s agreement with SEA demonstrates easyJet’s commitment to continuously look for ways to make its operations ever more sustainable and work closely with all partners involved.
“We can’t wait to start working together on these innovative projects to make the airports of Malpensa and Linate even more efficient and sustainable.”
EasyJet has committed to achieve net-zero by 2050 and has also set an interim target to reduce the “intensity” of its carbon emissions by 35 per cent by 2035.
Armando Brunini, CEO of SEA, added that airports needed to “accelerate and diversify partnerships” to achieve their own net-zero targets.
“This agreement with easyJet, the largest airline in Malpensa, will allow us to tackle emissions in multiple areas of our operations with a focus on the introduction of sustainable aviation fuels,” said Brunini.