Condor Choice Fare

Find out more about our Economy Choice, Premium Choice and Business Choice fares, and how they contribute to future CO₂ savings potential.

Travel with flexibility & support climate protection projects

As part of the Choice Fares – Economy Choice, Premium Choice and Business Choice – you contribute an amount equivalent to the kerosene-related CO₂ emissions of your Condor or Marabu flight. This contribution towards future CO₂ savings potential is partially allocated to the promotion of two selected climate protection projects by our renowned partner myclimate and to increasing the future uplift of sustainable aviation fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel - SAF) above legal requirements.

Would you like to find out more about the projects supported in collaboration with myclimate? Have a look at our overview of all climate protection projects.

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Your contribution to the future CO₂ savings potential

The following explains to which extent Choice Fares support the selected climate protection projects and the uplift of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Short and medium-haul: approximately 80% for climate protection projects and approximately 20% for additional SAF above legal requirements for future Condor flights (flight time up to 6 hours)
Long-haul: approximately 90% for climate protection projects and approximately 10% for additional SAF above legal requirements for future Condor flights (flight time from 6 hours)

The level of support for climate protection projects and the uplift of additional SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) is based on the flight-specific CO₂ emissions of the respective travel class of your Condor or Marabu flight beyond legal requirements. The kerosene-related CO₂ emissions are calculated in accordance with IATA standard RP 1726 using historical flight data.

Choice Fares are not booked additionally. They form an independent and directly bookable fare alongside Economy Class, Premium Economy Class or Business Class fares. With Economy Choice, Premium Choice and Business Choice, we provide all the advantages of our fare families, along with more flexible rebooking options and additional benefits.

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)?

Sustainable Aviation Fuel—SAF for short—is the umbrella term for sustainable aviation fuels. They can reduce lifecycle CO₂ emissions by up to 80 percent compared to fossil kerosene (Source: SAF: https://www.moeve.es/en/company/aviation/sustainable-aviation-fuel).

SAF is produced from waste such as used cooking oil, plant residues, or biomass without the use of fossil raw materials such as petroleum – materials that do not compete with food production. In addition to SAF from residual materials, electricity-based Power-to-Liquid fuels are also in development, also referred to as PtL or eSAF. For use in aviation, SAF is blended with conventional kerosene. One of the advantages of SAF as a "drop-in fuel" is that the existing infrastructure can be used without any issues.

Find out here how you can contribute to increasing the future use of SAF with the Condor Choice Fare.

Why is it important?

Alternative fuels are an important building block for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in aviation while using the existing aircraft fleet and infrastructure. As part of its Choice Fare, Condor purchases SAF and uses it on future Condor flights. These SAF volumes go beyond the quantities required by law.

Moreover, according to the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) can help reduce contrails and climate impacts in aviation. Because SAF contains fewer aromatic compounds than kerosene, it results in fewer soot particles. This reduces, for example, the formation of ice crystals and thus the formation of cirrus clouds, which contribute to global warming.

Supported projects

Current information on the projects and the forecasted future CO2 savings potential can be found on the website of our partner myclimate.

In the hills of Nyamira County, a man uses a locally produced, energy-efficient cooking stove to reduce CO₂ emissions, protect forests and create new income opportunities. This is one of the projects supported by myclimate and Condor.

Efficient cooking stoves for rural communities in Kenya's tea-growing highlands

In the hills of Nyamira County, where the majority of farmers cultivate tea, over 90% of rural households rely on firewood as their only source of fuel, while 70% of the urban population uses charcoal. This contributes to deforestation and water scarcity and endangers agricultural production.

This is where our climate protection project comes in: Energy-efficient, locally made cooking stoves reduce CO₂ emissions, protect forests and create new income opportunities, especially for women and young people. Together, we are contributing toward a more sustainable future.

Learn more about the efficient cooking stoves in Kenya

A woman from northern Tanzania is on her way to milk the animals.

Protecting Tanzanian forests for indigenous peoples, wildlife, and the climate

The forest region of northern Tanzania is not only home to the Hadza hunters and Datooga herdsmen, but also serves as a habitat for endangered species like elephants, giraffes, and lions. The communities have lived in harmony with nature for generations, but their habitat is threatened by deforestation. The main causes are agricultural land use and livestock farming, which lead to deforestation.

By securing the land rights of the indigenous population and implementing community land use plans, the project protects forests, preserves biodiversity, and prevents the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by reducing deforestation. Together we are contributing toward a more sustainable balance between people and nature.

Learn more about forest conservation in Tanzania

Our cooperation partner myclimate

Condor works with its reliable and strategic partner, the non-profit organization myclimate. The international climate protection organization with Swiss roots sees itself as a partner for effective climate protection, globally and locally. The climate protection projects developed and supported by myclimate have created thousands of jobs, protected biodiversity and improved the general living conditions of hundreds of thousands of people since the foundation was established.

Would you like to find out more?

The official website of myclimate offers comprehensive information about the non-profit organisation, its projects and climate protection in general. Further background information can be found on the myclimate FAQs page.

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Condor Choice Fare

Travel with flexibility & support climate protection projects

Your contribution to the future CO₂ savings potential