Air France-KLM prepares to check out collaborations in India for sustainable air travel fuel (SAF) production to support its decarbonisation objectives, while concurrently broadening its weekly flight operations to equal growing traveler need.

A senior executive shared on Wednesday that the group, which currently adds to 42 weekly flights throughout 4 Indian cities, accomplished “double-digit revenue growth” in its company and premium class sections throughout the very first half of this year.

Throughout a media rundown in the nationwide capital, Stefan Gumuseli, Air France-KLM General Manager for India & & Middle East, revealed that weekly flight frequencies will broaden from 42 to 54 for the coming winter season schedule. This winter season duration, covering from the last Sunday of October through the last Saturday of March, will see Air France and KLM run 27 flights each. The group presently services paths linking Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru with Paris and Amsterdam.

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Highlighting the vital function of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Zita Schellekens, KLM’s Senior Vice President for Impact and Innovation, kept in mind that India plays an essential part in international decarbonisation efforts. When asked by PTI if the group would co-invest in regional SAF production centers, Schellekens discussed that while they are checking out prospective financial investments along with other partners, “we hardly do any direct investments.” She included that SAF off-take contracts stay possible “provided the right demand is there.”

When questioned if Air France-KLM would look for SAF production alliances within India, Schellekens verified “absolutely,” keeping in mind that the airline company actively pursues such chances.

India stays an essential tactical market for the group as traveler need increases. Marking 70 years of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flying in between Delhi and Amsterdam, Laure Daynie, Country Manager for India for Air France-KLM, highlighted that India is a tactical market and the Delhi-Amsterdam path continues to be a necessary connection.

In parallel advancements, a research study launched Tuesday by Boeing and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) exposed that India reveals a 52 percent general preparedness rating in its shift towards SAF adoption. India has actually developed progressive SAF mixing targets of 1 percent by 2027, 2 percent by 2028, and 5 percent by 2030.

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According to the report, “Under a 5 per cent blending scenario in 2030, SAF demand covering both domestic and international aviation is projected at approximately 720 million litres (about 0.6 million tons per year), compared with an estimated production potential of 14-33 million tons per year.”

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