Originally Posted by
dark_phoenix
I get your poin (and I even agree that SAS is trying to turn sustainably into a profit center whilst being a bit dishonest about their intentions).
That aside, I guess I still find it a stretch to say that all EBG and EBD status holders don't care about the environment. You can get EBG without ever stepping foot on a plane. EBD is a different matter, but even there I think nuance is required. I know people who would föy to the opening of a door handle in another country. I also know people who travel only once a year to visit relatives. I don't think of the latter as environmentally unconscious.
For me.personally, now that SAS is ending the carbon offset, I will restart my own donations to carbon-neutral initiatives.
But I know this topic is fraught. Flying brings aboit the same kind of discussion that eating meet or pineapple on pizza does. I'll find new ways to offset my CO2 footprint without involving SAS
Why do you need status if you fly infrequently or not flying at all? It's like people in the Marriott forum talking about their lounges are flooded by UA elites just because they get their status matched. These people need to stay in a Marriott hotels that have a lounge to enjoy the benefits - good for Marriott.
Originally Posted by
SK2751
Many opinions are way too black-and-white for me in this thread. Being environmentally conscious is not a binary property. There are many positions between Greta and the EBD member that does 90 segments without a slightest qualm. There are folks who need to travel, there are people who love to travel -- who still think how to make this travel less harmful. I do not think it is stupid on SK's behalf to bite into this market segment, instead of loosing this people to non-travel. I also think it is nice for the company to try to innovate a bit with how this increased responsibility for travel could look. Someone is going to invent this, and I doubt that the three ME or US airlines will.
I am just unhappy that this looks very much like greenwashing, not a serious action. And it does seem like it is not going to cost them at all. It looks like a bit more gamification FPP-style around the sale of SAF, which they are already selling, plus perhaps repurposing the small EB CO2 compensation budget into the operating budget of this program. It does not look serious at all.
I for once like to be called conscious, and I also like conscious pax around me. The unconscious once tend to be too annoying just before they become unconscious
It is a half-hearted action, if someone is truly care about the planet, they would try to do everything to help. From trying to encourage people to use mobile boarding passes to reducing paper use inside the whole corporation. They can also give discount on people who bring their own mug/cup if they want to buy something onboard. Or letting people skip meal services to get some extra points to reduce food waste - somehow a lot of people think as long as you can compose them it's fine. It uses CO2 to produce food too!