IATA and ATPCO Team Up to Ease Travellers' Concerns

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ATPCO have jointly addressed a growing concern for transparent and reliable flight emissions data among travellers. This collaboration allows travellers to make more sustainable choices.

The main goal of this partnership is to integrate IATA's CO2 Connect data into ATPCO's Routehappy API, allowing airlines and sales channels to provide carbon emissions information to consumers during the booking process. 

ATPCO's Routehappy API is a valuable resource for airlines and sales channels by delivering customers with important flight amenities. And now with the incorporation of IATA CO2 Connect data, clients will be provided with insights into the carbon cost associated with different itinerary options. Through this alliance, ATPCO aims to deliver carbon emissions data to passengers, travel management companies, and travel agents by integrating such vital information.

According to several recent studies, travellers are conscientious about carbon emissions data and consider it a crucial factor in their purchasing decisions. In an IATA survey, nearly two-thirds of travellers believe they should be aware of carbon emissions details of their flights, and it is the most important factor influencing future travel choices.

As indicated by the sustainable travel report of Trip.com, 78.7% of respondents acknowledge the importance of sustainable travel. Then again, ATPCO's consumer shopper survey shows 62% of customers would prefer comparing carbon emissions when booking flights.

IATA CO2 Connect is a cutting-edge tool for providing accurate airline-specific fuel burn data. It uses real fuel burn data with consideration of the traffic data collected from various types of aircraft and aircraft operators nearly covering the entire active fleet of global passengers and air travel. 

The IATA CO2 Connect system has been meticulously designed and developed through collaboration among leading airline partners, aircraft manufacturers, international standard-setting bodies, and logistics service providers.

Strictly following the Carbon Calculation Methodology adopted by IATA's Passenger Service Conference, It encompasses essential factors such as fuel measurement, CO2 emissions calculation, non-CO2 related emissions, passenger weight, emissions factors, cabin class weighting, and carbon offsets.