The airline said it is scrapping emissions targets due to difficulties in procuring new planes and the lack of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Earlier this month Luis Gallego – chief executive officer of International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways – warned that airlines in Europe will be forced to raise prices to fund the cost of cutting carbon emissions.

Lufthansa also recently announced a ticket surcharge to cover the “steadily rising additional costs” of new environmental fuel requirements.

Now Air New Zealand has become the first major airline to admit it is dropping its 2030 goal to cut carbon emissions.

According to an article in The Guardian, the company has blamed difficulties in procuring new planes and SAF.

Aviation accounts for approximately 3% of total CO2 emissions worldwide. SAF is considered a major tool in helping to lower climate change emissions from air travel.

It is typically derived by combining jet fuel with alternatives such as biofuels or recycled...