Air New Zealand trials removal of single-use cups inflight – Business Traveller
Air New Zealand has carried out a trial of “single-use cup free flights”, as it explores how to reduce the millions of cups used on its aircraft each year.
The carrier trialled the initiative on six domestic flights last week, with customers being encouraged to bring reusable cups with them, or being provided with one for use during onboard service.
ANZ said that “knowledge gained from customer feedback, operational logistics, and impact will help to determine the viability of implementing the initiative in the long term”.
The airline recently removed all single-use cups from its domestic airport lounges – equating to the saving of around one million single-use cups per year – but admitted that doing the same inflight “is a much greater challenge”.
Back in 2019 the carrier trialled an ed...