JetBlue goes all-in on carbon offsets

Feeling guilty about flying?

Here’s something that may help.

JetBlue will start offsetting carbon dioxide emissions (CO₂) from jet fuel for all of its domestic flights beginning in July 2020.

The airline has been covering carbon offsets for flyers during specific promotions.

But with this new announcement JetBlue says it will become the first major U.S. airline to move towards covering carbon offsets fulltime.

JetBlue currently works with Carbonfund.org, a U.S. based nonprofit carbon reduction and climate solutions organization, on offsets. And with this expansion, JetBlue expects to offset an additional 15-17 billion pounds (7 to 8 million metric tons) of emissions per year.

That, says JetBlue, is the annual equivalent of removing more than 1.5 million passenger vehicles from the road.

There’s more.

JetBlue also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel in mid-2020 on flights from San Francisco International Airport.

BWI shows its support for the Baltimore Ravens playoff run

From 🎄 season to 🏈 season!

We've exchanged the red and green holiday lights for purple lights ahead of the @ravens playoff run. #SceneAtBWI #MDOTscenes pic.twitter.com/2kgrNJYEP6

— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) January 6, 2020

Great airport amenity: loaner books!

And check out this great amenity from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) in Madison, WI.

The airport not only has short story dispensers in the terminal, it has loaner books for kids.

Raise your hand if our children’s books have traveled more than you in 2019 ✋✋😅. If you fly out of MSN with children make sure to grab a children’s book right next to our story machine! Take them on your journey, add your trip to the log, then return them for others to enjoy! pic.twitter.com/nBZmUJniwQ

— MSN Airport (@MSN_Airport) January 6, 2020

Have you seen a great amenity at an airport? If you do, snap a photo and send it along to StuckatTheAirport.com.