CTM's Lightning online booking tool now displays sustainable aviation fuel scores for more than 250 carriers in search results for customers in North America and Asia, the travel management company announced, following a pilot with customers in Europe and the U.K. last year.
The SAF scores come from CTM's partnership with global aviation data business RDC Aviation, which looks at carriers' interest and investment in SAF as well as its broader sustainability commitments to determine a score. Travelers using Lightning can see that score alongside other data—such as price, whether the flight is in policy, seat availability and carbon emission—when booking, and there is no charge to add the SAF scores to the tool, according to CTM.
"With corporate sustainability reporting mandates in play, businesses, governments and non-profit organizations are seeking ways to minimize the environmental impact of their corporate travel, and we are here to support those goals," CTM global head of sustainability Lauren Hook said in a statement. "Equipping our customers with the right information at the time of booking is key to achieving this."
The feature will be expanded to customers in Australia and New Zealand later this year, according to CTM.