Mol, Wizz Air commercially test SAF supply at Budapest Airport
In Hungary, MOL, in cooperation with Neste, Budapest Airport, RÜK and Wizz Air, started the commercially testing of its sustainable aviation fuel supply chain. The project aims to prepare the fuel supply system at Budapest Airport ahead of the EU SAF blending mandates, which will be introduced in 2025. On May 10, Wizz Air took off from Budapest Airport for the first time using a blend of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied by MOL. During the SAF test, Wizz Air’s three newest Airbus A321neo aircraft were fuelled with a total blend of 23.5 tons containing 37% pure SAF and 63% Jet A1 fuel. The aircraft carried passengers from Budapest to Paris and several other European destinations. Csaba Zsótér, senior vice president of the MOL Group’s Downstream Fuels, said: “Our strategic goal is to kick-start Hungary’s circular economy and make our operations carbon neutral by 2050. We are constantly testing new technologies and developing our products to strengthen the region’s security of supply with low-carbon fuels and accelerate the green transition.”
Category: SAF
