Moeve supplies SAF to Condor flights from Tenerife South Airport to several German cities

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Moeve announced Jan. 12 that it has completed the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Condor for flights departing from Tenerife South Airport on the Canary Islands, a location not yet legally subject to ReFuelEU aviation requirements, underscoring both companies’ strong commitment to advancing the decarbonization of air travel.  

The agreement covered more than 515 metric tons of SAF, produced from used cooking oil (UCO) and agricultural waste, a supply expected to reduce 1,700 tons of lifecycle-CO2 emissions when compared with conventional jet fuel.  

The SAF was used on routes connecting Tenerife with major German cities including Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf.  

According to airport operator Aena, more than 450,000 passengers a year choose Condor for flights to and from Tenerife South Airport. 

“This agreement reinforces Moeve’s commitment to lowering emissions in aviation and in an industry as vital to Spain and Tenerife as tourism,” said Ángel Martínez Campos with Moeve. “Working alongside Condor to accelerate this effort clearly shows both companies’ dedication to sustainability beyond what is mandatory regulation.” 

Sina Rathgeber, the director of airport relations, government affairs and sustainability at Condor, added, “Since last year, Condor guests have had the opportunity to voluntarily round up their flight booking price or make direct contributions to advance SAF and certified climate-protection projects. These funds are exclusively allocated to procure and deploy additional SAF beyond regulatory mandates. Our guests’ strong commitment has enabled this significant step forward, including partnerships like Moeve for the procurement of additional SAF.”  

The SAF supplied to Condor was produced at Moeve’s La Rábida Energy Park in Huelva, where it is currently building a new second-generation biofuels plant with a flexible annual production capacity of 500,000 tons of SAF and renewable diesel.  

Construction on the new facility, one of the three largest industrial projects being built in Spain, is more than 50 percent complete and is slated to begin production at the end of 2026.  

Once operational, it will make Moeve’s second-generation biofuels complex the largest in southern Europe.  

Expanding production and supply of second-generation biofuels such as SAF is a key pillar of Moeve’s Positive Motion strategy, which aims to position the company as a European leader in the energy transition by 2030.