Tui is the most eco-friendly airline in the world while Virgin Atlantic and British Airways are among the worst for pollution, according to a new report.
German organisation Atmosfair has rated 125 airlines from around the globe based on carbon emissions, calculated using aircraft type in fleets, engines, winglets, seating and freight capacity, as well as load factors.
The worst performing airline overall according to the study is South African Airlink, while the most eco-friendly in the US is Alaska Airlines and worst for carbon emissions in the US is Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines.
Tui is most eco-friendly airline in the world, according to a new report, which ranks carriers by carbon emissions
Tui, formerly Thomson Airways, was praised in the report for flying highly efficient aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and for seating being at almost maximum capacity combined with very high occupancy rates.
It narrowly beat Brazilian-based Latam Airlines, which is rated second best and China West Air, which is third.
Tui's German counterpart, Tuifly, comes in fourth and French-based Transavia.com is fifth.
British Airways, which has the biggest fleet in the UK, comes 74th out of 125 airlines
The rest of the top ten is made up of SunExpress Turkei (sixth), Thomas Cook Airlines (seventh), Air Europa Express (eighth), Condor Flugdienst (ninth) and China-based Juneyao Airlines (10th).
British Airways, which has the biggest fleet in the UK, comes 74th out of 125 while Virgin Atlantic fares even worse, coming in at 83rd place.
Flybe is 98th and the worst-ranked UK-based airline is BA CityFlyer in 102nd place.
Among the US airlines, Alaska Airlines is 22nd in the ranking, Delta Air Lines is 45th, United Airlines is 50th and American Airlines is 58th. Envoy Air came 122nd.
Virgin Australia International is 18th on the overall list, while Australian flag carrier Qantas is 49th.
The report states that carbon emissions among airlines remain at a constant level, but Dietrich Brockhagen, managing director of Atmosfair, explained that more needs to be done.
He said: 'Our results show that the efficiency improvements of the vast majority of airlines worldwide is not sufficient.
'We need new, synthetic and CO2-neutral fuels and other more radical measures to curb CO2 emissions in the sector.'
Meanwhile the report also suggests that airlines with new aircraft such as the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900 or the A320neo in their fleets can achieve better eco-efficiency.
Virgin Atlantic fared badly in the rankings, coming 83rd on the list
It read: 'These new aircraft models considerably raise the bar in terms of carbon efficiency. Airlines that have not updated their fleets or have only made slight improvements have lost ground in the current AAI ranking.'
It also suggest that passengers can do their bit to improve carbon emissions by choosing train travel wherever possible or booking direct flights over those with stopovers.
In response to the report, British Airways said: 'We are committed to reducing our carbon emissions and have improved efficiency by more than 10 per cent since 2008. We are well on course to deliver a 25 per cent improvement in carbon emissions reduction by 2025.
'British Airways is the first airline in Europe to invest in building a plant to generate renewable jet fuel from household waste, and last week we kicked off a research project with some of the UK's leading universities to find a way to power a long-haul aircraft with 300 customers on board with zero emissions.
'We are also investing heavily in modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, including the 787, A380 and A350, and by 2020 will have received more than 100 new aircraft in a decade.'
A spokesman for Virgin Atlantic said: 'We question the validity of this report as it doesn't use actual emissions data, and makes assumptions about an airline's efficiency based on the type of aircraft operated – excluding other crucial carbon reducing factors.
'We are committed to reducing our carbon emissions, and have invested in a massive renewal programme to replace our entire fleet over a 10 year period. By switching from four-engine aircraft to more efficient two-engine aircraft we have reduced our aircraft carbon emissions by 23.7 per cent since 2007. Our carbon emissions will continue to reduce as we take delivery of more new A350 -1000 aircraft over the next three years.
'We are also working on innovative fuel solutions – including a pioneering low carbon jet fuel partnership with LanzaTech, which is on the verge of commercial production. This will deliver up to 70 per cent carbon reduction compared to traditional jet fuel, and will be a significant breakthrough in aviation's carbon reduction journey.'
MailOnline Travel has also contacted Flybe, South Africa Airlink and Envoy Air for comment.
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