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Virgin Atlantic rapped by advertising watchdog over ‘misleading’ green ad

A Virgin Atlantic long-haul Airbus A330-900 Neo fitted with Rolls Royce Trent 7000 jet engines is displayed during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024.
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The airline claimed that its fuel was 100% sustainable and powered by cooking and animal fats.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against Virgin Atlantic, banning a radio advertisement that claimed the airline’s “Flight 100” was powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The decision comes after complaints that the ad misled consumers about the environmental impact of the flight.

The radio ad, which aired in