Question

Which country’s airline introduced the world’s first single use plastic free passenger flight ?
1. India
2. New Zealand
3. Australia
4. Portugal

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Portugal

The correct answer is Portugal.

• Portuguese airline Hi Fly decided to bring about a change by introducing single-use plastic-free flights.
• The flight took off on wednesday from Lisbon to Natale, Brazil, without a single piece of single-use plastic on board.
• There were no plastic cups, plastic silverware, plastic cocktail stirrer, and plastic food containers, fast company reported.

• Single-use plastics have been defined under the rules as “a plastic commodity intended to be used once for the same purpose before being disposed of or recycled”. 
• Hi Fly is a Portuguese charter airline headquartered in Lisbon.
• The President of Hi Fly is Paulo Mirpuri.