{"id":5490,"date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/air-france-and-klm-sign-inaugural-environmental-deal-with-metro\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:58:51","slug":"air-france-and-klm-sign-inaugural-environmental-deal-with-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/news\/air-france-and-klm-sign-inaugural-environmental-deal-with-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Air France and KLM sign inaugural environmental deal with Metro<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Metro is the first of the airlines\u2019 customers in the United Kingdom to invest in their joint, innovative Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme, confirming our shared ambition to contribute to the\u00a0development of reduced greenhouse gases within the aviation logistics sector.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Pictured above are Grant Liddell 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