SpiceJet’s Q400 turboprop flight used a concoction of 75% of bio-fuel and 25% of turbine fuel to power the flight, according to the Indian Express newspaper.

Using biofuel aims at making air travel cleaner and more efficient by reducing carbon emissions, in addition to following India’s new strategy of 20% blending of ethanol into petrol by 2030.

Commenting on using biofuel, Ajay Sungh, SpiceJet chairman and managing director, said that it “has the potential to reduce our dependence on traditional aviation fuel by up to 50 percent on every flight and bring down fares.”

The biofuel is made from Jatropha crop, which has been developed by Indian Institute of Petroleum, based in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun.

Around 20 people were in the aircraft in its first trip, and the journey took 25 minutes.

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