Garuda Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to utilise its carbon offset programme. Passengers will now be able to decide whether or not to pay to cover their own carbon footprint for their flight when booking online, according to the airline. Once fully implemented, IATA’s software allows passengers to calculate the compensation required, the volume of reduced CO2 emissions needed and available emission reduction activities. Garuda is the 15th airline to participate in the initiative.