China's Hainan Airlines completes cooking oil fuel flight

China's Hainan Airlines completed the country's first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, on Saturday. -- PHOTO: BLOOMBERG.

SHANGHAI (AFP): A Chinese airline on Saturday completed the country's first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, as the government seeks to promote greater environmental sustainability.

A Hainan Airlines flight from commercial hub Shanghai to Beijing used biofuel supplied by China National Aviation Fuel company and energy giant Sinopec, according to a statement from US aircraft giant Boeing.