South Africa turns used cooking oil into jet fuel for $120,000 luxury flights to Antarctica
Travellers paying as much as $120,000 to visit Antarctica will soon fly from South Africa using jet fuel made partly from used cooking oil and other biological waste.
By Ayodeji AdegboyegaSouth Africa

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South African energy group Sasol will supply locally produced sustainable aviation fuel for flights from Cape Town to Antarctica. Photo credit: Sasol
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- 22 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 16, 2026
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- Ayodeji Adegboyega
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- Business Insider