Hyderabad airport wins ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Platinum Recognition 2020

Hyderabad airport wins ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Platinum Recognition 2020

Hyderabad airport wins ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Platinum Recognition 2020

  • The Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific announced the results of the ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2020 on 5 June 2020.
  • The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad has received the Platinum award in the 15-35 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category for its water management practices.
  • The award was presented in 3 categories. The winners of each category are as follows:

Over 35 million passengers per annum:

    • Platinum – Taoyuan International Airport
    • Gold – Indira Gandhi International Airport
    • Silver – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

Between 15 to 35 million passengers per annum:

    • Platinum – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
    • Gold – Muscat International Airport
    • Silver – Kempegowda International Airport

Less than 15 million passengers per annum:

    • Platinum – Kaohsiung International Airport
    • Gold – Adelaide Airport
    • Silver – Sharjah Airport

ACI’s Green Airports Recognition

  • The ACI’s Green Airports Recognition programme aims to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment and to recognize ACI Asia-Pacific airport members who have outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects.
  • For the year 2020, ACI Asia-Pacific received a total of sixteen submissions under the theme of Water Management.

Source: Airports Council International 

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