GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has been awarded the Gold Recognition by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2021 in the below 25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category, for the fourth time in a row, on Thursday.
The award was decided by a distinguished global panel that recognized GHIAL’s Sustainable Airport Operations for effective Air Quality Management. ACI’s Green Airports Recognition programme promotes environmental best practices to minimize aviation industry’s impact on the environment and recognizes members for outstanding environmental initiatives and projects.
Some of the initiatives at GHIAL to improve the air quality at the airport and the surroundings that won the accolades of ACI include — Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) use resulting in prevention of auxiliary power unit and saving of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).
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