Airport Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East announced 8th Green Airports Recognition (GAR) awards for 2024. Three Indian Airports have been awarded under Silver category. They are,
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi, Delhi) under ‘Over 35 million passengers per annum’ category
- Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) (Bengaluru, Karnataka) under ‘Between 15-35 million passengers per annum’ category.
- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-UP) under ‘less than 8 million passengers per annum’ category.
ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East GAR 2024:
i.The GAR 2024 have recognised 12 airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East region for demonstrating outstanding accomplishments in their sustainability projects.
ii.The recognised airports were awarded in 3 categories: Platinum, Silver and Gold.
iii.Theme for GAR 2024: “Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions”
iv.The recognised airports were honoured at 19th ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regional Assembly or ACI World Annual General Assembly Conference and Exhibition (WAGA 2024) held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Winners of GAR Award 2024:
| Category | Airport | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Over 35 million passengers per annum | ||
| Platinum | Hong Kong International Airport (Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic China) | Implementation of Marine Ecology and Fisheries Enhance Measures at Hong Kong International Airport |
| Gold | Sydney Airport (Australia) | Bringing Back to Wetlands |
| Silver | Indira Gandhi International Airport (India) | Centre of Excellence-Biodiversity Center |
| Between 15 to 35 million passengers per annum | ||
| Platinum | Kansai Airport (Japan) | Creating a rich seaweed bed and blue carbon |
| Gold | King Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia) | Plantation Project |
| Silver | Kempegowda International Airport (India) | Nature based approach for sustainable future |
| Between 8 to 15 million passengers per annum | ||
| Platinum | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (The Philippines) | Coastal Clean-up |
| Gold | King Fahd International Airport (Saudi Arabia) | “Our Airport is Green” |
| Silver | Chubu Centrair International Airport (Japan) | Forests grow marine life |
| Less than 8 million passengers per annum | ||
| Platinum | Queenstown Airport (New Zealand) | Wetland Restoration |
| Gold | Darwin International Airport (Australia) | Gurambai Cultural Trail Upgrades |
| Silver | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (India) | Moringa Plantation |
About Green Airports Recognition (GAR):
i.It aims to promote environmental best practices to minimize the aviation’s impact on the environment and recognise airport members who have outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects.
iii.The airports are classified into 4 different categories based on the number of passengers they handle annually: over 35 million, between 15-35 million, between 8-15 million, and less than 8 million.
About Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East:
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East is one of 5 regions of the only global airport trade organisation, Airports Council International (ACI) World.
Director-General (DG)– Stefano Baronci
Headquarters- Hong Kong SAR (China)
