HYDERABAD: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad has won the CAPA Chairman’s Order of Merit for its focus on environmental sustainability and becoming the first airport in Asia Pacific, in its category, to become carbon neutral.
A statement from GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) said that Chief Operating Officer, GHIAL Manish Sinha received the award during the CAPA 12th Annual India Aviation Summit held in Mumbai. CAPA India is a leading specialist aviation consulting and research practice in South Asia.
GHIAL’s CEO S.G.K. Kishore said that recently, Level3+ Neutrality status was awarded to Hyderabad Airport by Airports Council International (ACI) under its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, which is a significant achievement. The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme is the industry standard for assessment of airports' efforts to manage and reduce carbon emissions.
