Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) today announced its highly anticipated Air Connectivity Ranking 2024, revealing a remarkable 14% year-on-year increase in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, driven by strong international demand, robust network recovery, and the return of major travel corridors.
Christchurch Airport has taken another step forward in its sustainability journey, becoming the first airport in the world to adopt a new hi-tech emissions tracking platform.
This recognition highlights GHIAL’s exemplary performance in key sustainability areas including energy efficiency, water conservation, resource optimization, and indoor environmental quality
Following the global de-carbonization movement, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TTIA) has committed to carbon management. After obtaining the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Level 2 in 2016 and Level 3 certificates in 2019 from Airports Council International (ACI), in 2025 TTIA took a further step by collaborating with 85 airport stakeholders to deepen its carbon reduction initiatives and work collectively toward the 2050 net-zero target.
For seven long years, air traffic controllers at Cassidy International Airport on Christmas Island worked inside a confined 20-foot container, guiding planes in and out of one of the most remote islands in the Pacific.
JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Masayuki Sato, “JGC HD”), Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (President & Group CEO, Mitsuko Tottori, “JAL”), and Kansai Airports (Representative Director and CEO, Yoshiyuki Yamaya, “KAP”) have been advancing various initiatives as part of the Fry to Fly Project, aiming to realize a world where airplanes fly using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced domestically from waste cooking oil collected in Japan.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has recently garnered significant recognitions for its outstanding performance and commitment to environmental sustainability. HKIA clinched the recognition of "Best Airport in China" for the second consecutive year in the 2025 TTG China Travel Awards. Additionally, HKIA's "Renewable Diesel Pilot Project" won the Gold Award in the Airports Council International (ACI)’s Green Airports Recognition 2025.
On Thursday 24 April, 2025, Minister of Transport, H.E. Eng. Wesam Tahtamouni, inaugurated the 4.8 MWac Shams al Mattar Lil-Taqa Solar Farm at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA). This landmark project not only supports Jordan’s national ambition to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix, but also bolsters QAIA’s position as a regional leader in sustainable airport operations.
Newcastle Airport Interim CEO Andrew Warrender said this year’s Earth Day theme – Our Power, Our Planet – aligns with the airport’s commitment to embedding sustainability throughout its operations and infrastructure development.
This milestone places RGIA among the top four airports in the ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East region to achieve Level 5 — the highest level of carbon management certification under the ACA framework. The accreditation reflects RGIA’s commitment to aligning with global climate goals, maintaining net zero CO₂e emissions for Scope 1 and 2, and striving towards net zero Scope 3 emissions by 2050 or earlier.
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