BIA edges towards becoming a completely carbon-neutral facility

BIA edges towards becoming a completely carbon-neutral facility

Bahrain International Airport (BIA) has taken another important step towards becoming a completely carbon-neutral facility, meeting all requirements to upgrade to Level 4 ‘Transformation’, as stipulated by the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation program.

BIA is the second airport in the Middle East to reach Level 4, becoming one of just 23 airports globally to hold this status. To celebrate this milestone, BIA’s operator and managing body, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), held a ceremony recognizing its airport partners and the BAC Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team for their contributions towards this achievement.

The ACI program is the only institutionally-endorsed carbon management certification standard for airports. Recognizing facilities that successfully manage and reduce their carbon footprints, the program has six increasingly stringent levels of accreditation, Mapping, Reduction, Optimization, Neutrality, Transformation, and Transition.

“This milestone achievement would not be possible without the dedication of our HSE team and the tremendous support of our partners at the airport. While many airports enlist the support of international consultants to support the program and meet its requirements, BAC opted to empower its HSE team to undertake this challenge alone, spurred by their commitment and dedication to progress BAC’s sustainability objectives,” BAC CEO Mohamed Yousif Al