First electric cars introduced at Tallinn Airport
Tallinn Airport has introduced three electric vehicles for aircraft servicing in order to reduce emissions as part of the airport's sustainability goals and aim to be carbon netural by 2030.
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Tallinn Airport has introduced three electric vehicles for aircraft servicing in order to reduce emissions as part of the airport's sustainability goals and aim to be carbon netural by 2030.
“If you’re not carbon neutral by 2030, you’re out of business,” says Riivo Tuvike CEO of Tallinn Airport for the next instalment of International Airport Review’s revived CEO series.
Tallinn Airport has made the switch from gas heating to district heating in buildings on airport premises, further adding to the airport’s energy independence.
Tallinn Airport outlines it sustainability initiatives, including the solar park, which generates an average of 14 per cent of the electricity consumed at the airport.
In the first six months of 2022, Tallinn Airport welcomed a total of 1,202,989 passengers and earned €5.4 million in profits.
Tallinn Airport, alongside partners, will develop the foundations for the creation of a new Hydrogen Valley based in Estonia, which will accelerate the country’s independence under the motto ‘from zero to green’.
Airports Council International Europe has announced significant progress, with the European airport industry, in the concrete steps towards net zero CO2 emissions, with plans to further accelerate commitments.
Chairman of the Management Board of Tallinn Airport, Riivo Tuvike, says the green transition is no passing fad but is here to stay, as the airport further commits to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
Riivo Tuvike, the CEO of Tallinn Airport describes the future airport as a cosy, fast, automated, and sustainable place to start a journey.
As December 2021 ended, Tallinn Airport welcomed a significant passenger recovery of 166,379 travellers, which surpassed 70 per cent of pre-COVID-19 traffic figures.
Helen Hilkja, Quality and Environment Managing Specialist at Tallinn Airport spoke to International Airport Review about the exciting sustainability plans the airport has begun under the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, to reduce carbon emissions across Tallinn Airport by 2030.
AS Tallinna Lennujaam airport has had a successful first half of 2021, with a positive net-profit and strong balance sheet, despite the negative impact of COVID-19 among European airports.
In the second instalment of International Airport Review’s exclusive sustainability series, CEO of Tallinn Airport, Riivo Tuvike, provides an insight into the airport’s efforts to become more environmentally responsible and how it is working to protect local nature and wildlife.
The awards cover four traffic categories of airport and aims to recognise achievement in core activities such as customer service, facilities, retail, security, community relations and environmental awareness and operations.