Environmental impact need to be factored in airports development

Speaking at a panel discussion on Innovative Approaches to Airport Sustainability: Meeting the Environmental Challenge, as part of the concluding day’s programme of the Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF), Engineer Mariam Ali Al Balooshi, Environment Manager at UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), said that nearly 20 stakeholders were involved in the working on the study, which would formalise the country’s commitment to preserving its environment, while making its airports more sustainable.