EasyJet and Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport and easyJet have announced a new collaboration to align on their important strategic goals around sustainability. 

The partnership will involve a series of trials all geared towards the overall ambition to achieve a zero emissions turnaround at Bristol alongside taking steps to contribute positively towards reducing easyJet’s overall carbon footprint.

The joint partnership will study a wide range of cutting-edge developments and operational efficiencies, with easyJet using Bristol Airport as a test-bed to trial and implement the latest technological and innovative solutions for decarbonising its operations and reducing waste.  It is hoped that any successful results from the trials will have the potential to be rolled out across easyJet’s network which spans 150 airports across 35 countries.  

The partnership will work with various expert associates and partners throughout the aviation industry to help reduce and eliminate emissions from aircraft ground operations, challenging industry along the way to work together to develop affordable and achievable technological solutions toward mutual end goals that have far-reaching benefits.

Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability at easyJet, said: This partnership with Bristol Airport is a good example of how we can look at every aspect of our operations, really challenging how we do things by implementing the newest technological solutions across a series of decarbonisation and waste reduction trials over the coming months.

Simon Earles, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Director, Bristol Airport, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with easyJet to see how we can continue to work together towards our ambition to achieve net-zero emissions at the airport.  As an airport we are taking our commitments to address climate change seriously and we have made great progress already.  By the end of 2021 we will be a carbon neutral airport for emissions under our direct control, exceeding our own target, four years.”

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