Low-cost airline IndiGo on the occasion of World Environment Day on Sunday announced that it is bringing in innovative measures so as to cut down the water and fuel consumption on flights. The airline has successfully conducted trials with a new water faucet in 200 flights which reduces water consumption by 5.4 litre per hour.
In an official statement, the carrier explained with the new installation, it has saved 12.42 litres of water per flight for an average length of 138 minutes. IndiGo currently operates 1,500 daily flights with an average flight duration of 98 minutes.
The new water faucet is expected to decrease the water consumption on one flight by 8.82 litr, totalling to water savings of 13,230 litres per day. This could also serve as a solution to the challenge of water quantity in long flights, IndiGo further noted.
The reduced need for uplifting water in shorter flights will also contribute to fuel savings during operations, reducing carbon emissions by 930.75 Kg CO2/m3 per year, it added.
IndiGo also underscored that is set to be the first airline worldwide to make these changes for water conservation on board the aircraft. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, President & Chief Operating Officer, IndiGo said, “As a leading airline, we have a special responsibility towards the environment and ESG is therefore one of our top corporate goals.”
We are in the process of institutionalising a sustainable approach to operations over the last few years, where-in sustainability is being integrated with day-to-day operations. With this new initiative, we aim to conserve water and significantly reduce carbon emissions through fuel savings, Prock-Schauer added.
Meanwhile, as part of its commitment towards sustainability, IndiGo has logged a reduction of 1,478,359 tonnes of carbon emissions from FY15 to FY21. In FY23, the airline aims to further slash the CO2 emission by 18 per cent per ASK when compared to FY16.
