VINCI Airports has announced that Portugal has become the first country in the European Union to have its entire airport system ACA 4+2 certified.
The landmark came after the group said that its airports in the country were awarded the ACA 4+ certification, which it said was "the highest level of the ACI's environmental assessment programme" and means the airports "have fully accounted and reported direct and indirect CO2 emissions related to their activities and operations, have significantly reduced their direct emissions, offset their residual direct emissions and started to reduce their indirect emissions".
"We are very proud that Portugal, where the economy is largely based on international exchanges, has become the first country in Europe to achieve ACA4+ for its entire airport system," said Nicolas Notebaert, president of VINCI Airports.