SUMMER FLIGHT GUIDE INSIDE - Edinburgh Airport

7Summer 2012PAGE 4Edinburgh Airportachieves CarbonMasters standardPAGE 4School pupils flyinto Edinburgh onaviation excursionSummerFlight GuideinSIDEGlobal Infrastructure Partners (GIP) formally took ownership ofEdinburgh Airport on 1 June. Our facilities team worked through thenight to remove the BAA part of the Edinburgh Airport logo from thefront of the terminal building.PAGE 3CSR reportavailable online

Edinburgh Airportachieves CarbonMasters standardEdinburgh Airport has become thefirst airport in Scotland to achievea Carbon Masters standard, whichgives recognition for reducingabsolute carbon emissions across theorganisation.The airport achieved a ‘tier two’standard, which is the intermediatestandard. This required evidence of anabsolute reduction in carbon emissionsand a commitment to reduce carbon byhaving a carbon management plan inplace. The airport reduced emissions by500 tonnes in 2011, compared to thelast two years. This is equivalent to anabsolute reduction of 3%. Savings weremade in building energy consumption,fuel use and waste management.The next steps for the airport areto continue to further reduce carbonemissions and look at reducing othercarbon sources around the airport.The airport has a target to reducecarbon emissions by 34% per passengerby 2020.Birmingham schoolchildren fly intoEdinburgh AirportChildren from a Birmingham school havespent the first half of the year learningabout the flying and travel sector, and thedifferent roles in the industry. As part oftheir studies, the school organised a returnflight from Birmingham to Edinburgh sostudents could experience flying first hand.For some of them it was there first time onan plane.Community supportEdinburgh Airport supports a numberof community and charity initiativesthrough our Community Board. Forfurther information and details abouthow to apply, visit edinburghairport.com/community.At our May meeting, our CommunityBoard approved applications to support:• Norwood Youth Club• Cyrenians Farm• Children 1st• Epilepsy Scotland• Greenferry Trust• St Augustine’s RC HS• Youth Vision• Broxburn Athletic Colts FC• Friends of Corstorphine Hill• Edinburgh City FC• Ratho Children’s Gala Committee• The Sick Kids Friends Foundation• Queensferry Rowing Club• Corstorphine Fair Committee.L-R Kevin Houston, CEO and Tom Gibbs,Consultant both of Carbon Masters; JulieMcKinney, Environment and SustainabilityManager and David Lister, Compliance,Sustainability and System Director, both ofEdinburgh Airport.Summer awareness campaignsOver the summer season, our securityteams collect thousands of itemsthat do not meet the Department forTransport’s 100ml regulations for handluggage. Our teams regularly confiscateshampoos, moisturisers, shaving gelsand liquids. Items most commonlynot considered to be liquids or pastesinclude jams and snow globes.We’ve also been working in partnershipwith Lothian and Borders Police aroundresponsible drinking messages in ourterminal. We want our passengers tohave a great timeat the airport butask as always thateveryone behavesin a responsiblemanner.For moreinformation onwhat you cancarry in yourG&TVODKA & COKEWHISKY & SODASome things mix,alcohol and aeroplanes don’t.If you’ve drunk too much, you risk being barred from your ight.Edinburgh Airport and Lothian and Borders Police encourageresponsible drinking.lbp.police.uklbp_policehand luggage,seeedinburghairport.com/security.1619_EdAir_ A_Poster_180612.in d 1 18/06/2012 09: 4Community newsletter Communications team, Floor 1, Administration Building, Edinburgh Airport EH12 9DN ScotlandEditors Anna Light, anna_light@edinburghairport.com, T. 0131 348 4060/Gordon Robertson, gordon_robertson@edinburghairport.com, T. 0131 344 3174Design Taste Design www.tastedesign.co.ukDisclaimer Although all are is taken with the materials submitted, no responsibility can be accepted by the editorial team, designers or printers in the case of loss or damage. 190612/16K