As harmful to the environment as air travel is, some airports are taking measures to become more environmentally conscious. One example is Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where an adjacent solar farm powers certain airport operations.
Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, airport officials were able to install a 12-acre solar installation made of 10,000 panels. Construction of the solar farm, located just outside the airport grounds, began in 2011 and was completed in June.
As one of the more heavily polluted cities in the United States, Chattanooga’s achievement comes at a time when the city is trying to invoke more sustainable practices around the region.
Although Chattanooga is the first airport to implement such technology in the United States, the world’s first such airport is in India at Cochin International Airport. In fall 2018, Cochin (COK) became the first airport in the world powered by solar energy thanks to its apparatus of more than 46,000 solar panels.
Read This Next
Introducing
FX Excursions
FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.
#globility
Insta FeedDaily
Jun 1, 2020Portugal Plans for Reopening Next Week
Over the last three–four weeks, Portugal made significant strides in slowly, but surely, reopening the country for travel. As of May 18, Portugal further loosened restrictions by ending the country’s COVID-19 State of Emergency status while continuing social distancing.
Sponsored Content
The Perfect Fit
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, small businesses create two-thirds of net new jobs and account for nearly 48 percent of the U.S. private sector workforce. And small- and medium-sized businesses outpace all other sectors as one of the fastest-growing in the United States. InterContinental® Hotels Group (IHG) goes above and beyond to create opportunities for this segment with its IHG® Business Edge program, voted Best Small- to Mid-Sized Business Program in Global Traveler’s 2019 GT Tested Reader Survey awards.
Daily
Jun 1, 2020United Airlines Launches United CleanPlus Partnership with Clorox, Healthcare Experts
United Airlines introduces United CleanPlus, a partnership with Clorox and the Cleveland Clinic. The company is committed to putting health and safety at the forefront of the entire customer experience, and hopes to deliver an industry-leading standard of cleanliness. This partnership brings together Clorox and some of the country’s top medical experts from the Cleveland Clinic to help guide United Airlines’ new cleaning, safety and social distancing protocols.
Daily
May 29, 20206 Reasons We Can’t Wait to #ComeBacktoTravel to the Florida Keys
At FXExpress Publications, Inc., we can’t wait to #ComeBacktoTravel, and we can’t wait for the travel industry and others to #ComeBacktoGT. Join us over the next several weeks as we entice you with photos from some of the places we’re most excited to visit. Take a visual journey through some of the Florida Keys’ most breathtaking sights with us, just in time for the June 1 reopening.
Sponsored Content
Five Things You Need to Know About Punta Cana’s New Finest Resort
Finding a beachfront Punta Cana all-inclusive resort for all ages can be daunting when you want to take home great memories with loved ones but also experience a sophisticated escape. Now, you can have both thanks to a new resort: Finest Punta Cana.
Daily
May 29, 2020Four Seasons Resort Revamps Reef Club
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa unveiled its newly renovated Reef Club. The Mediterranean eatery offers the warm vibes of the southern coast of Europe, combined with views of the Maldives.
European Commission Outlines Plan to Reopen Europe
Daily
May 28, 2020What to Expect for L.A. County Beaches
Daily
May 28, 2020Review: The Corner Hotel
eFlyer Reviews
May 27, 2020eFlyer News
May 27, 2020Abu Dhabi Launches Safe and Clean Certification Program
A first of its kind in the region, The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi launched a safe and clean certification program. The program seeks to uplift and standardize cleanliness and hygiene levels across all businesses and organizations in the tourism sector, including hotels, malls and other attractions. DCT Abu Dhabi will offer certifications that ensure compliance of standardized hygiene levels, and the program will roll out in phases, with the first dedicated to hotels.
Sponsored Content
Athens: A city that charms its guests and stirs their emotions
The city took its name from Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and war, and protector of the city. The financial, political and administrative center of the country and an all-powerful city-state in antiquity, Athens is a major center of culture. A visit to the first-ever museum dedicated to Byzantium, a stroll around the National Garden and a trip to the Olympeion archaeological site will take you back through time.
eFlyer Deals
May 27, 2020Uniworld Celebrates “The Heroes Among Us” with Complimentary Cruise
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is celebrating the heroes. Travelers can nominate the unsung heroes in their lives for a chance to be selected for one of 25 complimentary, seven-night European river cruises for two through July 31.
ShareThis