At Olbia Costa Smeralda airport, on the occasion of World Environment Day, a round table to outline the path towards more sustainable tourism.
Taking part in the debate were easyJet Italia, Geasar, Sogeaal, Federalberghi Sardegna, the Department of Tourism, Crafts and Commerce and Confindustria Central North Sardinia.
It was held this morning, on the occasion of World Environment Day, “The journey of sustainability”, a debate organized byOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport and easyJet, first company in Olbia, at the Artport of the Sardinian port to discuss the road to take towards more sustainable tourism and highlight the synergistic work carried out to date, with the aim of promoting a more sustainable supply chain model both from a environmental and social.
The day’s proceedings, which were attended by several leading personalities in the sector, were opened by institutional greetings from Silvio Pippobello – CEO of the management company of Olbia Airport, Geasar, and of the management company of Alghero Riviera del Corallo Airport, Sogeaal.
Moderated by the journalist Mauro Garofalo, the round table then continued with the interventions of Lorenzo LagorioCountry Manager of easyJet Italia, Mario GarauRoutes Development Manager Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Paolo MancaPresident of Federalberghi Sardegna, Nicola MonelloPresident of the Confindustria Tourism section of Central and Northern Sardinia, e Angelo Francesco Cuccureddu, Councilor for Tourism, Crafts and Commerce of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia. In view of a positive summer in terms of tourist flows to and from the Sardinia region, the event represented an important opportunity for dialogue to continue sharing opinions and good practices, as well as to make visible the policies that can promote and encourage sustainable tourism.
“Air transport is a driving force for tourism and the local economy, but we are aware of how priority it is today to collaborate with all the players in the supply chain for the transition towards a sustainable aviation and tourism model. Our Roadmap towards net zero involves the integrated use of a series of levers for decarbonisation, such as the continuous renewal of the fleet with increasingly modern and efficient aircraft such as the Airbus A320-Neo family, the implementation of technological innovations aimed at efficiency of operations and the introduction of sustainable fuels. The objective, in the future, is to arrive at hydrogen propulsion which will allow us to reach the ultimate goal of zero emissions for short and medium range flights.” he has declared Lorenzo Lagorio, Country Manager of easyJet Italia.
Silvio Pippobello CEO Geasar and Sogeaal: “The impact that airports have on the territory is one of the fundamental elements of our strategic plan. In order to provide our contribution to safeguarding the environmental heritage of our territory, in collaboration with easyJet, strategic partner for Olbia Airport and leading carrier, on the occasion of World Environment Day, we thought it important to share, on this fundamental topic, the common strategic lines together with the stakeholders, in order to make the tourist destination competitive in a market context in which sustainability is one of the main drivers of holiday choice.
