"For an average length 138 min flight (as per our trials conducted onboard), we saved 12.42 Ltr of water per flight," the company said in a statement.
IndiGo currently operates 1500 daily flights with an average flight duration of 98 minutes. This new installation will reduce water consumption by 8.82 litres per flight, enabling overall water savings of 13230 litres per day.
The airline is implementing innovative measures to reduce water and fuel consumption on flights on the occasion of world environment day.
According to IndiGo, this modification will also solve the challenge of water quantity in long flights. 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.
The airline has been working towards an integrated sustainable approach which can help them with day- to- day operations. IndiGo will be the first airline globally to make these changes for water conservation on board the aircraft.
IndiGo President and Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Prock-Schauer 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 to conserve water and significantly reduce carbon emissions through fuel savings. These consistent initiatives will contribute to a healthy ecosystem for our future generations," he added.
Recently, IndiGo published its first ESG Report, IndiGo Green, to share company’s outlook towards good governance and an overview of the environmental and social performance.
The airline has already registered a reduction of 1,478,359 tonnes of carbon emissions from 2014-15 to 2020-21 fiscal years. In 2022-23, the airline aims to reduce CO2 emission by 18% per ASK when compared to 2015-16, the statement added.
