Mactan Cebu International Airport, may mga bagong kagamitan para mabawasan ang carbon emission sa mga lalapag na eroplano
Mactan Cebu International Airport, may mga bagong kagamitan para mabawasan ang carbon emission sa mga lalapag na eroplano
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00:00The Mactan-Cebu International Airport has a new use.
00:04This is to reduce the carbon emissions of the flying airplanes.
00:08Jesse Atienza has the details.
00:15This is the Bridge Mounted Equipment or BME.
00:18A technology that was first launched in the country by officials of Mactan-Cebu International Airport
00:24and Avoites Infra Capital.
00:26This will replace the trucks that carry the generator sets
00:30on each airplane that will fly
00:32to provide the power supply.
00:34Experts explain that
00:36the machines of the airplanes are turned off after they fly.
00:40Here, the power supply is needed to restock
00:44in cleaning the seats
00:46and maintenance of the airplane.
00:48But with the help of BME,
00:50the power supply and air conditioning
00:52of an airplane
00:54will be restored from the airport.
00:56This is a big help to the environment
00:58because the trucks that carry the generator sets
01:00don't need to use fuel anymore.
01:24This is a new equipment that will provide
01:26the electrical source
01:28for the aircraft.
01:30So, no longer
01:32are we going to use DC generators.
01:34So, we have a much lower
01:36carbon footprint.
01:38This also has a big impact
01:40on passengers, especially tourists.
01:42It's like an AC.
01:44If you have your car,
01:46your engine is on if you want your AC
01:48and power right.
01:50But here, since you're talking of an aircraft,
01:52so they turn off their engine
01:54but they still have their AC and power inside.
01:56So, that's how simple it is.
01:58So, imagine how much fuel you are saving
02:00in terms of turning off an aircraft
02:02and having an AC
02:04and also electricity
02:06which also gives a bit of comfort
02:08to our passengers.
02:10You know very well that our strategy here
02:12in Mactan Cebu International Airport
02:14is embracing the fact that we are a tourism destination.
02:16So, it means to say that
02:18customer experience is our top priority.
02:20And since no longer
02:22are generators being used,
02:24the aircrafts in the MCIA
02:26are also expected by officials
02:28to lower the cost of each airline company.
02:32The cost of
02:34keeping the
02:36aircons on and the electrical system
02:38on will reduce
02:40substantially by
02:42at least 40%.
02:44So,
02:46hopefully, that will result in
02:48cheaper fares
02:50or the fares may not
02:52increase as much.
02:54So, we are telling the airlines
02:56to please pass on the savings
02:58to the consumers.
03:00BME projects are just a part
03:02of Paliparan's innovation and sustainability programs
03:04that aim to help
03:06the environment.
03:08We are being accredited as
03:10customer experience level 1, level 2
03:12and now we are also an ACA
03:14accredited level 1. So, there's a lot of things
03:16that we can also extend to the public
03:18that, yeah,
03:20our aviation industry in the Philippines
03:22is really up to that level
03:24of best practices internationally
03:26and I think we've proven that.
03:28Recently, the MCIA
03:30awarded a 4-star rating
03:32of Skytrax,
03:34a UK-based consultancy firm
03:36that gives 1 to 5-star
03:38ratings to airlines and airports.
03:40From PTV Cebu,
03:42Jesse Atienza,
03:44for Pangkangbansang TV in the new Philippines.