Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has topped Bristol Airport’s annual rankings of airlines that do the most to minimise the noise of their aircraft when they land and take off.
The Tracker Awards are based on flight records for the year and measure compliance with departure routes set up to ease disturbance for local residents and also encourage airlines to use procedures which reduce their noise impact.
Ryanair, which serves 30 destinations from the airport and operated more than 3,500 flights last year, was the only airline to achieve more than 99% on ‘departure track compliance’ and more than 95% for ‘continuous descent approaches’.
The Tracker Awards were introduced in 2013 to recognise outstanding operational performance by airlines at the airport, based on monitoring of compliance with noise preferential routings (NPRs).
Continuous descent approaches are also encouraged, where aircraft stay higher for longer when approaching the airport, reducing noise and emissions for some local communities. The league table format is an effective way of encouraging continuous improvement and ensuring any deviations from track are taken seriously.
Ryanair base captain Craig Hope was presented with a certificate to mark the achievement and a large cake to share with his fellow flight crew.
In a close-run race, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines were also recognised for their outstanding performance last year in achieving more than 99% for departure track compliance and with more than 90% for continuous descent approaches.
Bristol Airport environment manager Melanie King said: “Ryanair had to see off strong competition from several airlines at Bristol Airport and we are delighted to recognise their commitment to improving their operational excellence.
“It is an outstanding achievement to operate over 99% on-track flight departures combined with over 95% of flights on Continuous Descent Approach. Initiatives like the Tracker Awards can only encourage further improvements which will help to minimise the noise impact on local communities.”
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has topped Bristol Airport’s annual rankings of airlines that do the most to minimise aircraft noise when the land and take off.
The Tracker Awards are based on flight records for the year and measure compliance with departure routes set up to ease disturbance for local residents and also encourage airlines to use procedures which reduce their noise impact.
Ryanair, which serves 30 destinations from the airport and operated more than 3,500 flights last year, was the only airline to achieve more than 99% on ‘departure track compliance’ and more than 95% for ‘continuous descent approaches’.
The Tracker Awards were introduced in 2013 to recognise outstanding operational performance by airlines at the airport, based on monitoring of compliance with noise preferential routings (NPRs).
Continuous descent approaches are also encouraged, where aircraft stay higher for longer when approaching the airport, reducing noise and emissions for some local communities.
The league table format is an effective way of encouraging continuous improvement and ensuring any deviations from track are taken seriously.
Ryanair base captain Craig Hope was presented with a certificate to mark the achievement and a large cake to share with his fellow flight crew.
In a close-run race, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines were also recognised for their outstanding performance last year in achieving more than 99% for departure track compliance and with more than 90% for continuous descent approaches.
Bristol Airport environment manager Melanie King said: “Ryanair had to see off strong competition from several airlines at Bristol Airport and we are delighted to recognise their commitment to improving their operational excellence.
“It is an outstanding achievement to operate over 99% on-track flight departures combined with over 95% of flights on Continuous Descent Approach. Initiatives like the Tracker Awards can only encourage further improvements which will help to minimise the noise impact on local communities.”
Pictured: Bristol Airport environment manager Melanie King with Ryanair base captain Craig Hope
