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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Portland airport is using llamas and alpacas for stress relief at its terminals.</li><li>Travel anxiety is common, and fears like missing boarding can worsen mental health conditions.</li></ul>An airport in Oregon is trying to ease nervous flyers' concerns by providing them with access to an unusual <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-therapy-and-emotional-support-animals-2020-4">animal therapy program.</a>Portland International Airport says it has partnered with Mountain Peaks Therapy to bring llamas and alpacas into its terminals every few weeks, hoping to alleviate some of the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airport-tips-travel-expert-samantha-brown-2024-6">stress associated with air travel</a>, according to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5173755/therapy-animals-portland-airport-llama-alpaca">NPR</a>.The farm, based in Ridgefield, Washington, has five llamas and six alpacas, which it says are certified to interact with passengers in a calming manner. Its website <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://classycamelids.com/pricing">says</a> it costs about $650 an hour per animal.Studies have shown that animal therapy has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5504801/">minor to moderately positive effects</a> on those struggling with an array of mental illnesses, though academics say more research needs to be done on its efficacy.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/pac/about-us/animal-assisted-therapy-research">According to UCLA Health</a>, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/mental-health/emotional-support-animal">animal therapy</a> can promote the release of mood-boosting hormones, lower anxiety, and provide a "happy distraction."Most existing studies are focused on therapy dogs, which are increasingly being used in airports, such as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://mediacentre.stanstedairport.com/therapy-dogs-paws-itively-delight-passengers/">London Stansted</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cv205z3ndkjo">Istanbul Airport.</a>Although the use of llamas and alpacas is more unusual, Allison Ferre, a spokesperson for the Port of Portland, told NPR that it's just one initiative aimed at addressing the stress associated with air travel.Another involved redesigning the airport to include trees, according to NPR.The Port of Portland did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Denver International Airport has the world's largest animal therapy program, for which it was awarded the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/687319-largest-airport-therapy-animal-programme">Guinness World Record in 2021</a>.A <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=eceac68b5e5b0722d58db39ac4e9495b2b7de9f74412fda029f1a6663a285a1d&amp;postID=6728b20c06a260ef18e8c1ca&amp;postSlug=portland-airport-uses-llamas-for-stress-relief-ease-travel-anxiety-2024-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prioritypass.com%2Fblog%2F2019%2Fairport-stress-survey">2019 survey of UK passengers by Priority Pass</a>, a program that provides access to airport lounges, found that the biggest <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-becoming-more-miserable-climate-crisis-delays-costs-turbulence-2024-8">anxieties about travel</a> are getting stuck on the way to the airport, losing baggage, missing boarding, or misplacing passports.According to Mintel, a market research company, nearly half (45%) of US airport travelers surveyed in 2022 reported that they found airport crowds to be a major source of stress, the company said in an email to BI.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/mental-health">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> said that travel-related stress can be a trigger for those with pre-existing mental illnesses, including depression and anxiety.

An Oregon airport is trying to alleviate travel anxiety with llama therapy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dunedin Airport has limited farewell hugs to three minutes at its dropoff zone.</li><li>The aim is to keep traffic moving at New Zealand's fifth-busiest airport.</li></ul>An airport in New Zealand has caused a stir over drop-offs after imposing a three-minute curb on farewell hugs.Dunedin Airport in New Zealand's South Island erected a sign reading: "Max hug time three minutes. For fonder farewells please use the car park."The rule applies only to the drop-off zone. Parking is free for the first 15 minutes and $1.80 for half an hour.Dunedin airport CEO Dan de Bono <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018958759/dunedin-airport-introduces-time-limits-for-drop-off-zones">told Radio New Zealand</a> that his team was having "a bit of fun" with the restriction, which he said was more about "enabling others to also have hugs."De Bono added that some travelers had previously used the zone to engage in last-minute amorous acts. "Our staff have seen some interesting things over the years," he said.Critics of the rule on social media say it is inhumane and unnecessary. De Bono said the notice was to politely ask passengers to move on and provide space for others rather than police public displays of affection.He said people breaking the rule will not face serious consequences and will, at most, be asked to move along by airport staff.According to its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.dunedinairport.co.nz/assets/financial-reports/Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-and-Audit-Opinion-2023-FINAL.pdf">2023 annual report</a>, Dunedin Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand, with 920,349 passengers that year.Parking charges can generate a significant amount of income for airports."Parking is a key revenue source for airports worldwide," Kim Crafton, director of marketing and air service development at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/airport-parking-reservations-full-lots-2d0cd3fd">The Wall Street Journal in May.</a> Last year, parking revenue at Columbia was 20% higher than airline revenue, the publication said. According to an analysis of corporate filings by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/airports-make-2m-a-day-from-parking-charges-as-prices-take-off-7plbqfqhx">The Times</a>, the UK's four largest <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-private-wireless-connectivity-changing-airport-experience-aviation-mwc-2024-10">airports</a> — Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, and Stansted — took nearly $2.6 million a day in car parking <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tulum-airport-review-location-airlines-2024-7">charges</a> from travelers last year.Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport — consistently the world's busiest airport — requires a $3 hourly fee for the first two hours of short-stay parking. Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link" href="https://www.damacproperties.com/en/blog/dubai-international-airport-parking-fees-complete-guide-2378">charges</a> around $6.80 for one hour of economy parking.A recent <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://media.rac.co.uk/pressreleases/cost-of-dropping-off-friends-and-family-reaches-record-high-as-fees-increase-at-seven-uk-airports-3334594">analysis</a> by British automotive services company RAC found that, in the UK, just three of the top 20 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/18-firearms-a-day-intercepted-airports-majority-loaded-tsa-says-2024-10">airports</a> retain free drop-off zones."Our research also clearly shows that a major reason for driving and dropping off is the practical challenges of traveling with heavy and bulky luggage, especially if you have elderly or very young people in tow," said RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis.

An airport sick of cars clogging its drop-off zone imposed a 3-minute cap on hugs

A private airlines' Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the <keyword id="22528018" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tribhuvan-International-Airport" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tribhuvan International Airport" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tribhuvan International Airport">Tribhuvan International Airport</keyword> (TIA) in Katmandu, killing 18 of the 19 people on board. The pilot of the <keyword id="22528017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Saurya-Airlines" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Saurya Airlines" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Saurya Airlines">Saurya Airlines</keyword> plane survived the crash and was taken to hospital, officials said. The crash took place when the aircraft veered off the runway and burst into flames. Footage from the spot showed dramatic scenes of the plane speeding down the runway before a fire broke out with high flames and thick black smoke billowing from the wreckage. At least 19 people, including aircrew, were aboard the private Saurya Airlines plane which met with the accident at around 11 am, sources said. The <keyword id="22384937" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kathmandu-post" source="keywords">Kathmandu Post</keyword> newspaper reported that 18 bodies have been recovered from the crash site. <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1816004873441210431"></div> "The accident occurred after the Pokhara-bound flight suffered a runway excursion during takeoff," said TIA Spokesperson Subash Jha. The Himalayan Times newspaper reported that the plane was only carrying technical staff of the airline."There were no passengers on board but the plane was carrying few technical staff," Gyanendra Bhul, information officer at the TIA, said. The pilot of the aircraft has been taken to a hospital, a security official deployed at the airport told PTI without giving further details. A fire that broke out from the aircraft has been put off, he added. Police and firefighters are carrying out <keyword id="20501159" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rescue-operations" source="keywords">rescue operations</keyword> at the accident site. Authorities have shut down the TIA following the <keyword id="19992034" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="plane-crash" source="keywords">plane crash</keyword>, the MyRepublica news portal reported. Dozens of international and domestic flights have been affected due to the airport closure.

18 killed as plane crashes during takeoff at Nepal's Kathmandu airport

<ul class="summary-list"><li>JetBlue Airways announced plans to build its first-ever airport lounges.</li><li>The first lounge will come online at New York's JFK International next year with Boston to follow.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jetblue-mint-business-class-apartment-studio-jfk-edinburgh-scotland-2024-5">JetBlue Airways</a> plans to build its first airport lounges, it announced Thursday.The new lounges, the first of which are set for New York's JFK International and Boston Logan International, are part of the New York-based carrier's continued push to bolster its premium <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/review-jetblue-mint-business-class-paris-lie-flat-seats-2023-7">Mint business class experience</a>."Customers have asked for a JetBlue lounge for years, and we can't wait to unveil our take in New York and Boston," Jetblue President Marty St. George said in a press release.The first lounge is set to open in New York in late 2025. The 8,000-square-foot facility will be located in Terminal 5, JetBlue's head of marketing, Jayne O'Brien, told Business Insider.In Boston, a larger, 11,000-square-foot facility would be located in the airport's Terminal B to C connector,<div type="image" title="JetBlue terminal 5 at JFK." height="4054" width="6082" msid="113501927" hostid="261" sizebytes="1089532"></div>Access to the new lounges will initially be limited to transatlantic Mint customers, holders of the airline's soon-to-be-announced premium credit card, and the highest tier (level 4) members of JetBlue's TrueBlue Mosaic loyalty program."Initially, we want to see how this goes and approach it very carefully so that we don't have overcrowded lounges and disappointed customers," O'Brien said of the decision to limit initial access to the lounge.<h2 id="84bbec34-9e1e-4b53-a327-2bf0a6c2224e">Lounges were a glaring hole in JetBlue's Mint experience</h2>JetBlue was established more than a quarter century ago as a single-cabin, low-cost carrier that delivered the comforts and service of a pricier mainline carrier.That changed in 2016 when the airline launched its first <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comparison-jetblue-mint-business-economy-class-even-more-space-seat-2023-8">Mint premium business class cabin with lie-flat seats</a>.While <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/upgrade-to-jetblue-mint-business-class-cabin-worth-it-2024-6">Mint's in-flight product</a> has been very well received by critics and the traveling public, the lack of a dedicated airport lounge dampened the cabin's overall competitiveness.The airline has attempted to address this shortcoming by offering complimentary members to Priority Pass through its co-branded credit cards.JetBlue customers also briefly had access to American Airlines Admirals Club lounges through the carriers' Northeast Alliance partnership, which was dissolved in July 2023 after a federal judge ruled it violated antitrust laws.<div type="image" title="American Airlines JFK Airport Lounge" height="1666" width="2500" msid="113501930" hostid="261" sizebytes="216858"></div>According to O'Brien, the airline is taking a measured, wait-and-see approach to establishing additional lounges across the Atlantic or at its other major operational hubs in the US.<h2 id="b3146b00-52b9-4ee2-a44b-56e4033c3101">Loyalty is big business for airlines</h2>For the airline industry, loyalty extends beyond the benefits of return business.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airlines-rewards-programs-investigation-united-delta-american-southwest-2024-9">Selling frequent-flyer miles to credit card</a> companies to be offered as customer rewards has become a highly lucrative source of extra income for airlines in recent years.A major selling point for these airline credit cards, some of which can cost consumers more than $500 a year in fees, is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chase-airport-lounge-vs-amex-centurion-compared-laguardia-nyc-2024-9">the prospect of lounge access.</a>In 2023, Delta earned $6.8 billion from American Express, while American Airlines made $5.2 billion from its Citi Mastercards and other partners, for example.JetBlue generated just $422 million in loyalty-related revenue during that same period, helping pad an otherwise <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-airlines-are-struggling-despite-record-travel-demand-profits-revenue-2024-6">rough few months of financial performance. </a>With the new lounges in its arsenal, the airline will be better positioned to keep loyal customers coming back. It should also bolster the revenue generated from its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/credit-cards/jetblue-plus-credit-card-review">JetBlue Mastercards.</a>"Our core, most valuable customers are telling us that lounges are important to them, so that is why we're doing this now," O'Brien said.

JetBlue is fixing its business class' biggest weakness by building its own airport lounges

<ul class="summary-list"><li>French outlets reported Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested Saturday at an airport near Paris.</li><li>Durov was arrested due to a "preliminary police investigation," Reuters reported.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pavel-durov-telegram-billionaire-russia-instagram-wealth-founder-dubai-lifestyle-2022-3">Telegram CEO Pavel Durov</a> was arrested Saturday as he departed his private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris, multiple outlets reported.Reuters reported, citing French media sources, that the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/takeaways-from-telegram-founders-first-interview-7-years-2024-3">elusive billionaire entrepreneur</a> was arrested as part of a preliminary investigation into criminal activity on the instant messaging app. Per CBS News, the investigation is focused on posts on the platform that may include offenses such as fraud, drug trafficking, and organized crime, with Telegram accused of failing to moderate such content adequately.CBS News reported he is expected to appear in court on Sunday.Durov's arrest comes amid increasing international pressure on social media platforms to moderate content on their sites and apps. The European Union, of which France is a key member, recently implemented the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-commission-x-launched-investigation-elon-musk-social-media-2023-12">Digital Services Act</a>, which requires large tech companies to strictly moderate illegal content on their platforms or face steep fines. Telegram has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-touch-with-telegram-it-nears-criterion-eu-tech-rules-2024-05-28/">faced intense scrutiny</a> from the EU this year over its moderation practices since the platform has grown to 41 million EU users — just shy of the 45 million size that would require the platform to follow DSA rules.Telegram is a particularly influential social media platform in Ukraine and Russia and has become a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-telegram-became-the-heart-of-the-ukraine-conflict-2022-3">primary source of information about the war</a> between the two countries. The site has come under repeated fire for hosting graphic and misleading content about the Russia-Ukraine war and the war between <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/telegram-channel-ban-israel-gaza-dagestan-russia-airport-durov-2023-10">Israel and Hamas</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/telegram-channel-ban-israel-gaza-dagestan-russia-airport-durov-2023-10">.</a> However, Telegram rarely shuts down channels without prompting from law enforcement or regulatory agencies.Durov, born in Russia, left the country in 2014 after he refused to comply with Kremlin orders to shut down the accounts of opposition groups on a separate social media platform he founded, VKontakte, per Reuters. That year, Durov sold his stake in VKontakte."I would rather be free than to take orders from anyone," Durov told Tucker Carlson in April about his decision to leave Russia.Representatives for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/what-is-telegram">Telegram</a> did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport, reports say

<keyword id="6378232" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India-Express" source="Orion">Air India Express</keyword> has cancelled "scores of flights" due to a shortage of cabin crew members as a section of them are reporting sick to protest against alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline, according to sources. Discontent has been brewing among a section of the cabin crew at the low-cost carrier for some time now, especially after the start of the process of merger of AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India, with itself. The sources on Wednesday said several cabin crew members started reporting sick since Monday evening and as there are not enough cabin crew members, "scores of flights" have been cancelled at various airports, including Kochi, Calicut and Bangalore. Late last month, a union representing a section of the Air India Express cabin crew alleged that the airline is being mismanaged and there is a lack of equality in the treatment of the staff. Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU), a registered union, which claims to represent around 300 cabin crew members, mostly seniors, had also alleged that mismanagement of the affairs has affected the morale of the employees. Many passengers took to social media on Wednesday complaining about the sudden cancellation of flights. In response to a passenger's post on X about flight cancellation, Air India Express apologised and said the flight was cancelled "due to operational reasons". "As part of our service recovery process, you can either opt to reschedule the flight within the next 7 days or request a full refund through our chat bot Tia...," the airline said in a post on X. The development at Air India Express comes a month after <keyword id="19924335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Group" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Group">Tata Group</keyword> full-service carrier Vistara witnessed pilot woes, forcing it to temporarily cut down capacity by 10 per cent or 25-30 flights daily. As part of consolidating its airline business, Tata Group is merging Air India Express and AIX Connect, as well as Vistara with Air India. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/aadhar-housing-finance-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/109919298.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/aadhar-housing-finance-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/109919298.cms" target="_blank">Aadhar Housing Finance IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/top-selling-cars-in-india-in-april-2024-tata-punch-continues-to-dominate/slidelist/109909744.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/top-selling-cars-in-india-in-april-2024-tata-punch-continues-to-dominate/slidelist/109909744.cms" target="_blank">Top-selling cars in India in April 2024 – Tata Punch continues to dominate</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/worldwide-tablet-shipments-grow-in-q1-2024-after-two-years-of-decline/articleshow/109876390.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/worldwide-tablet-shipments-grow-in-q1-2024-after-two-years-of-decline/articleshow/109876390.cms" target="_blank">Worldwide tablet shipments grow in Q1 2024 after two years of decline</a>

Air India Express cancels flights due to cabin crew shortage: Sources

<ul class="summary-list"><li>El Al said a plane en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Turkey.</li><li>The Israeli airline said local staff at Antalya airport refused to refuel the plane.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/palestinian-american-woman-el-al-israeli-airline-staff-humiliated-her-2023-8">Israeli flag carrier</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hostile-elements-tried-hijack-communications-with-israel-el-al-flight-2024-2">El Al</a> says local airport workers refused to refuel one of its planes after it made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.Flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv landed in Antalya almost three hours into its journey, <a target="_blank" href="https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ELY5102">data from flight-tracking website FlightAware shows.</a>FlightAware data shows that the plane then flew to Rhodes International Airport, stopping for about an hour, before proceeding to its final destination.In a statement to Business Insider, an El Al spokesperson said that local workers in Turkey "refused to refuel the company's plane, even though it was a medical case."The spokesperson said a passenger requiring medical treatment was evacuated. The airline told BI that the plane ultimately took off for Rhodes in Greece and refueled there before flying on to Israel.According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/israel/Article-0addbdefce96091027.htm">Israeli news outlet Mako</a>, the plane was on the tarmac at the Turkish airport for about two hours.A passenger on the flight, identified only as Avner, told Mako that passengers were informed that local airport workers would be refueling the plane, but "the ground crew was not cooperating."An unnamed Turkish diplomatic source told The Times of Israel that "fuel was to be provided to the plane due to humanitarian considerations, but as the relevant procedure was about to be completed, the captain decided to leave of his own accord."Last year, Antalya was one of Israeli tourists' most popular vacation destinations, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/israel/Article-99776bdea0ec881027.htm?Partner=interlink">according to Mako</a>.However, since the Hamas <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gaza-tour-guides-pivot-october-7-tours-make-money-2024-6">terror attacks on October 7</a> in Israel, and the subsequent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gazas-unemployment-soars-children-work-feed-families-un-2024-6">invasion of Gaza</a>, all direct flights between Israel and Turkey have been canceled.In May, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/02/turkey-reportedly-halts-all-trade-israel-war-gaza">Turkey stopped all trade with Israel</a> over the war in Gaza and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/1/turkey-seeks-to-join-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel-at-icj#:~:text=News%7CUnited%20Nations-,Turkey%20seeks%20to%20join%20South%20Africa's%20genocide%20case%20against%20Israel,Justice%20to%20join%20the%20case.">sought to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel</a> at the International Court of Justice.Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has also ratcheted up his criticism of Israel, calling it a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-terror-state-slams-west-2023-11-15/">"terrorist state" in November</a> last year.In response, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-responds-to-bidens-threat-in-television-interview-2024-5">Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a> said <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/101220171">he wouldn't be lectured by a leader</a> who "bombs Kurdish villages."

Israeli airline says Turkish airport staff refused to refuel its plane after it made an emergency landing

<keyword id="6358070" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mumbai" source="Orion">Mumbai</keyword> International Airport has entirely switched to green sources for its energy consumption needs, making it one of India's 100 per cent sustainable airports. Of the total 100 per cent, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (<keyword id="6984665" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="csmia" source="Orion">CSMIA</keyword>) procures around 5 per cent of the airport's electricity requirement through its onsite solar generation and the rest 95 per cent from other green sources such as hydro and wind energy. Ushering into a sustainable future, CSMIA witnessed a rise in natural energy procurement with 57 per cent green consumption in April 2022 to a whopping 98 per cent between May to July. And, finally attained the 100 per cent utilisation of renewable sources of energy in August 2022, said a CSMIA spokesperson. The spokesperson said that the airport is committed to continuous reduction in energy consumption and carbon footprint through various initiatives. Moreover, CSMIA initially undertook the measure of installing a 1.06MW rooftop solar power plant, which the airport eventually strengthened to 4.66 MW. CSMIA was the first in India to launch hybrid technology which solely runs on green energy since April 2022, thus enabling a highly efficient and low carbon future for aviation. This sustainable initiative undertaken by CSMIA is part of the airport's efforts that reduce its carbon footprint which propels its journey towards 'Net Zero' emissions, the spokesperson added. CSMIA implemented a <keyword id="15212680" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="carbon-accounting-and-management-system" source="Orion">Carbon Accounting and Management System</keyword> (CAMS) based on ISO 14064-1:2018 to identify, measure &amp; manage <keyword id="56310" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="greenhouse-gas" source="Orion">GreenHouse Gas</keyword> (GHG) emissions. CSMIA is the first Indian airport to have participated in <keyword id="1939229" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="airport-carbon-accreditation" source="Orion">Airport Carbon Accreditation</keyword> (ACA) program of Airports Council International (ACI) in 2012. Speaking on the occasion, CSMIA's spokesperson said, "We are extremely delighted to achieve this key milestone in our journey towards attaining a sustainable future for CSMIA. The diligent efforts of the airport in undertaking several thoughtful initiatives have paved the way to achieve this feat. As CSMIA aspires to become net-zero by 2029, this landmark event further encourages us to stay committed to our efforts in enhancing the operational efficiency of the airport while operating on fully renewable energy". SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/article/70-of-bengaluru-kids-have-lung-related-issues-environmentalist-warns-against-dangers-of-breathing-bengaluru-air/articleshow/94757838.cms">"70% of Bengaluru kids have lung-related issues": environmentalist warns against dangers of breathing Bengaluru air</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/cement-metals-mining-companies-are-better-at-environment-impact-reporting-says-study/articleshow/94757044.cms">Cement, metals, mining companies are better at environment impact reporting, says study</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An airport apologized for asking a woman to remove her prosthetic breast while in a security line.</li><li>The passenger said she felt like a "rabbit in the headlights" when the demand was made.</li></ul>Dublin Airport has apologized after a passenger was told by security staff to remove her prosthetic breast in public as she passed through airport scanners.Realtán Ní Leannáin told BBC Radio Ulster that the airport's body scanners highlighted her prosthesis, the result of a mastectomy, as she traveled from the Irish capital to Donegal.After telling airport security that the alert was caused by her prosthesis, she was told to remove it, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001y39z">she told BBC Radio Ulster</a>.The security terminal was crowded at the time, the outlet reported.Ní Leannáin said she was like a "rabbit in the headlights," too startled to do anything but comply.The airport staff's attitude was as if they'd told her to put an "orange jumpsuit on," she added. "It was even the physical standing in front of me, as in, 'I need to see it. I need to see it,'" she said.Ní Leannáin said she was not offered a private space to remove it in.After taking the prosthesis half out — which is fiddly because it sits in a pocket — she said she wasn't made to continue the process."I think that's when the woman, the female security guard, maybe realized she hadn't been going down the right road," Ní Leannáin told BBC Radio Ulster.Dublin Airport representatives later apologized after Ní Leannáin complained, she said, but wouldn't commit to saying it wouldn't happen again.Dublin Airport did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment, but it did apologize to Ní Leannáin in a statement to BBC Radio Ulster.An airport spokesperson said that it had investigated the incident and agreed that it "should have been handled better," the outlet reported.Passengers can ask for a private screening but "regrettably, this did not happen on the day in question," the spokesperson said.The airport has taken steps to ensure similar situations are avoided in the future, the statement said.But Ní Leannáin said she's concerned that not enough people are aware they can request a private screening.She added that it's not just people with prostheses who might be affected, but also people with colostomy bags, among other things.Airport security lines, and their intrusive searches, have long been a source of anger and frustration.Tech solutions could eventually help to reduce their need. In March, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-self-service-security-screening-airport-test-2024-3">Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas trialed a self-checkout-style security service</a> that it said may help to reduce pat-downs in the future.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An airport worker fell out of an Airbus A320 in Indonesia.</li><li>A video of the incident shows staff breaking safety rules by removing the airstairs with the door open.</li></ul>A video shows the frightening moment an airport worker fell out of an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a320-history-boeing-737-rival-2018-9">Airbus A320</a>.The man is seen looking back at the plane, apparently talking to the crew on board, as other staff move the airstairs away from the plane, which sports the livery of Indonesian airline Transnusa.He appeared to presume the stairs were still there. He stepped backward out of the open door and fell to the tarmac.The video shows a clear lapse in following safety rules. Ground workers are not supposed to move the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-passenger-compensated-33-000-after-breaking-leg-on-staircase-2023-9">airstairs</a> while a plane's door is still open.Details of the incident are sparse.Citing an unnamed source, <a target="_blank" href="https://airlive.net/news/2024/05/15/a-ground-agent-fell-from-an-a320-as-the-stepladder-was-removed-seconds-before/">Airlive.net</a> reported that the worker wasn't seriously injured and received immediate treatment.Newsflare reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and that the worker had just finished pre-flight checks. The flight departed 50 minutes late, it added.TransNusa has started an investigation into the incident, per Newsflare.The airstairs bear the logo of JAS Airport Services, a company that provides ground-handling services to airports and airlines in Indonesia.TransNusa is a small regional airline first founded in 2005. It stopped operations in 2020 due to the pandemic but was relaunched in 2022.TransNusa and JAS Airport Services did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Israeli airstrike on an airport in Syria reportedly killed 11 Iranian officers.</li><li>The strike hit Damascus International Airport on Thursday evening, Al Arabiya reported.</li></ul>An Israeli airstrike on an airport in Syria has reportedly killed 11 senior Iranian officers, Saudi Arabian news outlet <a target="_blank" href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/12/29/Israeli-airstrike-kills-11-members-of-Iran-s-IRGC-in-Syria-Sources">Al Arabiya reported</a>, citing unnamed sources.The officers were part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and they had been at Damascus International Airport to welcome a "senior delegation," per the report.The IRGC members managed Iran-backed forces in eastern Syria, the report adds.The IRGC has refuted the claim, with Ramezan Sharif, a spokesperson for the group, labeling the report "baseless," Iranian state media agency the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.irna.ir/news/85337266/IRGC-denies-martyrdom-of-11-advisors-bombing-of-Damascus-airport">Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported</a>.The Israel Defense Forces told Business Insider it had "no comment" on the reports.Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the think tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/attack-syria-kills-11-senior-iranian-military-officers-injures-top-advisor-damascus-report">Fox News Digital</a> that "should the strike be independently verified, it would be more proof of Israel being able to hold back and deter elements of the Axis of Resistance in other geographies while fighting to defeat Hamas in Gaza."Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq have launched attacks on Israel and its allies in support of Hamas.Taleblu added that "the IRGC has long seen Syria as a critical regional hub to project power into the Eastern Mediterranean" and that "it should come as a shock to no one that Guard Corps elite are operating there."It comes after an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital on Monday <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-kills-top-iranian-commander-syria-2023-12?r=US&amp;IR=T">killed a top commander and senior advisor in the IRGC</a>.The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said Israel had committed a "strategic mistake" by killing General Sayyed Razi Mousavi in the strike, saying it would increase resistance against the country, per the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.irna.ir/news/85334571/Israel-committed-strategic-mistake-by-killing-IRGC-commander">IRNA</a>.The IRGC responded to the news by saying Israel would suffer for the killing."The usurper and savage Zionist regime will pay for this crime," the group said in a TV statement, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-air-strike-syria-kills-senior-iranian-revolutionary-guards-member-2023-12-25/">Reuters</a>.

11 senior Iranian officers killed in Israeli airstrike on Syrian airport, report says      

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A baggage handler was hospitalized after being caught in a conveyor belt, The Sun reported.</li><li>The incident occurred at London's Heathrow Airport, the report said.</li></ul>A baggage handler at London's Heathrow Airport is in critical condition after an incident involving a conveyor belt, the British newspaper <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26000628/heathrow-baggage-critical-condition-scarf-conveyor-belt/">The Sun</a> reported.It occurred when her scarf got snagged in the conveyor belt and she was dragged along as she unloaded luggage from a flight operated by Scottish airline Loganair, the report said.Passengers had already disembarked from the aircraft while the flight crew was unaware of the situation below, it added.The woman, who was working for airport services company Menzies, was attended to by paramedics and then taken to hospital.A Menzies spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Business Insider that one of its employees was in hospital receiving treatment following an incident at Heathrow."Our thoughts are with our employee and their family. We cannot provide any further detail at this stage," the company added.A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told BI that paramedics responded to a call at 5.49 p.m. on Wednesday, 14 February, about an incident at Heathrow's Terminal 2."We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and members of our hazardous area response team (HART)," the spokesperson said. "Our first medics arrived on scene in four minutes."We treated a patient at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority," they added."It was the stuff of nightmares," an unnamed source told The Sun. "No one was on hand to help out. It's a miracle she wasn't killed."On its website, <a target="_blank" href="https://menziesaviation.com/services/ground-handling/">Menzies</a> says it works on 11,000 aircraft a week and that its ground teams "take immense pride in delivering quality through best practice working processes" and "an exceptional approach to safety."Business Insider has contacted Heathrow for comment.

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