Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East encourages greater airport readiness to scale SAF
- Airports Council International
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Scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to multilocation operations requires more than production—it demands robust supply-chain and infrastructure readiness across airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
At the recent SAF APAC Summit 2026 in Melbourne, Australia, Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) joined industry stakeholders to address the role of the airports in enabling credible carbon accounting, accelerating SAF-infrastructure readiness and stakeholder alignment.
Speaking on the “Sharing a Cleaner Sky: Building a Regional SAF Network” panel, Ken Lau, ACI APAC & MID’s head of sustainability, shared insights on regional SAF corridors.
As APAC nations are progressing at varying paces in SAF deployment, a regional network creates vital synergy to leverage each other’s strengths in implementing SAF.
“Though traditionally the concept of a regional SAF corridor involves large hub airports, we should not neglect other regional airports that could have a location advantage for SAF deployment.” Lau said.
He also emphasized the importance of harmonizing policy across diverse jurisdictions, which could be supported by establishing national and regional SAF coalitions and stakeholder task forces that helps align industry positions and streamline engagement with governments.
The discussion also centers on the best practices of major hub airports in developing SAF, while the geographical advantage of smaller regional airports in deploying SAF should not be overlooked.
The distinct location advantages include the proximity to feedstock sources or direct port infrastructure, making regional airports ideal nodes for regional SAF distribution.
ACI APAC & MID said it remains committed to facilitate this transition by advocating for harmonized policy frameworks and empowering its airport members to bridge national readiness gaps through a pragmatic and collaborative approach to building a more resilient and sustainable aviation ecosystem.
