After holding it in digital format in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) will be staged for the eighth time at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from May 24 to 26. As a co-located event of the 20th edition of Airport Show, the world’s largest airport industry B2B […]
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the air sector in Canada. Airports have been significantly affected, experiencing major decreases in traffic over the past 15 months. Despite these consequences, airports have played a crucial role since the start of the pandemic by continuing to provide essential air services, including traveling to […]
As vaccination campaigns accelerate in the European continent, the challenges of the pandemic for travellers in some countries are gradually shrinking. When comparing aviation flows in March and April of this year at three Lithuanian airports, in the last month there has already been a higher flow of passengers (30 per cent growth) and a […]
The award-winning Northern Lights Lounge at Aberdeen International Airport is set to reopen once again. Passengers will once again be able to enjoy the best the region has to offer when the lounge reopens on Monday, May 17. Opened in 2017 as part of the £20m terminal transformation project the lounge will continue to work […]
Sydney Airport’s east-west runway accepted its first flights on Sunday 9 May 2021, more than a year after it was closed to accommodate the extraordinary demand for aircraft parking due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The east-west runway accommodated almost 50 grounded aircraft from almost all domestic airlines during the crisis. The move to re-open the […]
The second rapid-exit taxiway, built with the support of the Cohesion Fund, has been put into operation at Riga Airport. The renovation of a part of the runway at the Airport’s own expense has also been completed. The large-scale construction works began last summer. Within the framework of the Cohesion Fund project “Development of Secure […]
Guanacaste Airport, member of the VINCI Airports network since 2018, has entered Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program by reaching the level 2 Reduction for its actions in favor of the environment. ACA is the only global, airport-specific program that certifies airports’ efforts to manage and reduce its carbon emissions. This new accreditation illustrates the actions […]
Passengers at Pristina airport will be able to check in and drop bags independently thanks to roll out of Auto Bag Drop units. Pristina airport has been steadily modernizing its services since the government of Kosovo entered a 20-year franchise with infrastructure management specialist, the Limak Group, in 2011. In 2018 the airport laid the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposals by AENA to increase user charges at the 46 airports it operates across Spain could damage Spain’s economic and employment recovery from COVID-19. The proposals presented to the DGAC for approval include a request to increase charges by 5.5% over five years. They would also open […]
The opening of the new security filter on the mezzanine floor of Departures 1 means that all departure and transfer filters at Schiphol are now fitted with CT scans. This is a significant step forward in terms of service for travellers and safety at Schiphol. A lot of work has been done over the past […]
