Move is part of the operator’s preparations to accommodate anticipated growth in demand for travel In a significant development that signals the return of growth to Dubai and the UAE’s aviation and travel and tourism sectors, Dubai Airports has announced that it will reopen Dubai’s International’s Terminal 1 and Concourse D on June 24. The […]
The restyling of Milano Linate airport was presented on June 8th with the President of the Italian Republic, SergioMattarella, in attendance. After major redevelopment work that began in 2019 and has been completed on schedule, Milan’s city airport has an all-new look. After the façade makeover in 2018, the terminal’s architectural and ambience restyling project […]
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is getting a modern passenger terminal. The new infrastructural acquisition has been launched with an opening ceremony featuring the Slovenian Prime Minister as the keynote speaker. The new terminal will open for passengers on 1 July. Two years after its construction started, a modern building now towers over the airport apron, […]
Frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines will soon be able to use their biometric identity across any participating airline at any participating airport following a new agreement between the world’s largest airline alliance, NEC Corporation and SITA. The agreement announced today is aimed at accelerating the availability of biometric self-service touchpoints across […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has invested in a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region, providing centralised 24/7 monitoring of its cargo handling operations. Located in Paris CDG, the Centre commences operation this month to further enhance WFS’ core focus on delivering the highest standards of aviation […]
Between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, a total of 1,115,826 passengers moved through the Quito airport. 12 international airlines fly to 11 direct destinations from Quito. As of the first of June, one year has passed since the resumption of commercial passenger operations at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport, after operations were halted […]
The first of two Hold Baggage System (HBS) scanners for Guernsey Airport has arrived and is being installed into its final position in a dedicated area recently constructed in the passenger terminal. Guernsey Ports is making improvements to its HBS system, which will ensure compliance with the latest aviation security standards. Guernsey Ports’ Head of […]
With the UK government taking an overly cautious approach to reopening international travel and with the current green list representing only 1.7% of 2019 passenger numbers, there is a real risk that summer 2021 is as bad or worse than summer 2020. In 2020, there were significantly more countries on the travel corridor list compared […]
The Kansai Airports Group is introducing new firefighting vehicles at Kobe Airport (KOBE). Replacing the old vehicles that have been in service at KOBE for 16 years since September 2005, the new vehicles will bring firefighting operational enhancements and a significant increase in storage capacity for firefighting and rescue equipment. The Kansai Airports Group is […]
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is proud to announce the accomplishment of one of its ambitious goals — Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) achieves net energy neutral status in the Financial Year 2020-21. As part of its sustainability goals, BIAL had set the target to become Net Energy Neutral by 2020-21. As an outcome […]
