Marsaxlokk and Marsalforn were the two localities chosen by the Malta Airport Foundation for this year’s underwater clean-ups. With the help of some 30 divers from Calypso Subaqua Club and Atlam Subaqua Club as well as several other volunteers who gave a helping hand on land, the Malta Airport Foundation collected around 1.8 tonnes of […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation. EU policy needs to support practical emission reduction measures such as incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and modernization of air […]
New Airports Council International (ACI) World data shows the lasting adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis is forecast to remove an additional five billion passengers by the end of this year compared to the pre-COVID-19 forecast. Compared to 2019 levels this is expected to be -47.3% by year end with domestic passenger traffic recovering faster […]
La Compagnie, the 100% SMART BUSINESS CLASS airline, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market. It has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo onboard its Airbus A321LR services from Paris Orly to New York’s Newark International Airport, which will increase from the current four […]
Number of JetCard bookings, members and customer deposits up globally as travel restrictions ease Highlights: Global JetCard bookings up 56.8% and number of new members up 36.8% YoY US bookings up 152.9% YoY and the number of new US JetCard members up 225.0% UK JetCard bookings up 6.3% and customer deposits up 82.4% YoY, […]
Spain’s Air Europa has signed cargo handling contract extensions with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Madrid and Barcelona. The country’s third largest airline, Air Europa has been a WFS customer in Madrid since 2018, and signed its first agreement with the world’s largest cargo handler in Barcelona in January of this year. The new contracts […]
Lithuanian airports combining three air gateways in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga record a rapid recovery of passenger aviation. Compared to the first quarter of 2021, the number of passengers more than doubled and the supply of flights was 71% higher in the second quarter. Higher number of those who want to travel Lithuanian airports served […]
Manchester Airport confirmed the first passengers will pass through its new Terminal Two extension on Wednesday this week. Jet2 and TUI flights will operate from the flagship facility initially, with others to follow in the weeks ahead, as the Government’s policy for double-vaccinated passengers comes into play. The extended terminal is the centrepiece of MAG’s […]
The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, in coordination with Corporación Quiport, as part of the National Government’s “9/100 vaccination plan” is carrying out the immunization process of the airport community at the facilities of the Quito International Airport from July 7 to July 19, approximately. Close to 5,000 workers from the different companies and […]
Lithuanian Airports are launching an international tender to lease the existing fuel storage facilities at Vilnius and Palanga airports for ten years to manage the existing infrastructure as efficiently as possible. According to Dainius Ciuplys, Head of the Operations and Infrastructure Department of Lithuanian Airports, one of the tender objectives is to attract international, experienced […]
