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Sip Local and Fly Global at Denver International Airport

Grab your koozies, beanies and flannels –fall is approaching, which means “Beer Flights,” Denver International Airport’s (DEN) beer garden is back! The beer garden is located on the DEN plaza, between the West in and south entrance to the Jeppesen Terminal. This popular event features some of Colorado’s top micro-breweries and brew masters. The beer […]

Brussels Airport to renovate runway 25R/07L in 2020

After the thorough renovation of runways 25L/07R in 2015 and 01/19 in 2016, Brussels Airport Company will be renovating runway 25R/07L from 13 July to 23 August 2020. 24 years after the previous renovation works on this runway, in 1996, the entire runway needs to be closed for renovation to guarantee the safe landing and […]

UK’s best and worst airport revealed

Long queues, crowded terminals and pricey parking charges have led to Belfast International being rated the UK’s worst airport in a survey by consumer magazine Which?. Customers gave the airport an approval score of 42%, saying it was “shabby”, “understaffed” and had a poor layout. It came just behind London Luton on 43% and Manchester […]

Bristol Airport switches to 100 per cent renewable electricity

In a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint, Bristol Airport has switched to a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply. The announcement follows the recent publication of a carbon roadmap setting out how the Airport will become carbon neutral by 2025 for emissions within its direct control. The new three-year agreement with global renewable […]

Reconstruction of San Francisco Airport’s Runway 28L Has Begun

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) closed Runway 28L on September 7, 2019, for 20 days to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. Once the runway closed on Saturday construction crews immediately began the process of removing the existing runway layers to create a new base layer below the surface. The runway is […]

Lomond Lounge opens at Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport’s exclusive £1.6m Lomond Lounge welcomed its first passengers on Friday, 6th September. The plush facility lounge, which created 25 new jobs, is based airside in the departures area and will operate between 5am and 9pm. This is the fourth lounge facility to be based at Glasgow – the most of any Scottish airport – […]

Bristol Airport raises awareness of Get On Board campaign

Passengers travelling through Bristol Airport from Thursday 5 September will see a new awareness programme entitled Get On Board. The initiative will help raise awareness of the serious implications of disruptive behaviour at the Airport or on board an aircraft. Bristol Airport is already committed to the UK Aviation Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers […]

Sydney Airport celebrates one billion passengers

Sydney Airport has marked an historic milestone in the lead up to its Centenary, welcoming the arrival of its one billionth passenger. The billionth passenger, ten-year-old Katinka from the Blue Mountains, touched down with her Mum and five-year-old brother shortly after 10am this morning on Singapore Airlines flight SQ231. Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert, who […]

Calling all SMEs! Heathrow invites British businesses to apply for 2019 ‘World of Opportunity’ grants

For the third year running, Heathrow and the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Exporting is GREAT campaign are inviting SMEs across the country to apply for 20 ‘World of Opportunity’ grants worth £2,000 each. The grants will support small businesses that are just beginning to export or help those companies that can export, but don’t. […]