Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that 3D cabin baggage screening equipment is to be in use at all major UK airports by 2022. According to the UK government, this could mean that in future passengers may be able to keep liquids and electrical equipment, like laptops, in their cabin baggage while it is screened. […]
SAS takes the top spot in the ‘Fly Quiet and Green’ league table for Q2 as the airline reduces early and late flights, benefitting the airport’s local communities. The Scandinavian flag carrier has also scored well for its operational performance by improving its track keeping, following Noise Preferential Route flight paths precisely and using Continuous […]
Airports Council International (ACI) World has called for improved coordination among industry stakeholders to increase capacity in the Asia-Pacific Region, home to some of the fastest-growing economies and aviation markets. Speaking at the 56th Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region, ACI director general Angela Gittens addressed the three main elements […]
Canberra Airport in Australia has published a preliminary draft of its 2020 Master Plan, which focuses on bringing more inbound passengers to the airport, on more aircraft, and across a wider range of airlines. According to the plan, within the next five to eight years, the Canberra Airport team will be working to bring in […]
The largest airport digital billboard in the southern hemisphere has gone live at Brisbane Airport. The 400sqm ‘Big Morety’ greets arriving passengers into Brisbane Airport which was voted the best in Australia by SkyTrax and accommodates nearly 23.8 million passengers a year. Located on Moreton Drive and affectionally titled Big Morety, it will complement a […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) recently purchased 999 metric tons of carbon offsets through the Good Traveler program. This offset purchase equates to about one third of the airport’s total carbon footprint for the year. According to the program, that’s roughly the equivalent CO2 emissions of 6.4 million […]
Denver International Airport has terminated its contract with Great Hall Partners (GHP) for the renovation of the Great Hall, the area under the tents of the Jeppesen Terminal. Many factors contributed to the decision. Last November, it was discovered that there were issues with the compressive strength of the airport’s original concrete (placed in 1991) […]
Effective Monday, August 19, there will be changes to the security checkpoints at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport’s Terminal 1 due to remodeling in the ticket lobby. The work is being undertaken in phases within the South checkpoint, meaning that there is less space for screening. From August 19, all TSA PreCheck and CLEAR PreCheck passengers […]
Multiple large-format curved NanoLumens LED displays have been installed throughout Terminal 4 at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. The new 40ft-wide (12m) curved display, part of a multiphase tech upgrade, will be used exclusively for advertising, focusing on the shops in the terminal’s retail corridor. It has been designed to conform to […]
Wicklow-based food company The Happy Pear is to open a new café in Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport. The new outlet, which is located after security screening in T1, will be The Happy Pear’s fourth café and will open next month. The Happy Pear was founded by twins Stephen and David Flynn, who have built […]
