Full Year 2017 A record breaking 78 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2017, up 3.1% on last year with passenger volumes driven by larger and fuller aircraft Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for cargo, with 1.7 million metric tonnes travelling through the airport – equivalent to the weight […]
Wireless Emergency Alert system can get life-saving information to any cellphone at the Airport San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is the first airport in the United States with approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue Wireless Emergency Alerts, which can issue potentially life-saving information to any cellphone located on Airport grounds. This […]
Environmental charges at Heathrow are set to increase by 7% as the airport seeks to minimise its impact on local communities. From 1st January 2018, airlines will be incentivised to deploy their newest aircraft at Heathrow – making the airport cleaner and quieter for our local communities. The introduction of the higher environmental charge forms […]
European airports wrapped up the year with record passenger numbers. Several hubs have announced reaching their milestones, with Paris Airports, including the second busiest airport in Europe by passenger numbers in 2016, exceeding 100 million pax earlier in December 2017. Paris Aéroport, including Paris-Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports, announced a “symbolic threshold of […]
2.1 million passengers to journey through London Gatwick this festive period Passengers heading off to Lapland set to double this Christmas break Christmas Day passengers +6% on last year Data from London Gatwick has today revealed Friday 22 December will be the airport’s busiest Christmas season departure day, with passengers set to take advantage of […]
A power cut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday led to a partial shut-down, affecting tens of thousands of people. The airport is the world’s busiest, handling more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. Passengers were left in darkened terminals or on board planes. Power is now restored at the airport, […]
Heathrow identifies options which could reduce overall cost of expansion by £2.5 billion Reduced cost options developed with input from airlines and will be consulted on in January Savings would be delivered without compromising on Heathrow’s commitments to local communities or passenger experience Heathrow has identified options that could enable delivery of an expanded hub […]
The board for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved US$496m for major landside and airside projects as part of the US$2.3bn Terminal A redevelopment program at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The board’s decision marks a significant milestone for the redevelopment program, which will deliver a 33-gate, […]
Heathrow will launch a public planning consultation on expansion and future operations on 17th January Local communities and stakeholders to help shape Heathrow’s future airport design and principles for changes to airspace 10-week consultation is the latest delivery milestone and keeps Heathrow on track Consultation will include options for the project, including on phasing construction […]
World’s oldest toy shop has launched its only UK pop-up store at Gatwick Hatchimals, Barbie and Transformers are some of the brands on offer in-store Many toys specially selected for Gatwick to fit in passengers’ hand luggage With Christmas just around the corner, a new Hamleys pop-up store – the only one of its kind […]
