Just a fortnight after picking up the Airport of the Year award at the London Transport Awards, London City Airport was classified as winner of the Best Airport category for airports handling up to 5 million passengers per year, in the recent Skytrax World Airport Awards. The World Airport Awards, also known as the Passenger […]
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is developing an early warning system that will alert pharmaceutical shippers when there is a problem with their goods. The system is being created using a €1m (US$1.07m) subsidy awarded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and TKI Dinalog, the Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics. The funding will support data […]
TAV Airports won the operation rights of Yanbu Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia for a period of 30 years. TAV will construct the new terminal and operate the airport for 30 years. TAV Airports, Turkey’s leading global brand in the airport operations, has signed an agreement with the Civil Aviation […]
Singapore Changi Airport has been named as the World’s Best Airport by air travellers for the fifth consecutive year, at the 2017 Skytrax World Airport Awards at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Amsterdam on 14th March 2017. Attending the awards ceremony were the CEO’s, Chairmen, Presidents and Top management from airports across the globe. The World’s […]
For the third year running, travellers from around the globe voted Heathrow the ‘Best Airport in Western Europe’, and for an impressive eighth year, the ‘Best Airport for Shopping’ in the Skytrax’s World Airport Survey. Heathrow was presented with the two important titles at the 2017 Skytrax World Airport Awards ceremony held in Amsterdam last […]
Ground staff at Berlin Tegel and Schönefeld airports started a 25-hour strike on Monday, 13th of March 2017, at 4 AM (03:00GMT). The strike led to the cancelation of more than 650 flights in both airports. The both airports’ ground handling staff, united under Ver.di union (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft), have already walked out several times during the […]
Airport operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has released a fly-through video showcasing early design renderings of its development plans for Terminal 2 (T2) at Manchester Airport. The transformation of T2 into the airport’s main terminal is a key component of MAG’s £1bn (US$1.2bn) investment program. Key elements of the Manchester Airport Transformation Programme include: the […]
Airline operator Air France has opened a new dedicated lounge for Business and Elite Plus passengers in Terminal 2G at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. The 7,860ft2 lounge is approximately five times larger than the previous facility and is located next to the airline’s boarding gates. Guests are treated to a sense of […]
The UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented the 2017 Spring Budget suggesting he hopes it to provide a “strong, stable platform for Brexit,” something for which many regard Heathrow as integral. Heathrows’ views were of disappointment regarding the rise in Air Passenger Duty: “We’re disappointed the Government has not taken the opportunity to reduce air […]
Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to use the ‘Learn Live’ streaming platform to broadcast information to students thinking about pursuing a career at the airport. The Learn Live channel enables the airport to broadcast a series of monthly interactive video links to schools across the country, giving students an opportunity to […]
