Tags: Airport News

Plaza Premium Lounge makes its Brazilian airport debut

Plaza Premium Lounge, the world´s largest independent airport lounge network, has made its debut in Brazil by opening at Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro. The Hong Kong company struck a partnership with airport operator RIOgaleão to provide multiple premium airport services. The company will operate three Plaza Premium Lounges in Terminal 2’s […]

ALD and Swissport launch new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3

Airport Lounge Development (ALD), a subsidiary of Collinson Group, and Swissport are to launch an exciting new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 in response to a significant increase in demand for lounge access from business travelers. ‘Club Aspire’ will open to the public in October 2016, with travel agents and airline providers already able to […]

MAG’s airports generate £6.2bn for the UK economy in 2015/16

Airport operator Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) report has shown that its four airports generated £6.2bn (US$8bn) of economic value for the airports’ surrounding communities as well as across the UK in 2015/16. The figure represents a 16% year-on-year increase and comes on the back of MAG’s busiest ever year with […]

Halifax Stanfield Expands Sister Airport Agreement with Incheon International Airport

After nearly six years since the signing of the initial co-operative agreement, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (HSIA) recently signed an expanded sister airport agreement with the Incheon International Airport at a ceremony in Incheon, South Korea. Halifax International Airport Authority President & CEO, Joyce Carter and Incheon International Airport Corporation President & CEO, Mr. Il-Young […]

Hamad International Airport sees significant increase in passenger numbers

Hamad International Airport has welcomed 17.6 million passengers during the first half of 2016, registering a growth of more than 20 per cent compared to the 14.6 million passengers served during the same period last year, setting a new passenger record for the airport. HIA also saw an increase in aircraft operations from January to […]

London Luton Airport releases animation of £110m terminal redevelopment project

London Luton Airport has given passengers their first glimpse of how things will look when its ambitious transformation is complete using the latest CGI technology. A fly-through video takes viewers on a journey through the £110m redevelopment, beginning on the airport approach, above the new dual carriageway which is due to open later this year. […]

Construction Begins on $127.8m San Diego International Airport Parking Plaza

San Diego International Airport has begun construction on a $127.8 million parking plaza at Terminal 2, slated to open in time for summer travel in 2018. Airport and civic leaders kicked off work on the project at a Sept. 14 ground-breaking ceremony at the airport. Officials said the plaza is intended to provide more terminal-adjacent […]

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport unveils latest design renderings for NorthSTAR project

The Port of Seattle, operator of Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport in Washington has unveiled the first fly-through videos and the final design images for the modernization of the North Satellite, dubbed NorthSTAR (North Sea-Tac Airport Renovation) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The images reveal the dramatic changes coming to the 40-year-old facility to better serve passengers […]

Brazilian Government consider retaking control of Rio Airport amid funding problems

The Brazilian government is considering retaking control of Rio de Janeiro’s international airport from a consortium of private investors who are struggling with a lack of long-term financing, a senior official said on Wednesday. Among options, the government is analyzing voiding the license that the so-called Galeão Aeroporto do Futuro consortium won at an auction […]