Airports Council International (ACI) has released the latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Forecasts (WATF) 2016–2040, marking the beginning of the ACI-North America (NA) World Conference and Exhibition being held in Montreal, Canada. ACI’s WATF presents aggregate airport traffic projections at a global, regional and country scale, based on internationally comparable airport traffic data. […]
Chinese carrier Air China and airport operators Fraport and Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the expansion of flight frequencies between the two hubs of Beijing International Airport in China and Frankfurt Airport in Germany. In addition to coordinating communications and marketing activities, the MoU will focus […]
Construction has now begun on the west wing of Helsinki Airport. Its new passenger facilities will be the heart of the terminal expansion. The west wing represents some EUR 300 million of the Finnish airport operator Finavia’s substantial total investment of EUR 900 million. The first part of the west wing to be built is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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. […]
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 […]
