France’s Groupe ADP has bought a 49% stake in New Delhi-headquartered GMR Airports, part of infrastructural specialist GMR Group. The Rs107.8bn (US$1.5bn) acquisition is the conclusion of an industrial strategic partnership, according to ADP. As part of the terms of transaction, GMR will retain management control over the airports business with Groupe ADP having the […]
The first Hungarian corporate lounge has been opened at Budapest Airport to serve the business partners of Tungsram. The 70 sqm Tungsram Lounge embodies a new, innovative tool for cultivating business relationships and symbolizes a milestone in the strategic partnership between Tungsram and Budapest Airport. The Tungsram Lounge, which is located next to gate A8 […]
A planned expansion at New York-JFK’s Terminal 4 will unify Delta operations and add 16 gates. Delta, along with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT), the operator of JFK Terminal 4, will expand Terminal 4 at John F Kennedy International Airport and consolidate Delta operations there, […]
The IATA Code for the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport is BER. • As part of the expansion work for Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Schönefeld Airport is due to be extended by an area of 970 hectares. The new airport will cover a total area of 1,470 hectares, a figure corresponding to approximately 2,000 football pitches. • […]
Airport Dimensions, the award-winning market leader in premium shared-use lounges and local New Orleans partner, JCM Management Group, announced the opening of The Club MSY in the Louis Armstrong International Airport on 29th January. This is Airport Dimensions’ 24th shared-use lounge globally that provides travelers a place to replenish or stay productive and connected before […]
Last year saw the company step up its involvement with a number of charities and advocacy organisations to help better understand and continue to provide accessibility for all. Samantha Saunders, Head of Innovation and Regulatory Compliance at OmniServ outlines these first strategic steps, and shares what’s in-store for 2020 As someone who has worked in […]
The number of passengers and flights increased in all three Lithuanian Airports during the last year, the highest increase was witnessed in Kaunas and Palanga Airports, and the whole network of the Airports offered as much as 92 unique destinations. The national Airports perceive year 2020 as a period of the further growth and expect […]
The start of construction on Birmingham Airport’s £30m departure lounge extension was officially marked by Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard MP, on 23rd January. Joined by airport CEO, Nick Barton, and newly elected MP for Meriden, Saqib Bhatti, the Aviation Minister helped to break the ground where Birmingham Airport’s biggest terminal investment in ten years gets […]
Two women are blazing a trail at London Stansted after becoming the first female firefighters to join the ranks of the airport’s fire and rescue service. Hannah Inggs and Amber Popham, join Finn Edwards and Charlie Fry as the first intake of London Stansted’s newly created airport firefighter apprentice scheme. The fab four sparked off […]
A new chapter begins in the life of Budapest Airport from 2020. The first phase of a new, 11 500 square meter facility serving passengers and providing the same level of comfort as the terminals has opened on 15 January. The modern Pier 1 – fully completed by the summer of 2020 – replacing the […]
