Tags: Airport News

First Concessionaire’s Open in the New 9-Gate Expansion at Austin Airport

The popular Austin toystore Toy Joy and Yummi Joy opened near Gate 10. Voted a USAToday 10 Best Toystore in 2014, the store offers toys and collectibles for all ages. The store is the first concession to open in the 9-gate expansion of the Barbara Jordan Terminal and includes their sweet shop concept, Yummi Joy. […]

Gatwick publishes new five-year investment plan

London Gatwick Airport published its new five-year Capital Investment Program (CIP) on Thursday, August 8, highlighting substantial investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth. This new plan takes Gatwick’s total investment since 2009 to £3.21bn (US$3.9bn). The single biggest project to be delivered within the next five years is the Pier […]

LA Board of Airport Commissioners approves MSC South design contract

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) has selected Woods Bagot for design services for the proposed Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South. The MSC South will be an eight-gate complex connected to the MSC North, which is currently under construction on the airfield west of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International […]

Developments in the construction of new Schiphol terminal

The number of travellers at the airport is rising each year. In order to prepare itself for the future and the growing number of passengers, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is engaged in several construction projects. In addition to building a new pier, Schiphol is also getting ready for construction of the new terminal. These are unique […]

Expansion plans unveiled for Delhi Airport

Indian engineering firm and airport operator GMR Group has kicked off the next phase of its expansion plans for Terminal 1 (T1) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India. The Phase 3A expansion works, being carried out as per the Master Plan 2016, would increase the capacity of Delhi Airport to handle 100 million passengers […]

Gatwick invests in new dedicated domestic arrivals route

London Gatwick has this week opened a new arrivals facility for domestic travellers from other parts of the UK and Republic of Ireland, providing a faster and more convenient exit from the aircraft through a new dedicated arrivals route. The £24 million investment means that passengers arriving from the UK and Republic of Ireland, will […]

Self-service bag drop now also in Tegel

easyJet passengers in Tegel can now also check in their luggage independently. 17 so-called self-service kiosks and nine bag drop stations have been installed in Terminal C. This two-step process is already in use at Schönefeld Airport and has been well received by passengers there. The new services will help optimise the check-in processes and […]

Austin-Bergstrom Airport Begins Autonomous Vehicle Testing

Travelers can now experience the latest in autonomous transportation technology as part of a new pilot program at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), the airport that serves Central Texas in the USA. Now in a public testing phase, the airport’s Easy Mile EZ10 driverless shuttle is available to transport passengers going between the Barbara Jordan Terminal […]