Tags: Airport News

VINCI Airports and easyJet inaugurate the new Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route

Toulon Hyères airport, managed by VINCI Airports, and easyJet celebrated the opening of the Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route on Wednesday 6 July. After a successful first year of collaboration, Toulon Hyères is continuing to develop routes within the easyJet network, the number one European air network, in order to strengthen the connectivity of the […]

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Partners with CLEAR to Offer Expedited Security Screening

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has partnered with secure identity company CLEAR to offer travelers access to expedited security screening at GSP. As part of the partnership, members in the CLEAR program can verify their identity simply by using their eyes or fingerprints, replacing the need to show their driver’s license. After verification, a CLEAR Ambassador […]

dans bags GovTech Award for best cybersecurity solution

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has won the GovTech Innovation Awards for the Best Cybersecurity Solution for the Year 2022. dans manages air traffic movements daily at UAE’s four airports, including DXB, the world’s busiest for international travellers. dans had been selected for implementing a world-leader cybersecurity solution that is cloud-based with end-to-end and workload […]

“It’s time to connect the dots” says ACI EUROPE President, calling for more regulatory coherence to support a strong and sustainable aviation future

ACI EUROPE President Javier Marín today called upon the EU Institutions, European Governments and regulators to work with industry so that aviation policy enables a strong and sustainable reset for the entire sectoral ecosystem. Speaking at the 32nd ACI EUROPE Annual Congress and General Assembly in Rome, Marín tackled issues as diverse as slot regulation, […]

ACI Europe: Air connectivity recovery incomplete and uneven

Travel restrictions, war in Ukraine and a stop-start recovery suppress connectivity to Great Recession levels Brussels and Rome: On the eve of its 32nd Annual Congress and General Assembly, ACI EUROPE is today publishing the Airport Industry Connectivity Report for 2022, which reveals that the recovery of European air connectivity from the COVID-19 pandemic is uneven […]

East Midlands Airport’s ‘one-stop’ cargo network connects businesses in the Midlands to 185 cities globally

East Midlands Airport’s (EMA) global cargo connectivity is powering businesses in the Midlands to a competitive advantage, according to newly commissioned research. The impact of the UK’s largest dedicated air cargo operation benefits the whole of the UK, but businesses across the Midlands are the big winners thanks to the airport’s direct global connectivity. The […]

Busy half-term sets the scene for summer ahead at London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport (LLA) welcomed 1.2 million passengers in May with a further 200,000 travelling across the Jubilee, 2 -5 June. Despite the significant increase in passengers, LLA’s operations teams managed to provide a smooth travel experience for customers, with security wait times averaging ten minutes or less and almost 99% of flights operating as […]

UK Plc returns to the skies as 73% of businesses expect to travel for work in next 2 years

New research reveals speedy return of business air travel could boost the economy by £17.5billion over the next 8 years Aviation will be key to the recovery of other sectors of the economy such as leisure, hospitality and international conferencing  Businesses examining ‘bleisure benefits’ – combining travel for work with a leisure break – to […]

“Fit for 55” package risks European socio-economic cohesion without supporting measures, independent study shows

Brussels: An independent report has been made public today which analyses, for the first time, the cumulative impact of the EU “Fit for 55” proposals on the airport industry. This report, commissioned by ACI EUROPE and undertaken by Oxera, is designed to inform the analysis of this crucially important legislative package for the decarbonisation of […]

Statistics of Lithuanian airports in May: while other airports are quickly reaching the pre-pandemic results, Kaunas Airport continues to lead

In May this year, Lithuanian airports continued to rapidly approach the results registered before the pandemic. Last month, almost 528,000 passengers travelled through the country’s airports and more than 5,000 flights were handled. For the second month in a row, Kaunas Airport’s performance has already surpassed the results of 2019, which were considered to be […]