Tags: Airports Council International

ACI Europe & A4E: No end to Schengen EES disruption unless the Commission and Member States fix structural issues

ACI EUROPE and Airlines for Europe (A4E) table a 6-point plan for a fully efficient and performant Schengen EES as passenger waiting times remain excessive – hitting up to 5 hours at peak traffic times. Brussels: European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE and Europe’s largest airline body, Airlines for Europe (A4E) have called for immediate […]

ACI EUROPE launches Sustainability Strategy for Airports 2.0

New holistic and practical framework guides airports in addressing decarbonisation, climate resilience, biodiversity, circularity, accessibility and local community engagement Tashkent: ACI EUROPE has launched its new Sustainability Strategy for Airports 2.0, setting out a practical framework to help airports integrate sustainability across their operations, investments and long-term business strategies. Unveiled at the Joint ACI EUROPE […]

New travel industry coalition calls for EU Digital Omnibus to enable secure, seamless biometric journeys

Coalition seeks an effective and fair EU approach for responsible biometric travel to protect passenger choice, privacy and fundamental rights. Brussels: ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA today announced the formation of the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on EU policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus actively supports the voluntary and […]

The Most Important Global Gathering of Airport Leaders to Take Place in Egypt in 2027

ACI World and ACI-LAC wrap up the Lima event and announce the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) as the 2027 host Lima, 29 September 2026 – Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) today concluded the ACI-LAC/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition (WAGA), the most important […]

World’s Busiest Airports: Atlanta Holds, Asia Climbs. Strong Demand while Asia-Pacific Growth Reshape the Rankings

World’s Busiest Airports: Atlanta Holds, Asia Climbs. Strong Demand while Asia-Pacific Growth Reshape the Rankings  ACI World released final 2025 data confirming that air travel is approaching 10 billion passengers worldwide Montreal, 15 July 2026 – In 2025, global air travel reached 9.8 billion passengers, bringing the industry closer than ever to the 10 billion-passenger […]

Five more leading transport and aviation associations join call to effectively enforce Noise Balanced Approach

Five more transport and aviation organisations have joined the Athens Declaration & Call for Action – first launched by ACI EUROPE, A4E and ERA in June last year – urging immediate and decisive action to ensure the full and consistent application of the Noise Balanced Approach regulation. The new signatories include the European Association for […]

Proposed EU State aid rules threaten regional connectivity and risk leaving Europe’s regions behind

Responding to the public consultation on its proposed new State aid rules for aviation, ACI EUROPE today called on the European Commission to fundamentally reconsider key aspects of its draft guidelines, warning that they risk undermining regional air connectivity, widening territorial inequalities and fuelling anti EU sentiment across Europe’s regions. Olivier Jankovec, ACI EUROPE Director […]

ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and CANSO sign Memorandum of Cooperation to strengthen regional aviation capacity and resilience

Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, establishing a formal framework for collaboration between the region’s airport and air traffic management (ATM) communities. The partnership aims to ensure that airport and ATM capacity expansion or optimisation and improvements […]

Airports welcome EC guidance aimed at alleviating oil crisis on aviation sector

Europe’s airports have welcomed the Guidance released by the European Commission regarding the application of certain EU rules to passengers, tourism and transport operators in the context of the current oil crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. The Guidance provides much needed clarity and certainty as regards the extent to which the […]

Energy crisis deepens strains on regional airports – calls for urgent policy responses

The annual ACI EUROPE Regional Airports Conference & Exhibition is today bringing Europe’s regional aviation community together in Torino, hosted by Torino Airport. The event takes place as the aviation ecosystem is bracing for the impact of war in the Middle East – to which regional airports are particularly vulnerable. The energy crisis triggered by […]