Belgrade airport in Serbia, Porto in Portugal and Guanacaste in Costa Rica named as best airports in their category. The awards validate the plans implemented by VINCI Airports teams in these airports to support their development. VINCI Airports, the world’s leading private airport operator, saw three of the airports in its network – Belgrade, Porto […]
In February, Swedavia’s ten airports served nearly 2.2 million passengers, which is 4 per cent higher than February of last year. The increase continues to be driven by international travel, which increased 8 per cent during the month. Higher passenger traffic is partly attributable to increased winter holiday travel, primarily from Stockholm Arlanda Airport and […]
Multiple factors shaping diverse traffic performance across markets with domestic demand retreating and smaller regional airports underperforming Brussels, 6 March 2024: European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for January 2024. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +7% in January compared to the same month last year, […]
Lithuanian Airports, the company that manages Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga Airports, is launching an international lease tender to attract a new retail convenience store operator. The selected partner will operate convenience stores at all three of the country’s airports. Lithuanian Airports served more than 6 million passengers in 2023, which is 12% more than in […]
SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has won a new contract with Egyptian Airports Company to operate a number of restaurants and cafés in Terminal 1 at Hurghada International Airport. The contract was awarded following a public tender process. The new deal will see the introduction of 12 brands. […]
Airports and airlines face many challenges: Staff shortages, tight transfer times and high costs create tremendous pressure to operate faster and more cost efficiently at the same time. A robust baggage handling solution is key to ensuring smooth operations. In an ideal world, passengers and baggage travel together and arrive on time without disruption, even […]
How rapid growth in the US aviation industry means opportunities for suppliers. With its global aviation support business flying high, Artemis Aerospace is expanding stateside. Here’s why the company believes it’s the right time to go west. According to the Airports Council International, the aviation industry is predicted to recover fully from the effects of […]
SSP enhances its airport F&B operations in Australia, growing its presence in a strategically important and fast-growing market SSP Group plc (“SSP” or “the Group”), a leading operator of restaurants, bars, cafes and other food and beverage outlets in travel locations across 36 countries, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $243.7 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The $243.7 million includes 150 grants in 37 states to modernize airport infrastructure, improve runway safety, and create jobs to build a better America. “We saw a […]
2.3 billion passengers welcomed by Europe’s airports in 2023 Passenger traffic surging by +19% over 2022, thus standing just –5.4% below pre-pandemic (2019) volumes A market characterised by significant performance gaps – while many airports achieved absolute passenger traffic records, a large majority still lagged behind their pre-pandemic volumes. TOP 5 European airports in 2023: […]
