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VINCI Airports awarded for its quality of service

This year, VINCI Airports ranked four airports in its network among the best in the world in their category in terms of service quality in the ACI ranking (Airport Council International), which is the global benchmark for airport service quality.  The airports of Belgrade in Serbia, Porto in Portugal, Guanacaste in Costa Rica and Puerto Plata […]

Osaka International airport awarded again for its punctuality

VINCI Airports is excited to announce that Osaka International Airport was ranked world No.1 in the OAG Punctuality League 2023, a survey of global rankings of on-time performance of the world’s airlines and airports, released by OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited (“OAG”). This recognition follows the CIRIUM ranking published earlier this year, which also placed Osaka Airport in […]

COCO’S Airport Dining to Open! At Kansai International Airport Terminal 2

  Kansai Airports is excited to announce the opening of COCO’S Airport Dining in the landside of Terminal 2 at Kansai International Airport (KIX) on April 28, 2023. COCO’S Airport Dining Kansai International Airport will cater to the needs of customers by offering the popular Hamburg Steak Foil Pack, regular items such as California Taco […]

At Guanacaste airport, passengers will now be able to charge their cell phones while pedaling

Everywhere VINCI Airports operates airports worldwide, electricity consumption reduction is a key objective to make the environmental transition a success. In Costa Rica, passengers at Guanacaste Airport who want to charge their cell phones before their flight will be able to do it with stations generating their own energy. The airport installed fixed tables in […]

VINCI Airports and WFS have launched sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Toulon Hyères airport

VINCI Airports, operator of Toulon Hyères airport, and WFS, holder of the airport’s fuelling contract, are launching a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) service available to commercial and business aviation companies operating at the airport. The fuels will be distributed in a 30% blend with conventional kerosene. To distribute these fuels, VINCI Airports and WFS have […]

VINCI Airports’ French airports reach higher levels of the ACA-Airport Carbon Accreditation program

VINCI Airports’ decarbonization plan took a new step forward this year with most of the network’s French airports obtaining higher levels of “ACA – Airport Carbon Accreditation”. ACA is a global benchmark program that evaluates the decarbonization of airports and their contribution to the global “Net Zero Carbon Emission” trajectory for aviation [1]. Nantes Atlantique, […]

VINCI Airports’ Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport is equipped with the very first 100% electric de-icer for aircraft

In winter, de-icing is crucial to allow aircraft to take off safely. At Clermont-Ferrand, VINCI Airports teams will now be able to benefit from a new, fully electric de-icing vehicle, which will remove the ice and frost accumulated on aircraft on the ground. The use of this new de-icing vehicle (model e-Mini MY Lite), designed […]

Over 56 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q3 2022

Passenger traffic in Q3 2022 is 85% higher than in Q3 2021; the gap compared to 2019 has narrowed to 22%, i.e. 5 points better than in Q2 2022. Traffic was vigorous this summer in Europe, where operational disruptions remained limited in the Group’s airports, and at the Central American and Caribbean airports, where traffic […]

VINCI Airports, among the first members of the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation (AZEA)

  Launched in June 2022 by European Commissioner Thierry Breton, this alliance brings together members who are committed to preparing for zero emission aviation through, for example, hydrogen and electric aircraft. VINCI Airports (through VINCI Concessions), Airbus, Air Liquide, ACI Europe, or Easyjet, the full list of the first members have been published by the European […]

Guanacaste airport celebrates its 10 millionth passenger

Last Wednesday was a historic day for Guanacaste Airport as it celebrated the arrival of the 10 millionth passenger since the terminal opened in 2012. The lucky tourist was 26- year-old Jake Hubbell from Colorado. He had booked this date well in advance, as he had scheduled it for his best friend’s wedding. He arrived […]