Copenhagen Airport came close to breaking its monthy record for July when 3.1 million passengers passed through the Danish gateway. The airport also reports that 87% of passengers questioned about their airport experience were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the levels of service they received. A total of 3,109,498 travellers passed through the airport in […]

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) celebrates its 60th anniversary on Sunday.  Built as the main airdrome of the Soviet Air Force, it was later transformed into a civil airport, and handled its first commercial flight – a Tupolev 104 service from Leningrad – on August 11, 1959. Today, the airport handles more than 150,000 passengers daily […]

ACI Europe today revealed that passenger traffic continued its upward trajectory across the continent’s airports in the first half of 2019, rising 4.3% despite a “range of economic, geopolitical and industry specific challenges”. The rate of growth has slowed, however, compared to the same period in 2018 and ACI Europe believes air transport in Europe […]

Gatwick has unveiled its new five-year Capital Investment Programme (CIP) which highlights more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth.  According to the UK gateway, new initiatives include robotic parking and automated boarding technology, which will speed up boarding and give passengers more choice about how they spend their time. Gatwick’s […]

What have TV host Jimmy Kimmel, LA Dodgers player Justin Turner, Los Angeles Philharmonic director, Gustavo Dudamel, and LA based chef, author and TV personality, Susan Feniger, all got in common? Well, they are among the first celebrities to record new greeting messages for passengers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). And they will soon be […]

Lufthansa and low-cost subsidiary Eurowings continues to expand its tourist-oriented long-haul programme from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. Beginning with the launch of the 2020 summer schedules, leisure travellers in particular will benefit from new destinations in North America as Lufthansa expands its services to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Anchorage, Seattle and Detroit. The majority of the flights, which […]

Strong growth on leisure routes including Mykonos, Skiathos and Florence helped tip London City Airport to its busiest-ever month in July 2019. A total of 490,819 passengers chose London’s most central airport, 4% up (+19,300) compared to July 2018, which previously held the 32-year record. It means the airport is on track to welcome over […]

Shannon International Airport is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the launch of its US Preclearance service. Established at the airport on August Bank Holiday weekend 2009, Shannon was the first airport in Europe and the Middle East to offer this service, which allows passengers bound for the US to preclear agriculture, customs and immigration controls […]

Just in time for the big summer getaway, London Gatwick has opened a new Arrivals facility which it is confident will ensure a faster and more convenient airport experience for domestic travellers from other parts of the UK and Republic of Ireland. As a result of a £24 million investment, passengers arriving from the UK […]

London Luton Airport (LLA) has begun a new trial which will see drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) benefit from reduced drop-off and pick-up charges. The trial forms part of the airport’s efforts to encourage the use of sustainable methods of transport. It will run from August 1 until September 30, 2019, and the reduced rate […]