In a few months time this building will become the largest complex in Budapest Airport’s dedicated freight terminal, BUD Cargo City. Today marked the completion of the construction of the external structure of the larger of two warehouse buildings, which between them cover an area of 21,600sqm. The building work was completed in just nine months, and […]
Airport World provides a snapshot of the latest route development news from Kraków, Dublin, London Gatwick and Budapest airports. Big summer for Kraków Airport Kraków Airport’s summer timetable is its busiest ever with 33 new services including Dubrovnik and Zadar in Croatia, Bordeaux and Nice in France, Reykjavik in Iceland and Bucharest in Romania. Ryanair […]
Vision-Box and partners have today signed an agreement to officially launch the ‘Known Traveler Digital Identity’ service, which will facilitate paperless border clearance between Canada and The Netherlands. The programme will allow travellers flying between the two countries to enjoy a seamless journey, whereby a simple face scan will be enough to identify the passengers boarding a […]
London City Airport has published a draft master plan, detailing how it could respond to continued demand for business and leisure air travel, in a sustainable and responsible way, over the next 15 years. It follows a 42% increase in passengers at London’s most central airport over the past five years and the continued shift […]
Hong Kong International Airport’s vision to transform itself from a city airport to an airport city is a step closer to reality today following the handing over a second key SKYCITY site to developers. Developers Roxy Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of New World Development Company Limited, will build facilities in line with the airport’s plans to […]
Modernising Africa’s airport system is a long-haul business, writes Moritz Breickmann, investment director at AIIM, Africa’s largest private infrastructure investor, and board member of airport operator and management company, SEGAP. Speaking at the Aviation Africa conference in Kigali a few months ago, Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, and the secretary general and CEO of the Kenya-based […]
Europe’s airports today unveiled an ambitious commitment to become net zero for carbon emissions under their control by 2050. The pledge, made at ACI Europe’s Annual Congress & General Assembly in Cyprus, is the airport industry’s self-imposed response to what it calls the “climate emergency” and the latest scientific evidence presented by the IPCC Special Report on […]
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has become the first US gateway to trial Vanderlande’s autonomous FLEET baggage handling vehicles. In DFW’s case, the airport is using the innovative technology to help its customers make more seamless transfers in the recheck area in Terminal D. The first of its kind robotic system can handle nearly 450 […]
Asian Street Kitchen has become the latest innovative F&B outlet to open at Dubai International Airport (DXB). Located in Terminal 3’s Concourse A, Asian Street Kichen comprises Double Fried Chicken, Ramen & Dumplings, Rice & Noodles and Tiger Beer’s Tiger Street Den, which between them offer a selection of Asian inspired bites, breakfasts and main meals, desserts and drinks. According to concessionaire […]
Autonomous vehicle specialist, Aurrigo, claims to come up with a new way of transporting luggage around airports, citing the successful trial of the world’s first automomoted baggage dolly at London’s Heathrow Airport as an example of just what can be achieved. The company was approached by International Airlines Group (IAG) to use its driverless expertise […]
Lagardére Travel Retail has been awarded the up-for-grabs duty free concession at Prague Airport. Prague Airport says that the decision means that it has acquired a globally strong duty free operator who will bring a much wider offer tailored to individual passenger segments. This it says, will being new exclusive brands, stylish and modern shop […]
Doug Kuelpman, president and CEO of ADK Consulting & Executive Search, considers some of the marketing challenges and opportunities faced by airports when it comes to attracting, recruiting and keeping top talent. With an explosive level of growth currently being experienced at airports across the world, more and more first-class talent is needed to fill […]
