ACI Europe has echoed the individual results of many of Europe’s top airports by reporting a continent wide 4.4% rise in passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2019. Freight didn’t fare so well, however, falling by 1.8% during Q1, according to ACI Europe. Airports reporting the biggest passenger traffic rises in Q1 included Vienna (+24.6%), […]

London Gatwick Airport today confirmed that it is under new ownership after VINCI Airports completed its acquisition of a controlling 50.01% stake in the gateway. The deal, which was agreed late last year, means that the UK airport joins VINCI’s growing global portfolio of 46 airports in 12 countries across cross Asia, Europe and the […]

Passenger traffic at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports in the UK increased by 4% in April, according to operator MAG. Officially 2.3 million passengers passed through Manchester Airport in April (+8.4%), with growth being driven by long-haul routes, with destinations such as Singapore seeing a 25.3% increase in passenger numbers and Jamaica seeing a […]

Bahrain International Airport’s new passenger terminal will boast a host of state-of-the-art technologies that include an Automated Border Control platform supplied by Vision-Box. The ongoing Airport Modernisation Programme (AMP) is one of the biggest national projects in the Kingdom’s history and is designed to elevate BIA’s infrastructure, facilities, and services, transforming it into a world-class boutique airport […]

The aviation industry should be inspired by its role in the fight against climate change, according to one of its sustainability leaders. Michael Gill, the executive director of the cross-industry Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), today told the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum that recent United Nations reports on climate coupled with increased awareness by members […]

AeroParker has been contracted by Glasgow Airport to power its online and mobile pre-booking service for car parking and other services at the gateway. According to AeroParker, its platform will enable a new slick customer experience for passengers wishing to guarantee a parking space and any available ancillaries in advance of their arrival at the […]

ACI World today emphasised that limiting or reducing the nuisance of significant aircraft noise remains a key priority for airports and aviation stakeholders. Speaking at the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) Summit in Montréal today, ACI World director general, Angela Gittens, highlighted the importance of managing aircraft noise as the industry meets new challenges. “Aircraft […]

Swedavia has blamed a number of one-off factors for last month’s 7% drop in passenger numbers across Sweden’s airports. A total of 3.2 million passengers passed through its 10 airports in April, Swedavia attributing the unexpected decline to “negative impacts on the air travel development”, which it notes included a week long strike by SAS pilots […]

Airport World provides a snapshot of the latest route development news from a selection of European airports that include London Luton, London City, Aberdeen and Hanover. London Luton celebrates success of Tel Aviv routeLondon Luton Airport (LLA) welcomed the one millionth passenger to fly through the airport with EL AL on April 16.  The lucky […]

Fraport today revealed that the first quarter of the 2019 financial year has been a “successful” one for the company, with both traffic and revenues showing healthy growth. According to Fraport, its higher revenue and earnings in the first three months of 2019 has been supported by solid passenger growth at Frankfurt Airport and almost all of […]

ACI World has called on airports to continue to reduce their environmental footprint in support of the sustainable growth of aviation. The call was made by ACI World’s deputy director general, Michael Rossell, in his opening remarks at the ICAO Seminar on Green Airports in Lima, Peru.  Rossell highlighted the concrete steps ACI and its members have […]

An innovative air traffic control system that dynamically separates arriving aircraft by time instead of distance is being installed at the Toronto Area Control Centre to help improve flight punctuality at Canada’s busiest airport, Toronto Pearson. The project will see air traffic service provider NAV CANADA working with NATS – its UK counterpart – and […]