Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO, Gert-Jan de Graaff, talks to Joe Bates about the hugely ambitious development plans that tempted him back to the Queensland gateway. It says something about the appeal of Brisbane Airport and its ambitious development plans that CEO, Gert-Jan de Graaff, admits that he knew he would be leaving New York and […]
In the spotlight:Â Retail/F&B Airport Report:Â Brisbane Special report:Â Customer service Plus:Â Regional & Industry news Read the online issue:Â click here View from the top Regional director, Patti Chau, reflects on ACI Asia-Pacificâs advocacy efforts at ICAO conferences and meetings, the developing Central Asia region, latest traffic trends and upcoming events. Regional News A snapshot of some of the […]
Baggage dollies, shuttle buses and even snow ploughs are among the ever-growing list of autonomous vehicles being trialled at airports across the world, writes Joe Bates. The interest in the potential use of autonomous vehicles at airports is growing with a host of individual trials taking place across the world as the industry seeks to […]
Passengers travelling through Dublin Airportâs T2 now have an even greater reason to check-in early as a major revamp of The Loop has just been completed. The final element of The Loopâs upgrade is a new beauty hall, which is Irelandâs largest, featuring an unrivalled range of perfume and cosmetics products. The store will have […]
Curtis Fentress, founder and principal in charge of design at Fentress Architects, considers the importance of building people friendly terminals that enhance passenger journeys. Much is written about the human need for connection and the resulting social, emotional, even economic benefits it affords. In fact, in 2018, the World Economic Forum published Why the Secret to […]
More than ÂŁ20 million is being invested to improve transport access as part of ongoing development works at Edinburgh Airport. The first phase of the project will deliver a new East Terminus next summer (May 2020), which will house the airportâs licensed taxi operation (black cabs and private hire vehicles) for both pick-up and drop-off, […]
Airports have a reputation for caution when it comes to adopting cloud technology, but Baku in Azerbaijan is defying expectations, writes Yannick Beunardeau, Amadeusâ vice president for airport IT. In June this year, Bakuâs Heydar Aliyev International Airport did what no airport in history has done before and moved its entire operations to the cloud. […]
Travel Retail Domodedovo (TRD) has opened two shops at Strigino International Airport in Russia. The shops are operated under the ‘Heinemann Duty Free and Travel Value’ brand, a joint venture between Gebr Heinemann and its local partner Greenway. âWe are very proud to partner once again with âAirports of the Regionsâ â the leading airport holding […]
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, one of the world’s newest gateways having only opened in 2014, is to expand its concourses to raise its capacity to 60 million passengers per annum. The expansion project will feature a spectacular 10,000sqm indoor tropical garden in a central concourse as well as a 268sqm water feature which will be […]
OPAIN CEO, Ălavaro GonzĂĄlez, talks to Joe Bates about the future development plans for BogotĂĄâs El Dorado International Airport. BogotĂ âs El Dorado International Airport handled a record 32.7 million passengers in 2018 to cement its status as Colombiaâs gateway to the world and the third busiest airport in Latin America. Indeed, it is a South American success […]
Dublin Airport enjoyed its busiest ever September, handling more than three milion passengers (+4%) during the month for the first time in its 79 year history. Passenger numbers to and from continental Europe increased by 6% as almost 1.7 million passengers travelled to and from European destinations during the month. Almost 828,000 passengers travelled to […]
Airports located in ACIâs Asia-Pacific region have once again dominated Sleeping in Airports’ annual survey for the best gateways to use, and take a nap in, in 2019, with Singapore Changi and Incheon taking the top spots. According to the most recent passenger poll on the website SleepingInAirports.net, Tokyo Narita, Osaka-Kansai, Taiwan Taoyuan and Hong Kong […]
