Copenhagen Airports CEO, Thomas Woldbye; Fraport Greece CEO, Alexander Zinell; and LabCampus/Munich Airport’s vice president for innovation and creation, Sarah Wittlieb, took centre stage this morning at the opening of the SMART Airports Europe Conference in Munich. Today is ‘SMART Aviation & Economic Development’ day at the event, which runs alongside inter airport Europe 2019, the […]
Ville Levaniemi, HappyOrNot’s co-founder and executive vice president of new business tells us more about the potential benefits of using customer service feedback technology at airports. A small-town in the Nordics may not seem like the most obvious inspiration point for a burgeoning technology start-up, but it certainly helped shape ours. My co-founder, Heikki, was a […]
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is to partner with NAV CANADA and QinetiQ Canada (QinetiQ) to trial the company’s ant-drone technology at the gateway. The unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology set to be trialled at the Canadian airport is called Obsidian Counter. According to the findings of an interim report by Canada’s Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) […]
China’s new Beijing Daxing International Airport boasts its own in-terminal hotel, Aerotel, operated by the Plaza Premium Group. Located in the Northeast pier of the new airport, the two-storey hotel has 215 guest rooms spread across 9,000sqm. “We created Aerotel to take care of travellers needing a space to rest right at the terminal with no […]
ACI advocates for the reliable and effective transmission of data across all airport role players, writes ACI World’s communications manager, Sabrina Guerrieri. The reliable and effective transmission of data across all airport role players is crucial to improving operational efficiency and the passenger experience. Speaking at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Global ATM […]
S&P Global Ratings today claimed that the demise of Thomas Cook was a “manageable blow” for Gatwck that was likely to have a limited impact on the gateway. S&P points out that the airline provided just 3.8% of Gatwick’s total passenger numbers. It says: “Given the timings of the slots, we expect they will be […]
Transavia has become the latest new airline to launch services to Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA). The Dutch low-cost carrier will operate three weekly flights between Amman and Amsterdam Schiphol. Its arrival underscores QAIA’s efforts to grow its airline network and offer passengers a wider range of direct routes to popular worldwide destinations. The inaugural flight was […]
Over 15,000 dnata employees around the world teamed up and took part in the company’s unique fundraising activity, ‘dnata runs the world’, to make a positive difference to the lives of others. Across the continents, from Sydney to San Francisco, teams from 26 countries joined the challenge to run the combined distance of the circumference […]
Passengers at Frankfurt Airport were recently introduced to a member of staff with a difference – YAPE the robot! In a recent trial, self-driving guide robot YAPE moved through Frankfurt Airport, accompanying passengers to their gates and helping them to transport their small luggage. YAPE is an AI-based transport and delivery robot developed by Yape Srl […]
Airport World reviews a handful of the technology-driven initiatives driving passenger facilitation improvements at airports across the globe. World’s first passport-free pilot project between two countries Passengers travelling between Amsterdam Schiphol and Toronto Pearson and Montréal-Trudeau airports on Air Canada and KLM flights will be able to enjoy paperless travel from 2020 following the launch […]
Ireland West Airport (Knock) has officially opened its new runway following a €11 million refurbishment designed and project managed by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group. The 2,400m runway – which is the third longest in the country – handles all flights at Ireland West Airport and is central to the airport’s vision to […]
Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, paid a flying visit to Jamie’s Deli at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport this week, to the delight of excited staff. The renowned chef took time out to speak with colleagues about their work and hear about the latest developments at the outlet. Jamie’s Deli at Schiphol Airport is a partnership between THE […]
