In a major step before opening, Newcastle Airport’s new international terminal came to life yesterday as over 120 local volunteers helped test the facility during a full-scale Mass Passenger Exercise. With surfboards in tow, guitars slung over shoulders and bags packed to the brim, participants from across the Hunter took on the role of international […]
Dr Inderjit Singh, a global aviation consultant and former CEO of Indira Gandhi International Airport, considers the impact global conflicts have on the aviation industry. In this article I plan to leverage my expertise and doctoral research in international relations to explore how rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping air travel in 2025. THE GEOPOLITICAL STORM […]
Munich Airport today confirmed that the expansion of its Terminal 1 pier is progressing smoothly and on target for completion next year. Described as “Bavaria’s new business card for passengers”, the €665 million expansion to the pier will effectively create a state-of-the-art terminal for non-Schengen traffic. Its capacity of up to six million passengers per […]
Lithuanian Airports CEO, Simonas Bartkus, tells Joe Bates more about the growth and development of the country’s three main airports – Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. These are busy and exciting times for Lithuania’s airports, particularly for jewel in the crown Vilnius (VNO), which earlier this year opened its new Departures Terminal and officially unveiled its […]
GoSleep, the Finnish company behind airport sleep pods, has expanded its partnership with global wellness brand XWELL to create a new rest experience at Amsterdam Schiphol. Now located in XWELL’s Xpres Spa location at D-Pier — a key transit hub for international departures — the newly installed GoSleep Recovery Pods offer travellers a secure, private […]
Fredmans is the latest company to establish itself at Stockholm Arlanda Airport’s new Marketplace in Terminal 5, recently named ‘Commercial Space of the Year 2025’ by the industry organisation Nordic Commercial Spaces & Communities (NCSC). According to Arlanda operator, Swedavia, the store offers “an unparalleled shopping experience for watch connoisseurs and jewellery and fashion-minded travellers […]
iGA Istanbul Airport has unveiled its new solo art exhibition series with the official opening of Encounter with Fahrelnissa Zeid in the International Departures Hall. The exhibition in the iGA ART Gallery is centred around a striking 1960 oil painting by the pioneering Turkish artist, and offers an intimate look into Zeid’s life and legacy through […]
The first phase of Vietnam’s new $4.6 billion gateway, Long Thanh International Airport, is on target to open in late 2026, according to local news reports. Vietnam’s Minister of Construction, Tran Hong Minh, recently visited the airport site when Le Quyet Tien, Director of the Department of Economics-Construction Investment Management at the Ministry of Construction, […]
SSP has revealed more details about its seven-year deal to operate a number of restaurants and cafes at Indonesia’s Kualanamu International Airport. The new outlets – located airside in the airport’s domestic terminal and operated by joint venture PT SSP Taurus Gemilang Indonesia – will feature popular international names such as Burger King and Dairy […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE DOWNLOAD THE ISSUE HERE Airport profile: Lithuania’s Airport System & Delhi Indira Gandhi Special report: Global Conflicts Plus: Sustainability; Enhancing Airport Lounges & Transformative Airport Design The heat is on! Editor, Joe Bates, reflects on rising global passenger numbers, geopolitics and the ‘safety and security’ theme of this issue. As normal […]
London Gatwick will have a new chief executive for the next phase of its journey after announcing that VINCI Airport’s Pierre-Hugues Schmit will succeed Stewart Wingate in September. Wingate, who has held the top job at LGW for 15 years, will take up the new role of managing director of UK Airports for VINCI Airports […]
Fraport subsidiary, Lima Airport Partners (LAP) is celebrating the official opening of the new terminal at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) in the Peruvian capital. Overnight from May 31 to June 1, airlines, government agencies, and partners will relocate from Lima’s old terminal to the new one, which is three times its size. The […]
