Expanding Madinah Airport
Massimiliano Martinenghi, project director at Scott Brownrigg, tells us more about the planned expansion of Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia. Madinah Airport (MED), officially known as Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz...
New routes help boost traffic growth at Gatwick Airport
New long-haul routes and strong demand for travel saw 19.9 million passengers travelling through London Gatwick in the first half of this year. The continued collaboration with partners and the...
Going green
We take a closer look at a handful of sustainability stories making headlines across the region in the first half of 2024. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN DOHA Hamad International Airport is...
SFO’s $2.6 billion Terminal 3 West Modernization project
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has launched the Terminal 3 West Modernization project, a $2.6 billion construction project which will renovate the existing 650,000 square foot western half of Terminal...
Plans progressing for Riyadh’s King Salman International Airport
Mace has been appointed as delivery partner by King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) to oversee the planning and construction for its airport development programme in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....
Strong half year performance by Zayed International Airport
Nearly 14 million passengers passed through Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport in the first half of 2024. The gateway welcomed 13.7 million passengers between January and the end of June...
Passenger cap raised at London City Airport
The UK government has approved London City Airport’s (LCY) plans to increase its annual passenger cap to 9 million passengers per annum – up from the existing 6.5mppa. It has...
Routes and destinations
We shine the spotlight on Perth Airport’s historic commercial agreement with Qantas and the recovery and expansion of its international route network. Qantas and Perth Airport have reached an historic...
Regional update
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East’s manager for communications and brand marketing, Yuman Lau, provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest developments and insights from the airport industry. ACI ASIA-PACIFIC &...
DFW opens US’s first CBP Centralized Examination Station
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the first airport in the United States to operate a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Centralized Examination Station (CES) located on the secure...
New passenger record set at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
Maryland governor, Wes Moore, today announced that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport logged record-breaking passenger traffic in June 2024. According to Maryland Department of Transportation records, 2,603,847 commercial passengers flew...
Asia’s big build
In the second instalment of his two-part article, Marnix (Max) Groot, focuses on ongoing and planned airport development projects in South East and East Asia. Asia is a hot spot...