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Global ground services provider, dnata, has been appointed to manage easyJet’s inflight retail services across the airline’s extensive network. The contract marks a significant milestone for dnata’s growing catering and retail business, cementing its position as a leading end-to-end inflight and airport service provider, globally. The partnership will see dnata deliver a tailor-made on-board retail […]
Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK is withdrawing its planning application for a replacement terminal building following what it calls “excessive delays and the decision to call in plans by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”. With large investment in the scheme so far, airport bosses say they are not prepared […]
According to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), travellers at LAX may start arriving even earlier now that they can play their favourite video games while waiting for flights. Its bold prediction follows the opening of Gameway, a premium video game lounge, in Terminal 6. Working in partnership with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), LAWA is confident that the […]
As part of American Airlines’ ongoing commitment to Miami and Miami International Airport (MIA), the airline is adding more than 600 home-based reservations jobs. American currently has 200 new representatives in training, and a goal to hire more than 400 in the next couple of months, bringing the total of home-based reservations agents to nearly […]
VINCI Airports is celebrating International Women’s Day by simultaneously hosting the first-ever global NFT exhibition showcasing the work of 22 female artists across 20 of its airports in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Brazil, France, Japan, Portugal and Serbia. Some of the artworks were first presented at the World Economic Forum, raising more than $250,000 for […]
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has selected Cushman & Wakefield as its exclusive advisor to secure a partner to invest, complete construction and lease-up of a 300,000-square-foot facility near the airport’s main terminal. The facility was initially designed to create additional capacity in utilities when the airport was experiencing double-digit growth. However, with a view to […]
Passengers flying from London Stansted this summer will be able to enjoy a range of new bars, restaurants and retail outlets thanks to a major refurbishment of its departure lounge. More than ÂŁ12 million is being invested by the airport and its retail partners to improve the customer experience as it prepares for the expected […]
Dublin Airport is expecting more than 720,000 passengers to arrive and depart over a ten-day period from Saturday March 12 to Monday March 22 as part of this year’s extended national celebrations for St Patrick’s Day. Passengers will also be arriving for the St Patrick’s Festival celebrations, and Dublin Airport is delighted to proudly support […]
Global airport operator, Fraport, is looking to offload its interests in Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “There is no justification for the attack on Ukraine by Russian forces. We condemn this war for being an armed attack on a sovereign state and its people – a clear […]
Rome airport operator, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), and PwC Italia have created a partnership for ‘Open Innovation’ services in the Airport sector. According to ADR, the agreement is part of its sustainability and innovation strategy and will lead to the development of an Innovation Hub and new ‘innovative ecosystem’ which it hopes will become a […]
Gatwick Airport believes that it has developed a new handheld digital platform that will transform the efficiency of aircraft turnarounds, reducing delays and unnecessary fuel burn on the ground. Its AirTurn platform allows ground handlers to update air traffic controllers about changes to the turn process – in real time, direct from the apron. This […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) has welcomed Emirates’ A380 back to Queensland’s skies for the first time in nearly three years, with the iconic superjumbo returning to the gateway last night. Emirates’ A380 will resume daily services between BNE and Dubai (DXB), replacing the airline’s other wide-body aircraft that serviced the route throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
