Travelling through London Heathrow just got a little easier with the UK hub announcing that passengers no longer need to remove liquids or electronics from their hand luggage, or juggle plastic bags at security. The gateway has become the largest airport in the world to fully roll out next-generation CT security scanners – a move […]
İGA Istanbul Airport has opened a new art exhibition comprising a new sculpture and other artworks featuring lost property at the airport. Under the umbrella of İGA ART, Turkish artist and TV personality Beyazıt Öztürk has unveiled a sculpture, called the ‘Thing’, and ‘Things’ exhibition, the latter featuring airport lost property. Located at the İGA […]
Munich Airport is counting down the days to the grand opening of its new Terminal 1 Pier, which is expected to make a hugely positive impact on the airport experience for non-Schengen passengers. “With our new Terminal 1 Pier, we are making a targeted investment in the future viability of our airport,” enthuses airport CEO, […]
Traveller numbers at Singapore Changi Airport reached an all-time high in 2025, with 69.98 million passenger passing through its facilities. The total marked a 3.4% increase on 2024, and it was equally good news for air traffic movements and cargo volumes, which rose by 2.2% and 4.5% respectively, the 2.08 million tonnes of freight handled […]
Edinburgh Airport welcomed close to 17 million passengers in 2025 – a new milestone for a Scottish airport. Last year, 16,980,588 passengers passed through the gateway, which is part of VINCI Airports’ global network of airports. It notes that the record numbers were helped by a number of new routes in 2025, which included JetBlue’s […]
ACI World has officially welcomed Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport, as the chair of its World Governing Board (WGB) for the 2026–2027 term. Lammers succeeds Candace McGraw, the now retired CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), who completed her tenure as ACI World’s first woman chair, after guiding the organisation through a period […]
Global airport operator, TAV Airports, has pledged to invest $150 million on the next phase of the development of Tbilisi Airport after extending its concession to operate the Georgian gateway. The plan to upgrade the airport is described as a comprehensive programme to enhance capacity, operational efficiency, and overall passenger journey. TAV Airports CEO, Serkan […]
London’s Heathrow Airport today confirmed that it has approved new investment to begin work on a planning application for a third runway. It notes that the move marks “a significant step forward for the UK’s most important growth project”, although it accepts that key regulatory and policy decisions this year will determine whether expansion can […]
Boosted by a strong Christmas peak season that saw it welcome more than 200,000 passengers a day for eight days, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) handled 61 million passenger in 2025. The full year traffic volume of 61 million passenger trips represented a double-digit growth of 15%, while air traffic movements rose by 8.7% compared […]
Brisbane Airport’s annual Lost Property Auction, which gives a second life to unclaimed items, has raised an impressive A$160,000 for charity. The total is the largest amount raised since its inception in 2017, surpassing the previous year’s result of A$90,000. The annual auction has once again captured strong public interest, with bidders competing for a range […]
Traffic numbers continue to rise at Munich Airport with 43.4 million passengers (+4.4%) passing through the Bavarian gateway in 2025. The airport also recorded a 3% rise in air traffic movements, handling a total of 337,000 takeoffs and landings during the year. Once again, European and intercontinental traffic were the main growth drivers, with traffic […]
Miami’s Watson Island Heliport is to be modernised to equip it to become and a future hub for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The work will be carried out by Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), a global leader in infrastructure development and operations for the Advanced Air Mobility industry, and Linden Airport Services Corporation. According […]
