Spotlight on LAX’s handling of aviation’s most eco-friendly commercial flight, Gatwick reducing its noise footprint and the recycling efforts of Detroit Metropolitan. LAX makes history on World Environment Day Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) claims to have welcomed the most eco-friendly commercial flight in aviation history on World Environment Day. Operator, Los Angeles World Airports […]
Visitors from around the world to LA won’t have to leave Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to enjoy hot deals on signature Los Angeles cuisine this month as the gateway had decided to take part in dineLA Restaurant Week for the first time. The event helps showcase Los Angeles as a premier dining destination while […]
New state-of-the-art Terminal 3 to raise the airport’s capacity to in excess of 90 million passengers per annum. Project details Location: Frankfurt, Germany Important developments: New Terminal 3 Scheduled completion: 2023 Principal companies involved: Fraport AG; Fraport Ausbau Süd GmbH; Christoph Mäckler Architects Total investment: Up to €4 billion Frankfurt Airport has laid the cornerstone for its new Terminal 3, […]
Millennials are one of the most travel-savvy demographics, with many having been well-seasoned travellers since childhood, writes Andy Besant. In fact, 61% of 25 to 34 year olds first flew by the age of 10, according to research from airport lounge provider, Club Aspire. Coupled with an ever-expanding list of destinations and increasingly affordable flights, […]
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than 6.9 million passengers in July, up 0.8% on the corresponding month a year ago. The total means that 2.6% more passengers have passed through the gateway in the first seven months of 2019 than the same period last year. Aircraft movements in July 2019 climbed by 1% to 47,125 take-off and […]
EasyJet is to base a fifth aircraft at Glasgow Airport, a move that is expected to create around 50 new jobs. The new A320 aircraft will remain based in Glasgow throughout the year, providing 340,000 more seats for passengers travelling to and from Glasgow. It joins two 156-seat Airbus A319 and two 186-seat A320 aircraft […]
Prague Airport’s digital signage is now available in six different languages to provide extra special assistance for passengers that speak Arabiic, Chinese, Czech, English, Korean and Russian. Located at the entrance to pier B in Terminal 1, the smart signage offers information displayed on eight digital screens and reflects the current traffic and passenger flow […]
Passengers using London Stansted this summer will benefit from a new and improved check-in area thanks to the completion of the latest terminal upgrade as part of the airport’s ongoing transformation project. Eight new check-in desks opened at 5am yesterday with passengers travelling with TUI to Heraklion in Crete the first to use them. London […]
Copenhagen Airport came close to breaking its monthy record for July when 3.1 million passengers passed through the Danish gateway. The airport also reports that 87% of passengers questioned about their airport experience were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the levels of service they received. A total of 3,109,498 travellers passed through the airport in […]
Airport World reviews some of the latest airport parking stories from across Europe and North America. London’s Gatwick Airport has signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics that will see it become the first UK airport to trial robots to valet park passengers’ cars. The trial will run from the second half of 2019 to […]
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) celebrates its 60th anniversary on Sunday. Built as the main airdrome of the Soviet Air Force, it was later transformed into a civil airport, and handled its first commercial flight – a Tupolev 104 service from Leningrad – on August 11, 1959. Today, the airport handles more than 150,000 passengers daily […]
Gatwick has unveiled its new five-year Capital Investment Programme (CIP) which highlights more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth. According to the UK gateway, new initiatives include robotic parking and automated boarding technology, which will speed up boarding and give passengers more choice about how they spend their time. Gatwick’s […]