London’s Heathrow Airport broke the 80 million passengers per annum milestone in 2018, accommodating 80.1 million (+2.7%) during a record breaking year. In comparison, London Stansted handled an all time high of 28 million (+8.1%), while London Gatwick has yet to release its results, which will have been negatively impacted by the drone enforced closures […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) has ranked in the top 10 airports in the world within its category in this year’s OAG Punctuality League report. The Punctuality League is based on 58 million flight records using full-year data from 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airports and airlines. […]
Dubai Airports CEO, Paul Griffiths, talks to Joe Bates about the growth and development of Dubai’s airport system and some of the opportunities and challenges going forward. When Paul Griffiths became CEO of Dubai Airports in late 2007, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority president and CEO and chairman of the Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed […]
Singapore Changi subsidiary, Changi Airports International (CAI), today established a new company to oversee the development of non-aeronautical operations at China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Its partner in the project is the Chongqing Airport Group, which will hold a 51% stake in the newly created Chongqing Airport Commercial Management Co Ltd. CAI, which holds a 49% […]
London Stansted has appointed Mace as the main contractor for the construction of its new £150 million Arrivals terminal. Work on the 39,000 square metre terminal is due to start in spring 2019 and is scheduled for completion in autumn 2020. The terminal is the flagship project in the airport’s £600 million transformation which will […]
Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport today announced the launch of an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two airports and in collaboration with Pharma.Aero, the initiative aims to pioneer service offerings and standards that provide assurance in handling quality of the temperature-sensitive […]
Burger King is to open an outlet at Edinburgh Airport as the Scottish gateway looks to expand the food and beverage options in its terminal. Burger King will open later this year, offering its famous Whoppers, fries and drinks to passengers in the departures area. In a first for the UK market, there will also […]
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has become one of the first airports in the world to announce its 2018 traffic figures, the French gateway handling a record 13.8 million passengers (+4.1%) last year. The airport says that its eighth successive year of growth has consolidated its status as France’s “second-largest airport platform”. It notes that the […]
Menzies Aviation is to expand its cargo operations in Australia, with the opening of two new cargo facilities at North Queensland’s Cairns Airport, and Melbourne Avalon Airport in Victoria. Menzies Aviation Cairns is a joint venture between Menzies Aviation and local aviation service provider, AT Group and will be ready for international cargo handling in […]
Travel experiences are among the most memorable we have, and airports can make themselves even more appealing to passengers by learning from the hospitality industry. Chris Radcliffe, head of interiors at UK-based architecture practice, maber, believes that airports of the future will have to be much smarter to compete for passengers, whose demands will not only include better […]
Joe Bates takes a closer look at a handful of airport development projects making headlines in the US in the final quarter of 2018. Skanska USA and LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) are celebrating the completion of the new eastern concourse at , the first major milestone in the $5.1 billion transformation of the terminal into […]
As well as being customer service champions and environmental pioneers, Asia-Pacific airports are also fast developing a reputation for being the most sleep friendly in the world, writes Joe Bates. According to the most recent passenger poll on the website SleepingInAirports.net, the most ‘sleep friendly’ airport in the world is Singapore Changi followed by Incheon, […]
