Australia’s largest airports are joining forces once again to raise awareness of human trafficking and exploitation, with Perth Airport joining Sydney and Melbourne in expanding the Can You See Me? awareness campaign nationwide. Led by anti-human trafficking organisation A21, the campaign urges travellers to recognise and report the signs of human trafficking and modern slavery. […]
Glasgow Airport has launched a bold new initiative highlighting to passengers across its catchment area the benefits of flying from their local airport instead of travelling to others further afield. The Miles Closer campaign, which has been rolled out across print, outdoor, digital and broadcast media, targets postcodes in the west of Scotland and beyond, […]
A Bvlgari 18K gold diamond necklace valued at A$11,000 is the most valuable of over 800 items up for sale in Brisbane Airport’s annual Lost Property Auction for charity. To mark 100 years of Brisbane Airport, the auction also features a collection of heritage aviation items, such an aircraft blackbox, giving enthusiasts a rare chance […]
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Sister Airport agreement with Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). The move is expected to help advance co-operation between Qatar–China and expand global air connectivity via Doha. The agreement, complements Qatar Airways’ partnership with China Southern Airlines and the MoU between the […]
The recovery of a missing diamond and reuniting a little girl with her favourite stuffed toy are a few of the more heart warming lost and found stories at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) this year. Now, PIT believes it has has made recovering missing items even easier with its recently launched Lost and Found system. […]
In partnership with travel search engine KAYAK, Sydney Airport (SYD) has launched an Australian airport first marketing campaign titled ‘Life Takes Off When You Do’. The initiative is aimed at promoting international travel and showing travellers how easy it is to plan their next escape. Launched this week, the campaign highlights how KAYAK’S intuitive tools […]
Interactive destination maps have helped Oakland International Airport (OAK) enhance the passenger experience and potentially drive traffic, writes Seth Miller. San Francisco Bay’s OAK is among the growing collection of gateways that have turned to interactive destination maps as a means to boost the airport experience of passengers and potentially drive traffic. The East Bay […]
Brisbane Airport has welcomed the launch of the latest campaign by Tourism and Events Queensland. The campaign – Queensland is Bluey’s world for real life – was launched on Sunday, June 2, by Premier, Stephen Miles, Tourism Minister Michael Healy, and Tourism and Events Queensland CEO, Patricia Callaghan. Airport CEO, Gert-Jan de Graaff, attended the […]
The Port of Oakland is considering changing the name of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. It believes that changing the airport’s name – it is most commonly known as Oakland International Airport – could boost its market presence by making global travellers more aware of its location. The […]
In a first for an Australian airport, Google has launched Indoor Live View at Sydney Airport, just in time for the Christmas travel rush. The new augmented reality (AR) feature on Google Maps provides arrows, directions, and distance markers superimposed on the camera view, to point people in the right direction across the terminals. According […]
Shannon Airport has been ranked the country’s best airport brand according to the RED C Brand Reaction Index (BRI) Ireland 2023. The index, which has just been released, shows Shannon Airport placed in the top 100 emotionally connected brands at number 54 and is the highest-ranking airport brand in Ireland. RED C conducted the BRI Test among the 170 brands across 22 sectors, to see which brands have the highest connection […]
Enhanced wireless networks are key to enabling the digitalisation of airports and taking performance and safety to the next level, writes Nokia’s global aviation practice lead, Richard van Wijk. Given its reliance on the movement of people, it is little wonder the aviation industry was among those hit hardest by the pandemic. Countries locked down, […]
