ACI World today recognised the airports that it says have continued to prioritise listening and adapting to customers during the pandemic. Over 200 airports from across the globe have been recognised in this year’s The Voice of the Customer initiative, which for the second year running was sponsored by Amadeus. To qualify, an airport member […]
Heathrow today unveiled a refreshed sustainability strategy, which it says will play a key role in its development over the decade ahead. It says that ‘Heathrow 2.0: Connecting People and Planet’ outlines how it will build back better with sustainability front of mind as the UK and aviation industry emerges from the pandemic and ramps […]
Miami International Airport (MIA) is handling in excess of 300,000 flowers daily this week in the build up to Valentine’s Day. The Florida gateway receives 91% of all flowers imported to the US, primarily from South American countries such as Colombia and Ecuador, the annual total amounting to more than 236,000 tons of produce valued […]
National Aviation Services (NAS) and NAC2000 Corporation today launched their Pearl Lounge at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka, Zambia. Located in the airport’s new terminal, the lounge is part of Zambia Airports Corporation Limited’s (ZACL) efforts to upgrade international airports in the country. Last June, ZACL awarded a five-year tender to NAS and […]
The airport security market size is anticipated to record a valuation of $25 billion by 2028, according to the most recent study by Global Market Insights Inc. The market growth can be attributed to an increase in the volume of air passengers across the globe. According to its findings, the Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) segment in the […]
London Stansted expects to set a yearly traffic high this weekend when some 90,000 passengers pass through its facilities. The UK airport expects the start of the half-term holidays for schools to result in winter sun-seekers and skiers being among the passengers who will be departing from the airport between February 11-13. The numbers are […]
Brisbane Airport operator, Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), has admitted that it is “ecstatic” at today’s Australian government announcement that its international borders will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from February 21. By fully vaccinated, the government clarifies that it means all those who are double-vaccinated with a recognised COVID-19 vaccine. According to BAC, today’s announcement […]
The Destination 2050 associations and their members today endorsed the ‘Toulouse Declaration’ – the first-ever public-private initiative setting a joint vision and supporting European aviation’s goal to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. This is also the first joint initiative of its kind globally, aligning all European stakeholders on the principles and actions needed […]
Irish airport operator, daa, has signed up to the Toulouse Declaration on Future Sustainability and Decarbonisation of Aviation, which was announced on Friday at a European Aviation Summit in France. The declaration recognises the need for immediate action to decarbonise aviation while continuing to improve regional and global multimodal connectivity in Europe and globally. As […]
Airport World discovers that despite Kazakhstan’s recent troubles, the future of Almaty Airport looks bright under the ownership of TAV Airports. Almaty Airport is under new ownership after global airport operator, TAV Airports, completed its acquisition of an 85% stake in the Kazakhstan gateway earlier this year. The deal is expected to take the gateway […]
Miami International Airport (MIA), one of the busiest cargo gateways in North America, handled a record 2.7 million tons of freight in 2021. The total is even more impressive as it shattered its previous record of 2.3 million tons, set the previous year, by 17%. International freight grew by 17% to 2.2 million tons, while […]
The newly remodelled Adelholzener Bar in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport offers visitors an Alpine setting to enjoy their soft drinks, draft beers or Bavarian favourites such as veal sausages and meatloaf! The airport used the pandemic forced closure of the departures area bar to carry out extensive renovations, and according to the gateway, the […]
