Hamburg Airport is celebrating its 111th birthday today, making it one of the oldest airports in the world still located on its original site. The history of Hamburg Airport began in March 1910, when Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin enthusiastically addressed a large gathering of Hamburg residents about the future of airships. And his appeal bore […]
Dan Elliott from Frontier Economics considers some of the immense challenges the global pandemic has created for those planning or regulating air transport infrastructure. The aviation industry had grown used to short-term shocks. After both 9/11 and the global financial crisis of 2008, air travel came back, more or less on track, relatively quickly. But […]
ACI Europe has today expressed dismay at the escalating industry and political rhetoric around so-called âghost flightsâ and reiterated its strong support for the European Commissionâs position on the thresholds for use of airport slots by airlines. The usage threshold for the current season, Winter 21, is set at 50%, which as the European Commission […]
Nicky Chenery, general manager of SafetyCulture, and Edinburgh Airportâs security compliance team explain the crucial role technology must now take in managing compliance â and take us through the Scottish gateway’s journey to a more transparent, secure, compliant, and sustainable model. As air travel continues to ride the uncertainty of the pandemic, the demand to […]
Hamburg has become one of the first airports in the world to reveal its year-end traffic figures for 2021 â the German gateway handling 5.3 million passengers (+17%) last year. And although the total is almost 70% down on 2019 levels, the airport says that last year’s throughput, compared to 2020, represents a “positive” upturn. […]
ACI Worldâs vice president for economics, Patrick Lucas, considers the impact COVID has had on the finances of the worldâs airports and the economic challenges ahead. Every couple of years ACI World, and its industry partners under the umbrella of the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), release the Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders report, a publication […]
Prague Airport in the Czech Republic has renewed its ACI Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) certification for another year, demonstrating that it is fully committed to providing the highest levels of protection against COVID for both passengers and staff. âThe airport has repeatedly demonstrated an admirable continuation of its efforts to provide a safe airport experience […]
An art and culture-filled festival formed part of official opening of SEAâs new-look North Satellite building in November 2021. The newly renovated complex â designed by Fentress Architects and architect of record, AECOM, with construction company Hensel Phelps â features modern amenities, seismic upgrades, sustainable features and improved building function. Curtis Fentress, principal in charge […]
Managing director for aviation, Lance Lyttle, talks to Joe Bates about the multi-billion dollar development of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the gatewayâs ambition to be the greenest airport in North America. Â Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will open its new International Arrivals Facility (IAF), one of the key projects of its ongoing $3.9 billion Capital […]
Director general, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, reflects on some of ACI Worldâs key actions and initiatives over the past year. Following the recent ACI-LAC/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in CancĂșn, the airport community was more optimistic than ever regarding the recovery path and future of the industry. However, the Omicron variant has once […]
ACI Europe today released preliminary data on the impact of the Omicron variant on European passenger traffic, along with its full air traffic report for November 2021. It reveals that in the three week period (weeks 47 to 49) following the first report from South Africa to the WHO of the Omicron variant, passenger traffic […]
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar has appointed Maritime and Mercantile International (MMI) and Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) as the master concessionaire for all F&B, duty free and commercial outlets in its newly-built Terminal 3. MMI and ELR note that they are joining forces to “create and deliver a world-class, next-generation customer experience at […]
