London’s Heathrow Airport today issued its assessment of its performance in 2018, which it claims was one of the best in its history. The UK hub says that a record 80.1 million passengers (+2.7%), its eighth year of consecutive growth, made 2018 a milestone year. It notes airport charges fell 1% to £21.78 and that 81.9% […]

The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) has launched a new digital campaign called the ‘Wonder Takes Flight’ that it hopes will reignite frequent travellers’ enthusiasm for travel. The bilingual marketing campaign will be featured online and in-airports across the country and aim capture the awe and enthusiasm that most kids feels when they visit an airport […]

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has unveiled the selection of new F&B offerings coming its way in autumn 2020 as part of its ongoing multi-billion dollar revamp. The Utah airport believes that passengers will be ‘wowed’ not only by the new-look airport, but by the wide array of F&B options, which will include everything from […]

Visby Airport has unveiled a new integrated bag drop system which it believes will make flying from the Swedish gateway easier and more convenient for passengers. “With this modern, innovative bag drop service, Visby Airport will be an even smoother and more efficient airport,” predicts airport director, Gunnar Jonasson. “It is gratifying that we can now […]

After a six-month makeover, the duty free shop on Level 5 in Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 has re-opened with the new MyDutyFree branding.  The concept, idea and renovations were carried out by Munich Airport’s retail subsidiary in co-operation with the Gruschwitz design office. To provide a sense of local colour, the decor and signage in the […]

London Stansted Airport has almost doubled the number of seats in its busy Departure Lounge with the creation of three brand new seating areas. According to the airport, the improvements as part of the ongoing £600 million Stansted Transformation Project, have created “a more attractive and comfortable seating area with room now for over 1,000 […]

Hamburg Airport is promising a new shopping experience for passengers when the redesigned retail area beyound security comes onboard in the next few months. Hamburg-based company Gebr Heinemann is opening a handful of new shops in the airside passenger pier during March and April, which the airport reveals will bring a host of new brands […]

CEMEX today announced that it led an international team of specialists in charge of renovating 35,000sqm of taxiways at Sangster International Sangster Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It notes that it created its own concrete plant on the island for the job and brought supplies from Mexico that weren’t available locally together with a next-generation paver […]

Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, today joined daa chief executive, Dalton Philips, to perform the official sod-turning for Dublin Airport’s new North Runway project. The new runway is urgently needed to allow for expansion to underpin Ireland’s long-term economic growth as Dublin Airport’s existing main runway is […]

CAA International (CAAi), the technical co-operation arm of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, is to lead a consortium appointed by the European Union to support the sustainable development of civil aviation and the civil aviation administration system in Ukraine. The programme aims to harmonise Ukraine’s aviation regulatory framework with EU standards and lay the foundation for […]

A midnight fun run down the runway at Birmingham Airport has raised over £15,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice. More than 120 staff, friends and family took part in the run, braving cold and wet conditions at just past midnight to tackle the three kilometres of the airport’s runway, which was specifically closed for the charity […]

Passenger numbers in the UK have increased by 20% in the last five years, with 268 million travellers passing through country’s airports in 2018, and the government predicts that this number will increase to 410 million by 2050. In light of this, more than ever before the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) needs to ensure that […]