São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is the busiest route in Latin America and the fourth busiest domestic route in the world, according to the latest analysis from travel data and insight provider, OAG. Close to 40,000 flights annually operate on the route between São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport […]

The Humane Society International/Canada (HSI/Canada) has awarded Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) an honourary plaque for its Pet Squad. The plaque highlights initiatives that promote the benefits offered by pets. Since the beginning of October, a squad composed of 30 dogs has been delighting Montréal-Trudeau passengers.  Developed in collaboration with the Companion Animal Adoptions Centres of Québec […]

London’s Gatwick Airport has today signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics that will see it become the first UK airport to trial robots to valet park passengers’ cars. The trial will run from the second half of 2019 to early 2020 and passengers will simply leave their car in a well-lit, spacious ‘parking station’ […]

As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity, ACI World today emphasised the importance of implementing the new ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF), a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. The GRF, which will be applicable in November 2020, was published in 2016 in an amendment to PANS-Aerodromes […]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has revealed that 413 passengers caused disruption on aircraft in 2018 – four less than the year before despite rising traffic demand. The decline is a success of sorts as passenger numbers at UK airports have soared by 8.9% since 2016, but more clearly needs to be done to stop […]

Ireland’s Deputy Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Simon Coveney, today opened Cork Airport’s new Airport Control Centre (ACC) and purpose-built office suite.  Airport managing director, Niall MacCarthy, said: “We are delighted to officially open our open plan office facility (the Hub) in the terminal, along with the Airport Control Centre today. “As […]

Donegal Airport has the most scenic approach of any airport in the world, according to PrivateFly’s annual Scenic Airport Poll. The Irish gateway beat the likes of Nice Côte d’Azur, Queenstown and St Maarten to win the accolade. Describing the approach to Donegal, one voter said: “The view is spectacular! Mountains on one side and a […]

Nova Scotia seafood represented a significant portion of the record 36,938 metric tonnes of cargo (+8.5%) handled at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in 2018. “Similar to passenger travel, we continue to see the cargo side of our operations expand, resulting in multiple daily dedicated cargo flights filled with Nova Scotia exports now flying out of […]

Munich Airport today reported that it handled an all-time high of 46.3 million passengers (+3.8%) and made a net profit of €150 million in 2018. Operating company FMG’s EBITDA also surged to a record €535 million while cash flow from operations was up €80 million to €465 million. With equity of over €2.2 billion, the […]

Hong Kong International Airport operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), today outlined its green credentials in its Sustainability Report for 2017/18. The report covers the AAHK’s sustainability performance in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2018 across four key pillars: ‘Our People’, ‘World-class Gateway’, ‘Our Future Airport’ and ‘HK People’s Airport’.  The report features 10 […]

Aberdeen International Airport’s terminal transformation project is nearing completion, with two stores due to open next month and more to come in the autumn. The upgraded departure lounge area will feature new Boots and Dixons Travel stores, relocating from their current units to a new retail and catering area, housed in the former World Duty […]

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Airports claim to be taking an innovative, inclusive approach to the Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) for the 750,000-square-foot Midfield Satellite Concourse at LAX – slated to open to the public in 2020. The CEP will be open for 27 dining, retail and amenity opportunities in the new concourse, […]