Global airport operator, Fraport AG, has won the concession to operate Kalamata Airport (KLX) in Greece for the next 40 years. Fraport and its Greek partners – Delta Airport Investments SA (Copelouzos Group) and Pileas SA (Constantakopoulos Group) – have secured the deal with a bid totaling €45.2 million. The concession covers operation of the […]
This Christmas, Heathrow is turning up the holiday cheer with a live choir in arrivals, to welcome passengers home for the holidays. Throughout December, the choir of over 20 singers will deck the arrivals halls of the four terminals with joyful carols, personalised greetings and multilingual merry messages. As well as classic carols and contemporary […]
The human connection Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey reflect on the importance of the human connection as the ‘airport group’ model grows in importance. How do airport acquisitions and mergers affect people who work in airports? Until well into the 1990s, the airport sector was characterised by a multiplicity of state-owned, independently run, relatively small […]
Denmark’s Finance Ministry has reached a conditional agreement with Danish pension fund ATP to buy a further 59.4% of the shares in Copenhagen Airports for around $4.52 billion. If the deal goes through, the Danish state will own 98.6% of the company, which owns and operates Copenhagen Airport, although it could eventually reduce this to […]
Halifax Stanfield International Airport’s pivotal role in Nova Scotia’s economy is underscored in a new report revealing that the airport generated over C$4.2 billion in economic impact in 2023, a 24% increase from 2022. The latest figures cement its status as a key driver of local and regional employment, tourism, trade, and prosperity. “These impressive […]
Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) and Western Sydney University have combined forces “to drive education, training and job opportunities” ahead of the airport’s late 2026 opening. The pair today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the organisations partner in a range of ways to “drive positive outcomes for communities” in […]
VINCI Airports has completed the modernisation projects at seven airports in the Northern Region of Brazil, consolidating improvements to the airport infrastructure of the Amazon. The global airport operator says that the “massive works plan” was part of VINCI Airports’ commitment when it acquired the Amazon based airports in 2021. With a total investment of […]
Sam Folley and Shirin Pishbin of Trowers & Hamlins explore how airports can maximise revenue from non-aeronautical sources. Non-aeronautical revenues provide an invaluable source of income for the world’s airports and, in many cases, are essential to their bottom line, ensuring that they can survive and remain competitive. In addition, it could be argued that […]
Stantec’s Dave Dargie tells us more about the planning and design involved in drafting the long-term development options for the Cayman Islands’ airports. Stantec and its project partners Chalmers Gibbs, BCQS, DKMA, KPMG, and Munich International have developed a 20 year growth plan for the Cayman Islands’ airports. Their recommendations aim to guide the Cayman […]
Finavia believes it will enhance the kerbside arrivials experience at Helsinki Airport by making changes to the traffic arrangements in front of the airport terminal from January 1, 2025. “Getting to and leaving the airport is part of the journey and the passenger experience,” notes Jukka Isomäki, Finavia’s project manager responsible for Helsinki Airport’s traffic […]
London Gatwick is trialling new Smart Stand technology, which could revolutionise the way aircraft turns are managed at the airport. The ambitious, first-of-its-kind trial which is being run with London Gatwick’s largest airline easyJet, enables a Turn Coordinator (TCO) to manage an aircraft turn from a control room, record turn events automatically and apply AI […]
Massimiliano Martinenghi, project director at Scott Brownrigg, brings us up to speed on the planned expansion of Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia. Madinah Airport (MED), officially known as Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, is a hugely important gateway for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it serves the second holiest city in Islam. Madinah […]
