Shannon Airport has today unveiled its summer 2025 schedule, featuring two new services and a substantial increase of 190,000 seats, 11% ahead of 2024 services. This summer the airport will operate 36 services to 11 countries, including a brand-new twice weekly service to the Portuguese island of Madeira which celebrated its inaugural flight yesterday, and […]
Interactive destination maps have helped Oakland International Airport (OAK) enhance the passenger experience and potentially drive traffic, writes Seth Miller. San Francisco Bay’s OAK is among the growing collection of gateways that have turned to interactive destination maps as a means to boost the airport experience of passengers and potentially drive traffic. The East Bay […]
Passengers travelling through London Gatwick no longer need to remove electrical items or place liquids in plastic bags, as part of a multi-million-pound project to transform its security screening process. The cutting edge technology enhances the security accuracy for airport security staff with 3D technology. The installation of new computed tomography (CT) scanners, part of […]
Munich Airport and its subsidiaries enjoyed a successful 2024, recording a net profit of €64 million – more than double the previous year. Boosted by the strong growth in passenger numbers and flight movements, group revenue rose to a new record of more than €1.6 billion. At €195 million, operating earnings before interest and taxes […]
Dublin Airport believes that passengers passing through its facilities this spring are in for a treat following the unveiling of four new and improved food and drink outlets. Over recent days, the airport has welcomed the re-opening of the fully revamped Butlers Chocolate Cafe in Terminal 2 airside, the addition of the new The Arthur […]
Hamad International Airport has officially unveiled its new Concourses D and E as part of its latest expansion programme. According to the gateway, both new additions are designed to “further elevate the passenger journey”. They have also raised the Doha airport’s capacity to handle up to 65 million passengers per annum. The Qatar hub notes […]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has selected HOK to design an expansion that will add more than 2.8 million square feet to Dulles International Airport. The expansion will begin with the Tier 2 development, extending beyond the Tier 2 Concourse East currently under construction. The design will include a federal inspection services facility for international […]
Birmingham Airport (BHX) in the UK is celebrating its most waste efficient year ever with its recycling rate for terminal operations exceeding 75%. Year-on-year, the airport’s recycling rate for main terminal waste was 76%, the highest annual figure to date. Last year, BHX became the first airport worldwide to implement a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) […]
February 2, at the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations, proved to be the busiest day at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) last month when 195,000 passengers passed through the gateway. The daily total helped push the airport’s traffic for month up to 4.5 million passengers, representing a year-on-year growth of 7%. Aircraft movements […]
San JosĂ© City Council has approved the selection of two partners, Hudson and Paradies Lagardère, to manage a new retail concession programme at San JosĂ© Mineta International Airport (SJC) that will support 50+ local retailers. The collective minimum capital investment of $16.9 million will support a high-quality build-out featuring fresh new looks and integrate new […]
The half-term school holidays helped London Stansted report its busiest ever February as families and holidaymakers took to the skies in record numbers. More than 2.01 million passengers passed through the terminal during February, an increase of 4.8% on last year, and 91,000 passengers more than the previous monthly record set in 2024. The number […]
ACI World today recognised outstanding customer service at the world’s airports by announcing the winners of its annual ASQ Airport Experience Awards. Among 2024’s winners are Casablanca Mohammed V Airport and Marrakech Menara Airport in Africa; Guangzhou Baiyun, Incheon and Delhi-Indira Gandhi in Asia-Pacific; iGA Istanbul and Rome Fiumicino in Europe; Guadalajara and Quito in […]
