San Antonio International Airport has launched its new SAT Pass programme allowing a limited number of non-ticketed visitors an opportunity to meet and greet passengers post-security at the airport. The gateway has introduced the innovative new scheme by asking passengers, “Have you ever wanted to surprise your loved one at the gate with flowers, welcome […]
London’s Heathrow Airport enjoyed the busiest January in its history when 6.3 million passengers passed through its facilities last month. The total, represents a 5% rise on pre-COVID January 2019. The upturn in traffic marked the eleventh month in a row that Heathrow has averaged over 200,00 passengers a day, with transatlantic travel a key […]
Just six weeks into the new year and Budapest Airport today confirmed the addition of a second new carrier to its list of airlines. SCAT Airlines will launch a new direct route between Budapest and Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on May 27. The new service marks the addition of a new airline, a new destination, and a […]
Diptyque, Sandqvist and Teenage engineering are just a few of the brands that will be on offer at the Marketplace in Stockholm Arlanda Airport’s Terminal 5 when retail-tech company Co-X launches the unique retail concept Depart.A.Mental in the first half of 2025. Depart.A.Mental is an innovative concept store that makes it easier for brands to […]
Munich Airport International (MAI), the wholly owned consulting subsidiary of Munich Airport, has issued a short statement revealing that it has been engaged to work on the planned reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK. MAI will provide operational and management services to FlyDoncaster Ltd, the company that wants to reopen the Doncaster Council […]
A total of 1.9 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in January 2025 – a healthy 14% rise on the same month a year ago. The Danish gateway notes that the upturn shows that the appetite for travel is still strong, and a growing number of Danes are going on or contemplating taking city breaks. […]
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany has become the first gateway in the world to regularly use walkthrough scanners for passenger security checks. Following a roughly one-year test phase at Concourse A in Terminal 1, the German Federal Police have authorised the full-scale use of the Rohde & Schwarz QPS Walk2000 air travel security system. It […]
Hamad International Airport (DOH) has officially unveiled its new Concourse E as part of its latest terminal expansion programme. According to the gateway, the new addition is “designed to further elevate the passenger journey”. Concourse E, it says, “prioritises boarding efficiency, reduces reliance on remote gates and buses and incorporates accessibility and sustainability focused design”. […]
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has launched non-stop services between Stockholm Arlanda and Tokyo Haneda. A mixture of airport, airline and government officials gathered at Stockholm Arlanda today for the inauguration ceremony for the new intercontinental route. “I am very happy to welcome ANA to Stockholm Arlanda Airport,” enthused Swedavia president and CEO, Jonas Abrahamsson. “ANA’s […]
The arrival of thousands of tourists and England rugby fans are set to swell numbers travelling through Dublin Airport over the coming St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend. The first bank holiday weekend of the year will see around 340,000 passengers travelling through Dublin Airport over the four days between Friday and Monday. Over the four-day […]
The growth of the Seattle region continues to be reflected at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) as passenger volumes reached record levels in 2024, breaking pre-pandemic marks, and forecasts predict that 2025 volumes will be even higher. “SEA Airport is one of the economic engines of the region, and the numbers show we’re back to where […]
Global airport operator, AviAlliance, has officially completed the acquisition of AGS Airports, the operator of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports in the UK. The sale, agreed with Ferrovial and Macquarie late last year, values the UK airport assets at £1.53 billion. AviAlliance is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSP Investments, one of Canada’s largest pension investors, […]
