ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Heathrow confirms “devastating impact of COVID-19”, but hopeful for better 2021 24 Feb 2021 Joe BatesLondon Heathrow today revealed that the airport lost £2 billion in 2020 as its passenger numbers slumped from 80.9 million in 2019 to...
NON-AERONAUTICAL REVENUES, RETAIL/F&B Lagardère Travel Retail wins Santiago airport F&B concession 23 Feb 2021 Staff reporterLagardère Travel Retail has been awarded the concession to operate 20 F&B outlets at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in partnership with...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Global ratings agency forecasts tough year ahead for Europe’s airports 22 Feb 2021 Joe BatesPassenger traffic and revenue at Europe’s airports this year is likely to be around 30% to 50% down on 2019 levels, according to...
RETAIL/F&B, SUSTAINABILITY No more plastic straws in New York LaGuardia’s Terminal B 22 Feb 2021 Staff reporterLaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) has announced the elimination of single-use plastic straws in the F&B outlets at New York LaGuardia’s Terminal B. LGP...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE Christchurch Airport well placed to ride out global pandemic 19 Feb 2021 Staff reporterChristchurch Airport is citing lessons learnt from the earthquakes, extensive changes it made to its business across 2015-2019 and its preparation for events...
SAFETY & SECURITY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS New security checkpoints at Charlotte Douglas International Airport 18 Feb 2021 Staff reporterThe new security checkpoints at Charlotte Douglas International Airport feature Vanderlande’s automated screening lanes. As part of a $600 million terminal expansion project,...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, RETAIL/F&B New duty free outlet opens at Kannur International Airport 18 Feb 2021 Joe BatesGMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd today launched its first duty free outlet amid much fanfare and enthusiasm at the Kannur International Airport....
DESIGN & BUILD, RETAIL/F&B, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS Major upgrades planned for Mexico’s gateway to Guadalajara 18 Feb 2021 Staff reporterMexican airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), is to invest more than $500 million on upgrading Guadalajara’s Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Miami International Airport receives COVID-19 relief fund grant 18 Feb 2021 Staff reporterMiami International Airport has been awarded $39.5 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government, in the second round of airport grants...
SAFETY & SECURITY New fire rescue complex opens at Frankfurt Airport 16 Feb 2021 Joe BatesFrankfurt Airport today unveiled its new state-of-the-art fire rescue complex at CargoCity South. Located on a 2.1-hectare site, the facility is home to...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE Fraport extends Antalya Airport concession by two years 15 Feb 2021 Staff reporterThe Turkish government has agreed to extend Fraport’s management concession for Antalya Airport by two years to the end of 2026 and to...
DESIGN & BUILD Seattle-Tacoma appoints design team for expansion of Concourse C 11 Feb 2021 Joe BatesSeattle-Tacoma International Airport has hired The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP and Woods Bagot as joint project design leaders to create a dynamic, performative,...
