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ACI World today revealed the top 10 airport rankings for passengers, cargo and aircraft movements in 2025, confirming that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the busiest passenger gateway on the planet, and still the only hub handling more than 100 million travellers per annum. The top five busiest airports for passenger traffic is completed by […]
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is to trial autonomous wheelchairs in its Warren Cleage Evans Terminal. The pilot programme – a collaboration between Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) and Unifi – is designed to provide support to customers who may have difficulty walking long distances or navigating independently throughout the airport terminal. The devices […]
AGS Airports has appointed WSP and internationally recognised architectural practice Pascall + Watson as its design partners for the next stage of its ÂŁ350 million AGS Reimagined transformation programme. This marks a significant step forward in delivering AGS Reimagined, the airports long‑term project and vision to create modern, sustainable and passenger‑centred airports across Aberdeen, Glasgow […]
London’s Heathrow Airport experienced a 10% spike in transfer passengers last month as airlines and passengers adapted to airspace closures across the Middle East. However, while it has temporarily absorbed demand from elsewhere, the UK hub points out that its growth remains slower than man EU competitors as its runway slots are full. The airport […]
Christchurch Airport believes that it delivered “a stellar summer season” that firmly cemented its place as the South Island’s key international gateway to the world. And it is hard to disagree with the assessment as international visitor numbers soared by 22% as a total of 3.1 million passengers passed through the New Zealand gateway between […]
Navigating complexity is often key to the successful delivery of major construction projects, writes R&A Legal Solutions’ Rabia Choudri. Across Africa and the Middle East, airports are undergoing one of the most ambitious phases of transformation seen in decades. Governments are modernising gateways to support economic growth, private investment, and rising passenger demand, often while […]
A new white paper by airport consultancy, NACO, makes the case for airport real estate and non-passenger related revenues as key to resilience – and a vision of the future. The paper reports that, with almost 90% of airports revenues being passenger-related, there is a clear need for airports to diversify their revenue streams in […]
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) has demonstrated that biometric technology can ensure a seamless and contactless journey for international passengers through its facilities. Operator, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), in partnership with IndiGo, the Digi Yatra Foundation and IATA, successfully demonstrated integrated international travel flow from ticketing, managing bookings to a seamless, biometric-enabled journey, in […]
Shannon Airport has become the first airport in Ireland to deploy a First‑Mover R‑3500, a state‑of‑the‑art electric vehicle (EV)‑moving system designed to safely relocate both electric and conventional vehicles. Originally developed to enable fire departments to safely combat EV fires, this innovative unit is fully electric itself, remotely operated and capable of lifting and transporting […]
Joe Bates takes a closer look at a host of new initiatives and services focused on making airport journeys easier and more enjoyable for all. Not every airport might know it or even appreciate it, but they are very much in the hospitality business, and the better job they do at looking after their guests […]
The upward traffic trend in Sweden continued In March, with close to 2.6 million passengers passing through Swedavia’s ten airports. In total, air travel increased by just over 5% compared to March 2025 as demand grew for both international and domestic air travel. As a result, international travel registered a 5% increase over the same […]
Retail theft has become a real issue for some major international airports and combatting the growing crime requires technology and teamwork, writes Ulbe Keegstra. As airport retail revenues rebound, retail theft and organised retail crime have escalated into a material financial and operational risk. Indeed, at some major international hubs annual losses now regularly reach […]
