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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 […]
Lithuania’s Kaunas Airport (KUN) has trialled the use of a hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck, which it notes moved across the apron without emitting a single gram of CO2 and handled its tasks with ease. KUN is participating in a European Union – funded project aimed at promoting the use of more sustainable fuel (hydrogen) across various […]
The fun story of the week comes from London’s Heathrow Airport, which has revealed that Fleetwood Vac, Meryl Sweep, Scrubrina Carpenter and Cleany McClean Face are among the newly chosen names of its cleaning robots. The UK hub opted for the names for its new ‘cobots’ after receiving thousands of suggestions from the general public, […]
New infrastructure, all-time high passenger numbers and a growing route network ensure that Antalya Airport has begun 2026 in good shape, writes Joe Bates. Antalya Airport (AYT), the main gateway to the Turkish Riviera, handled a record breaking 39.2 million passengers and 229,000 flights in 2025. The new high – which is 3% more than […]
Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jerry Buttimer, visited Cork Airport yesterday to see how the gateway’s €200 million capital development plan is taking shape. The ministers and their officials were welcomed by airport managing director, Niall MacCarthy, and airport management and received a detailed briefing […]
