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China’s new Beijing Daxing International Airport boasts its own in-terminal hotel, Aerotel, operated by the Plaza Premium Group. Located in the Northeast pier of the new airport, the two-storey hotel has 215 guest rooms spread across 9,000sqm. “We created Aerotel to take care of travellers needing a space to rest right at the terminal with no […]
S&P Global Ratings today claimed that the demise of Thomas Cook was a “manageable blow” for Gatwck that was likely to have a limited impact on the gateway. S&P points out that the airline provided just 3.8% of Gatwick’s total passenger numbers. It says: “Given the timings of the slots, we expect they will be […]
Passengers at Frankfurt Airport were recently introduced to a member of staff with a difference – YAPE the robot! In a recent trial, self-driving guide robot YAPE moved through Frankfurt Airport, accompanying passengers to their gates and helping them to transport their small luggage. YAPE is an AI-based transport and delivery robot developed by Yape Srl […]
Over 15,000 dnata employees around the world teamed up and took part in the company’s unique fundraising activity, ‘dnata runs the world’, to make a positive difference to the lives of others. Across the continents, from Sydney to San Francisco, teams from 26 countries joined the challenge to run the combined distance of the circumference […]
Ireland West Airport (Knock) has officially opened its new runway following a €11 million refurbishment designed and project managed by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group. The 2,400m runway – which is the third longest in the country – handles all flights at Ireland West Airport and is central to the airport’s vision to […]
Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, paid a flying visit to Jamie’s Deli at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport this week, to the delight of excited staff. The renowned chef took time out to speak with colleagues about their work and hear about the latest developments at the outlet. Jamie’s Deli at Schiphol Airport is a partnership between THE […]
Aviation’s leaders today produced a timely reminder to the world’s governments about the economic and social importance of aviation and the industry’s commitment to its sustainable development. Presenting a joint industry working paper to the 40th session of the ICAO Assembly in Montréal, Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) executive director, Michael Gill, said: “In addition to the 65.5 […]
London City Airport’s appeal with the local population is growing, with new data showing that more people living within a three mile radius of the gateway used it in 2018 than ever before.New analysis by the airport of 2017, and 2018 Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) postcode data, has found that in 2018, 143,000 departing passengers […]
The world’s newest major airport, Beijing Daxing, opened for business today as China marked another major milestone in the modernisation and expansion of its aviation infrastructure. The new $12.9 billion gateway is one of the key developments in the modernisation and expansion of its airport infrastructure as China prepares to replace the US as the […]
On the occasion of the UN Global Climate Action Summit taking place in New York today, ACI Europe, provided an update on the industry’s response to the Climate Emergency. In June of this year, ACI Europe announced a landmark resolution committing its 500 members to reach net zero by 2050 for the carbon emissions under […]
US Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, today announced that the Department will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants to 354 airports in 44 states and Puerto Rico and Micronesia. This is the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) Airport Improvement Program(AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “Infrastructure projects funded by […]
Budapest Airport has been declared the Overall Winner of the World Routes 2019 Marketing Awards in Adelaide, Australia. The Hungarian gateway beat off strong rivalry, not only in the highly competitive ‘4-20 million passengers’ category, but also from airports around the world to take the highest accolade at the event. On hearing the news of […]
