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Heathrow Airport’s recently released record passenger figures for 2018 came as no surprise, as the number of people travelling from the UK’s aviation hubs continue to climb, writes Entec Si’s Eman Al-Hillawi and Matthew Garrett. With figures set to increase over the coming years, airports should consider potential expansion strategies alongside overall efficiency improvements if they are […]

Helsinki Airport is on the look out for 200 volunteers to experience its new Aukio central square before it opens for business in February.Described by Finavia as one of the most impressive new spaces of Helsinki Airport, the new central square will provide arriving and departing passengers with their first and last impressions of Finland. […]

A number of European airports hit all-time traffic highs in 2018, some of the biggest upturns in traffic reported to date happening at Frankfurt (7.8%), Edinburgh (+6.5%) and London Luton (+5%). Frankfurt Airport welcomed a 69.5 million passengers (+7.8%) in 2018 – five million more than 2017. Operator, Fraport, attributes the impressive rise to the […]

London’s Heathrow Airport broke the 80 million passengers per annum milestone in 2018, accommodating 80.1 million (+2.7%) during a record breaking year. In comparison, London Stansted handled an all time high of 28 million (+8.1%), while London Gatwick has yet to release its results, which will have been negatively impacted by the drone enforced closures […]

Brisbane Airport (BNE) has ranked in the top 10 airports in the world within its category in this year’s OAG Punctuality League report. The Punctuality League is based on 58 million flight records using full-year data from 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airports and airlines. […]

Singapore Changi subsidiary, Changi Airports International (CAI), today established a new company to oversee the development of non-aeronautical operations at China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Its partner in the project is the Chongqing Airport Group, which will hold a 51% stake in the newly created Chongqing Airport Commercial Management Co Ltd. CAI, which holds a 49% […]

London Stansted has appointed Mace as the main contractor for the construction of its new £150 million Arrivals terminal. Work on the 39,000 square metre terminal is due to start in spring 2019 and is scheduled for completion in autumn 2020. The terminal is the flagship project in the airport’s £600 million transformation which will […]

Burger King is to open an outlet at Edinburgh Airport as the Scottish gateway looks to expand the food and beverage options in its terminal. Burger King will open later this year, offering its famous Whoppers, fries and drinks to passengers in the departures area. In a first for the UK market, there will also […]

Hicham Ayoun reports on the appointment of Martin Eurnekian as the new chair of the ACI World Governing Board and the unveiling of the organisation’s long-term vision for airport security. ACI World has announced the appointment of Martin Eurnekian as the new chair of the ACI World Governing Board. Eurnekian – the CEO of Corporación América […]

Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport today announced the launch of an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two airports and in collaboration with Pharma.Aero, the initiative aims to pioneer service offerings and standards that provide assurance in handling quality of the temperature-sensitive […]

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has become one of the first airports in the world to announce its 2018 traffic figures, the French gateway handling a record 13.8 million passengers (+4.1%) last year. The airport says that its eighth successive year of growth has consolidated its status as France’s “second-largest airport platform”. It notes that the […]

Travel experiences are among the most memorable we have, and airports can make themselves even more appealing to passengers by learning from the hospitality industry. Chris Radcliffe, head of interiors at UK-based architecture practice, maber, believes that airports of the future will have to be much smarter to compete for passengers, whose demands will not only include better […]