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A record 36.7 million passengers passed through Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) last year â a healthy year-on-year rise of 4.3%. The US gateway notes that the annual upturn, which amounts to 1.5 million passengers more than the previous year, was primarily due to a number of new routes. Operator, Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), is […]
Over 2,000 runners today competed in the first ever fun run at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Organised by airport operator GMRÂ Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), runners either competed in five or ten kilometre races on courses that started and ended near the gateway’s Novotel hotel. According to GMR, the maiden âHyderabad Airport Runâ was […]
Thereâs no denying that air travel has changed the way the world works, but our ability to fly pretty much wherever and whenever we like comes at an environmental cost, with aviation accounting for around 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions today, writes Air BP’s Tom Parsons. The sector is taking action though; in the UK, […]
New smart gate technology has been introduced at Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) airports in Brazil. The new technology, supplied by SITA, provides passengers with automated entry to the security checking area with a simple scan of their boarding pass. SITA claims this will reduce queues and make the process four times as efficient. Andreea […]
The impact of the coronavirus is beginning to bite in Asia-Pacific, with Q1 passenger numbers expected to be significantly down in China and at airports across the region, warns ACI Asia-Pacific. The downturn, means Asia-Pacific and Middle East airport revenues are under tremendous pressure two months into 2020 amidst the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, […]
Heathrow’s third runway is off, for now anyway, following the Court of Appeal’s decision that the government’s greenliight for the project was unlawful. However, while anti-third runway groups celebrate and the government admits that it won’t appeal against the judgement, it is far from the end of the matter with the judges stating that a […]
Government support announced today for upgrading and expanding New Zealand’s TaupĆ Airport has been welcomed as a timely boost that will give regions and businesses confidence in their communitiesâ abilities to ride out any tough times that may lie ahead. NZ Airports chief executive, Kevin Ward, said the NZ$5.87 million funding ($5m from the Provincial […]
A familiar and sometimes iconic site at airports across the globe, the air traffic control tower, celebrates its 100th birthday today. The worldâs first air traffic control tower was commissioned by the UK government at London’s Croydon Airport in a move that helped usher in the age of mass air travel. At the time, Croydon was […]
Groupe ADP has signed a âŹ1.36 billion deal to acquire a 49% stake in India’s GMR Airports Limited (GAL). GAL operates HyderabadâRajiv Gandhi and Delhi-Indira Gandhi airports in India courtesy of 63% and 64% shareholdings respectively in operators GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL). And in partnership with local company Megawide […]
Malta International Airport has launched the most radical programme of development and innovation in its history to help achieve its vision to create the best airport passenger experience in Europe. Planned to address the airportâs continuing traffic growth, the transformational plan for the terminal includes a major expansion of floorspace from 18,000sqm to 31,200sqm, particularly […]
Heinemann Australia has celebrated five years at Sydney Airport by extending its Duty Free concession at the gateway until 2029. The news is a major coup for the company, which has operated Heinemann Tax & Duty Free store at the airport since 2015. âIâm delighted that we have attained this agreement extension, as it not only […]
Houston’s Willliam P Hobby Airport believes that wait times at its US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection checkpoints will be cut by nearly half after the introduction of facial comparison technology this Friday. Hobby Airport will become the first gateway in Texas to have full biometric entry and exit for passengers travelling on international flights. âHobby Airport […]
