Brisbane Airport (BNE) believes that the revamp of its Terminal 5 will revolutionise the passenger experience at the gateway. The upgrade is part of the Australia airport’s A$5 billion Future BNE transformation and will include the most significant changes to the terminal since it opened 29 years ago. Driven by the need to upgrade security […]
Marnix (Max) Groot provides a snapshot of the major ongoing and planned airport development projects in South East and East Asia. Asia is a hotspot for infrastucture development projects with China, in particular, in the midst of a programme to upgrade its existing airports and build dozens more to give it the capacity to meet […]
Munich Airport’s wholly owned ground handling subsidiary has taken delivery of the first 10 electric passenger buses, with another 27 on the way before the end of the year. AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH has the option to purchase a further 25 buses from MAN Truck & Bus Germany in the future. The German gateway claims […]
Joe Bates looks back at some of the key moments from July’s SMART Airports & Regions Conference and Exhibition in Denver. Soaring outside temperatures and record visitor numbers that included 720 delegates and 62 exhibitors from across the globe really made July’s SMART Airports & Regions Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado, one of the […]
Global airport operator Fraport AG with interests in airport across Europe, Asia and South America is selling its 10% stake in Delhi’s Indira’s Gandhi International Airport (DEL). Under the agreement signed today (September 9), Fraport is selling its entire stake in DEL operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), to its majority owner, GMR Airports Infrastructure […]
The new Terminal 1-A at Santiago’s Arturo Benítez International Airport has been inaugurated by the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric. Other VIPs at the airport to celebrate the milestone occasion included Chile’s Minister of Defence, Maya Fernández; Minister of Public Works, Jessica López; and Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela. The expansion of T1 has added […]
WH Smith North America (WHSNA) has partnered with local-favourite brand, Lee’s Donuts, to open a new location at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Lee’s Donuts is a mom-and-pop shop developed by founders Alan and Betty-Ann Lee in 1979. The original shop opened in Granville Island Public Market and has since expanded to several other locations around […]
Joe Bates takes a closer look at the different ways airports are introducing artwork into terminals and across the airport campus to create a destination in their own right and a unique experience for travellers. Embracing art in terminal buildings might not be the newest fad in the world, but it appears to be one […]
The Shannon Airport Group, which owns and operates Shannon Airport and a significant property portfolio at its Shannon Campus, is today celebrating the 10th anniversary. A decade on, Shannon Airport is on track to handle over two million passengers for the first time since 2009, while over €178 million has been invested across the airport […]
ACI World director general and CEO, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, addresses the global challenge of passenger facilitation and ACI World’s commitment to building a more accessible and inclusive air transport system. This is my last View from the Top as my tenure as ACI World director general and CEO comes to the end after an […]
Singapore Changi has unveiled the world’s largest ever display of sunflowers at an airport, with some larger than life sculptures being eight metres tall. ‘A Sunflower Sojourn’ features over 5,000 sunflowers of more than 10 exquisite varieties, beautifully arranged at over 20 locations across all four terminals. The showcase extends outdoors to Hub & Spoke […]
ACI World Business Partner, Copenhagen Optimization, has entered the South American market with the implementation of its virtual queuing technology at Montevideo’s Carrasco International Airport (MVD) in Uruguay. The service, which allows passengers to reserve a specified time for security checks to help them pass through security more quickly and efficiently, also marks the first […]