Construction of what is expected to be Africa’s largest airport has begun in Bishoftu, approximately 40 kilometres south of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Upon opening, the new $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport will have the capacity to serve up to 60 million passengers per annum. However, further phases will grow its capacity to in […]
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) welcomed 43.82 million passengers last year – 8% more than in 2024. The total, up from 40.73 million in 2024, included its busiest ever day on November 23 when it handled 137,000 passengers. Air traffic movements peaked at 837 ATMs on October 19, 2025, while the average daily ATMs for […]
London’s Heathrow Airport has become the latest major hub to report record traffic figures in 2025. It reveals that it closed out the year “in record-breaking style” with its busiest ever December when it handled 7.2 million passengers, the monthly total bringing its yearly tally to 84.4 million. Highlights of the year included its busiest […]
Brisbane Airport’s annual Lost Property Auction, which gives a second life to unclaimed items, has raised an impressive A$160,000 for charity. The total is the largest amount raised since its inception in 2017, surpassing the previous year’s result of A$90,000. The annual auction has once again captured strong public interest, with bidders competing for a range […]
Terminal 1C at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Indonesia has a new lounge as a result of a collaboration between the Blue Sky Group and Airport Dimensions. The facility, called the Blue Sky Premier Lounge, is said to offer an experience shaped by local culture and enhanced by international hospitality expertise. Blue Sky’s sixth […]
Traffic numbers continue to rise at Munich Airport with 43.4 million passengers (+4.4%) passing through the Bavarian gateway in 2025. The airport also recorded a 3% rise in air traffic movements, handling a total of 337,000 takeoffs and landings during the year. Once again, European and intercontinental traffic were the main growth drivers, with traffic […]
Miami’s Watson Island Heliport is to be modernised to equip it to become and a future hub for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The work will be carried out by Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), a global leader in infrastructure development and operations for the Advanced Air Mobility industry, and Linden Airport Services Corporation. According […]
Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport has unveiled a new Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) system for passengers flying to the United States. Aruba Airport Authority, in partnership with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and iProov, today announced that the new EPP system is now live at Aruba’s US Pre-Clearance facility. After completing hardware installation earlier this […]
Singapore Changi today launched ‘T5 In the Making’, an immersive exhibition where visitors are invited to discover the vision, design, and innovations behind its planned Terminal 5. Jointly organised by the Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and Changi Airport Group (CAG) the exhibition in Terminal 3’s Arrival Hall is […]
Passengers at Dublin Airport devoured an Irish breakfast every 50 seconds on average during 2025, according to new end-of-year figures released today by airport operator daa. Washing them down wasn’t a problem, with daa’s stats showing that the airport’s bars sold more than 1.2 million pints of Guinness. The kettles in the airport’s cafes were […]
To travel or not to travel? Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey reflect on the 21st century version of Shakespeare’s existential question. We write this while we are attending the COP30 Climate change conference in Belem, Brazil, as representatives of the Global Psychology Alliance (GPA). We spent this morning working with others from around the world. […]
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has announced a design and build tender for four road projects connected with Poland’s future central transport hub and airport. The projects cover the construction of around 92 kilometres of new roads and the upgrading of existing routes forming the road network around the planned CPK Airport. The tender is open to […]
