HEATHROW REFLECTS ON ‘RECORD PERFORMANCE’ IN 2018
London’s Heathrow Airport today issued its assessment of its performance in 2018, which it claims was one of the best in its history. The UK hub says that a record...
NEW CAMPAIGN BY CANADA’S AIRPORTS AIMS TO REIGNITE THE WONDER OF AIR TRAVEL
The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) has launched a new digital campaign called the ‘Wonder Takes Flight’ that it hopes will reignite frequent travellers’ enthusiasm for travel. The bilingual marketing campaign...
NEW F&B OUTLETS WILL LEAVE SLC PASSENGERS SPOILT FOR CHOICE
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has unveiled the selection of new F&B offerings coming its way in autumn 2020 as part of its ongoing multi-billion dollar revamp. The Utah...
SWEDEN’S VISBY AIRPORT INTRODUCES NEW AUTOMATED BAG DROP SYSTEM
Visby Airport has unveiled a new integrated bag drop system which it believes will make flying from the Swedish gateway easier and more convenient for passengers. “With this modern, innovative...
NEW MYDUTYFREE BRAND OUTLET OPENS IN MUNCH AIRPORT’S T2
After a six-month makeover, the duty free shop on Level 5 in Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 has re-opened with the new MyDutyFree branding. The concept, idea and renovations were carried out...
LONDON STANSTED ALMOST DOUBLES SIZE OF SEATING AREAS IN DEPARTURE LOUNGE
London Stansted Airport has almost doubled the number of seats in its busy Departure Lounge with the creation of three brand new seating areas. According to the airport, the improvements...
NEW SHOPPING EXPERIENCE AWAITS HAMBURG AIRPORT’S PASSENGERS
Hamburg Airport is promising a new shopping experience for passengers when the redesigned retail area beyound security comes onboard in the next few months. Hamburg-based company Gebr Heinemann is opening...
AIRFIELD RENOVATION PROJECT COMPLETED IN MONTEGO BAY
CEMEX today announced that it led an international team of specialists in charge of renovating 35,000sqm of taxiways at Sangster International Sangster Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It notes that it...
HISTORIC DAY FOR DUBLIN AIRPORT WITH SOD TURNING FOR NEW NORTH RUNWAY
Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, today joined daa chief executive, Dalton Philips, to perform the official sod-turning for Dublin Airport’s new...
CAAI LED CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT AVIATION DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE
CAA International (CAAi), the technical co-operation arm of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, is to lead a consortium appointed by the European Union to support the sustainable development of civil aviation...
MIDNIGHT RUNWAY RACE AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT RAISES £15,000 FOR CHARITY
A midnight fun run down the runway at Birmingham Airport has raised over £15,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice. More than 120 staff, friends and family took part in the run,...
TOP FOUR DRONE AND AIRSPACE PREDICTIONS FOR 2019
Passenger numbers in the UK have increased by 20% in the last five years, with 268 million travellers passing through country’s airports in 2018, and the government predicts that this...