DESIGN & BUILD, TRAFFIC Virgin Australia flight to Cairns to open Brisbane’s new runway 6 Jul 2020 Staff reporterVirgin Australia will be the first airline to depart on Brisbane’s new runway when it officially opens on Sunday. After eight years of...
TRAFFIC LOT Polish Airlines expands route network out of Budapest 6 Jul 2020 Staff reporterBudapest Airport claims that LOT Polish Airines has shown an “unwavering commitment” to the Hungarian market by launching its 12th and 13th route...
AIRPORT DESIGN, AW3 2020, Health & Safety, PASSENGER FACILITATION, TRAFFIC Road to recovery 1 Jul 2020 Joe BatesAirport World provides a global snapshot of how airports have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and are planning for a brighter future. While...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Swedavia boosted by cash injection from Swedish government 15 Jun 2020 Joe BatesSwedish airport operator, Swedavia, has received a SEK3.15 billion cash injection from the government to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis. Swedavia says...
TRAFFIC End of week global passenger traffic highlights 12 Jun 2020 Staff reporterBased on the latest flight data from Flightradar24, here are some end of week aviation recovery highlights courtesy of ICF. The Chinese domestic...
IT INNOVATION, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Amsterdam Schiphol still planning to have a ‘Hyperloop’ link 10 Jun 2020 Joe BatesAmsterdam Schiphol today confirmed that it is still looking at introducing a revolutionary ‘Hyperloop’ ground transport link in the future. The new transport...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Struggle goes on for Europe’s airports 8 Jun 2020 Staff reporterACI Europe reports that Europe’s airports continued to be at an almost complete stand-still during the month of May, with passenger traffic an...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC COVID-19 traffic downturn costing daa €1 million per day 5 Jun 2020 Joe BatesIrish airport operator, daa, today revealed that it is currently losing €1 million per day and has lost an estimated €160 million in...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, TRAFFIC Interstate flight restrictions begin to lift at Canberra Airport 4 Jun 2020 Joe BatesCanberra Airport has announced that passengers are now able to fly without restrictions to Sydney and Melbourne. Head of aviation, Michael Thomson, said...
TRAFFIC London City Airport planning to resume operations later this month 3 Jun 2020 Staff reporterDespite the imminent introduction of a mandatory 14-day period of self isolation for all passengers arriving in the UK, London City Airport today...
Health & Safety, PASSENGER FACILITATION, TRAFFIC Interstate flight restrictions begin to lift at Canberra Airport 2 Jun 2020 Joe BatesCanberra Airport has announced that passengers are now able to fly without restrictions to Sydney and Melbourne. Head of aviation, Michael Thomson, said...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SAFETY & SECURITY, TRAFFIC Transfer traffic to slowly resume in Hong Kong from June 1 30 May 2020 Joe BatesHong Kong International Airport has announced that it will commence “the gradual resumption of transfer/transit services” from Monday. Operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK),...
