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AirportsMiami Airport reaches nearly 46 m passengers in 2019
It grew by nearly one million passengers over 2018
Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, for an increase of nearly one million passengers over its total in 2018, according to the airport’s final 2019 traffic statistics. Contributing to... more
AirportsAci Europe. Passenger traffic decelerates in November
By +1.7% - ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its latest air traffic report for November 2019.Passenger traffic across the European airport network grew by +1.7%, marking a further deceleration... more
AirportsLibya-Turkey: "Instabul will teach Haftar a lesson"
Considerations on the sidelines of the new meeting in Istanbul with Sarraj
According to "Al Arabiya" on Sunday 19 January, Libyan general Khalifa Haftar will take part in the Berlin conference on Libya. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj returned after 2 days to Istanbul... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: over 70.5m passengers in 2019, despite slower growth
Most of Fraport's Group airports worldwide also performed well
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served more than 70.5 million passengers in 2019 - achieving a new all-time record by exceeding the 70-million mark for the first time in a calendar year. Compared to the previous... more
AirportsIAG: the new CEO will be Luis Gallego
Willie Walsh will leave in March
Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG (International Airlines Group), the Anglo-Spanish multinational born from the merger of British Airways and Iberia, will leave the holding in March and then retire in June. His... more
AirportsHamburg Airport: stable traffic figures in a difficult market environment
17.3 million passengers in 2019; route diversity will continue to expand
Hamburg Airport recorded for 2019 stable passenger figures at a constant high level. The year was characterised by a difficult market environment. Increasing cost pressure and a weakening economy led to... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: the new runway postponed for three years
"The increase in air fares is too expensive"
The project to expand Heathrow airport will be delayed for at least three years. The plan involves the construction of a third runway that would allow the airport to handle about 756,000 flights a year... more
AirportsAtlantia: two new CEOs and 49% of AdR sales
Changes to look to the future and back on the stock exchange
Significant decisions for Atlantia: sale of a stake in AdR (Rome Airports' management company) and the strengthening of governance with two CEOs. The new Chief Executive Officers will deal separately... more
AirportsAirplane transport. Strikes France (2): slowdowns towards airports
Thirteenth day of protests
Thirteenth day of strike for transport in Paris (see AVIONEWS). A new demonstration is scheduled for today to protest against the pension reform of Emmanuel Macron and there will be disruptions with traffic... more
AirportsChina: million-dollar subsidies for airports
Beijing continues to grow without stopping
The positive trend continues for China in the aviation and aeronautics sectors (see AVIONEWS). Chinese small and medium-sized airports will share subsidies of $ 222.86 million in 2020. This is a plan revealed... more
AirportsAircraft and transport (3): "Alitalia should not be split"
"Thousands of redundancies" is the only certainty among the various proposals
A twenty-four-hour strike is underway to protest the Alitalia and air transport situation (see AVIONEWS). As already mentioned, the only constant among the various proposed hypotheses is the thousands... more
AirportsPlanes. National strike in France: forecasts for tomorrow
However, hardships and delays are possible
As part of the wave of strikes in progress, given the traffic forecasts established in collaboration with carriers for tomorrow on Saturday December 7 and based on the provisions of the minimum air navigation... more
AirportsTyphoon in the Philippines: Manila airport closed
State of alert in different countries
Destruction in the Philippines due to the typhoon "Kammuri". The Manila airport has been closed for more than 12 hours since this night causing the cancellation of almost 500 flights. One million people... more
AirportsAci Europe: global ACA programme reports growth in airport climate action in its 10th year
61 airports are now carbon neutral (Level 3+) -ATTACHMENT
288 ones now actively engaged in addressing their impact on Climate Change; collective CO2 reduction of more than 320,000 tonnes (-4.9%) achieved in the past year more
AirportsAirports: general decrease in air traffic
The failure of Thomas Cook and the impact on flights
According to the monthly analysis by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) the Canary and Balearic Islands airports are among the European airports that have reduced... more
AirportsIberia arrives at Washington-Dulles with new flights to Madrid
Service begins May 2020 with four flights per week, expands to five ones in July
Washington-Dulles International Airport announced Wednesday that Iberia Airlines will begin non-stop service between Madrid-Barajas Airport and Dulles International from May 1, 2020 with four flights per... more
AirportsKazakhstan: possible acquisition of Almaty Airport
The agreement with the consortium in the coming weeks
Potential acquisition of the Almaty international airport in Kazakhstan by the consortium led by Tav Airports, a 46.12% subsidiary of the Aeroports de Paris (AdP) and Vpe Capital group. Discussions have... more
AirportsFraport Group: nine months 2019 results
Growth momentum slowing down
Fraport continued its growth trend in the first nine months of the 2019 business year, achieving an increase in both revenue and earnings. This positive performance was driven by solid traffic growth at... more
AirportsAtlantia: traffic performance for the first nine months of 2019
On the network of motorway concessionaires and at airports
Traffic on the networks managed by the Group's motorway operators rose in the first nine months of 2019 compared with the same period of 2018. Growth in the main countries in which the Group is present... more
AirportsTripoli-Mitiga airport reopened in Libya
Closed for two months due to the bombing
Today the Tripoli-Mitiga airport in Libya was reopened after two months of closure. The government of Libya, supported by the United Nations, reopened the airport after it was hit by an artillery attack... more
AirportsA remote control tower for the Scandinavian mountains airport
The new facility will be presented in December
The Scandinavian Mountains airport in Dalarna on the border between Sweden and Norway is one of the first airports in the world to use remote air traffic control technology: operators are not present on... more
AirportsDoha Airport expansion: its capacity to soar more than 60m passengers annually
HIA has revealed projects for its second extention phase
Hamad International Airport (HIA) has revealed plans for its second expansion phase to an international audience of real estate investors at Cityscape Qatar, which is taking place from 22 to 24 October... more
AirportsEvacuated Hawaiian airport for fire
Civil homes are also involved
Today in Hawaii, Kapalua–West Maui airport and some neighboring houses were evacuated following a fire. The flames spread over more than 400 hectares of land and the fire department said that 40 men, s... more
AirportsTornado in Dallas: airports closed
175,000 structures damaged at the time the victims are not known
A tornado hit Dallas last Sunday causing damage to 175,000 homes and businesses and delaying flight connections at airports, including the "Love Field" airport. It was reported by the National Weather... more
Airports50 airports now carbon neutral in Europe
The "COP25" to kick off in Santiago de Chile next month -ATTACHMENT
Ahead of the COP25 due to kick off in Santiago de Chile next month, European airport trade body ACI EUROPE gave yesterday an update on the progress airports have made to deliver on their commitment to... more
AirportsChina: a new airport on an artificial Island
It will be near Hainan
According to "Tass" the local administration of Sanya (a city located at the southern end of the island of Hainan, China) would plan to build a second airport after the one named Sanya-Phoenix, on a platform... more
AirportsSuspect package at Glasgow airport
A wing of the airport and the highway are closed
Today a part of Glasgow airport was closed following the discovery of a suspect package on a KLM plane from Amsterdam this morning. About 20 firefighters, bomb squads, police and some ambulances went to... more
AirportsRussia modernizes the Arctic airport in Amderma
Work completed in 2022: from an old base for interceptor aircraft to civil aviation airport
The restructuring of the Amderma airport complex will be completed by 2022, according to the authorities of the autonomous Northwestern Region of Nenec to the Russian press. "We have all the necessary... more
AirportsThe largest airport in the world opened in China
Daxing aims to reach one hundred million passengers a year - VIDEO
Today, on September 25th, the new Daxing airport in Beijing (see AVIONEWS) was inaugurated in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping: it is the largest in the world, designed by the architect Zaha... more
AirportsManchester airport station was evacuated
Found suspicious package, arrested a man
On the evening of September 22nd, the Manchester Airport station was evacuated following the arrest of a man and the discovery of a suspicious package blown up by the bomb team. Numerous flights have been... more