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AirportsAlitalia (3): a simulation to verify the next future of Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - Less than eight million passengers, 793 cancelled flights and 43 suspended routes
The scenario that the Lombardia region could see in the next future, following the consequences that will affect the airport of Milan-Malpensa about the Alitalia's situation, would be less than eight million... more
AirportsChangi International Airport, inaugurated the Terminal 3
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The expansion of the SIA operations
The new Terminal 3 of the Changi International Airport, with which Singapore Airlines (SIA) will expand its operations, has been inaugurated today. SIA will fly both from this Terminal and Terminal... more
AirportsMalpensa (2): a professor of the "Sacro Cuore" University addressed on the matter
Milan, Italy - The airport should aim at developing the point-to-point connections
About the matter of Malpensa the professor of Political Economics of the "Sacro Cuore" University of Milan, Andrea Boitani, has been addressed. According to Boitani's statements released to the national... more
AirportsMalpensa: freezing of the Alitalia routes for one year
Milan, Italy - The possible proposal by the Economics Minister
A very important day for Alitalia and everything that gravitates around it, including the case of Malpensa. In the today's meeting between the Air France-KLM President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, and the Italian... more
AirportsSchiphol Airport, the new environmental tax will block passenger traffic's growth
Amsterdam, Netherlands - It will be introduced on July 1st, 2008
The new environmental tax against the damages of the air traffic, decided by the Dutch Government, will hang over the accounts of the Schiphol Airport. This tax, equal to 11.25 Euro for EU flights and... more
AirportsDi Paola: "The tariffs need to be reviewed"
Rome, Italy - The President of Assaeroporti on the reorganization of the airport system
Domenico Di Paola, President of Assaeroporti (Association that brings together the managers of the civilian airports in Italy) and sole administrator of Aeroporti di Puglia SpA, aligns himself with the... more
AirportsVenice, airport "Nicelli": the plans of president Trevisan
Venice, Italy - The target is reaching 35 thousands movements a year
The Venetian airport "Giovanni Nicelli" of San Nicolà al Lido has a new board of directors installed yesterday which will be in charge for the next three years. Ruggero Poli was elected as CEO of the... more
AirportsSAB: 4,3 million passengers surpassed in 2007
Bologna, Italy - New record for the "Guglielmo Marconi" airport, with a growth equal to 9%
"The Bologna's airport closed 2007 with a new traffic record in the air station's history: the overall passengers have been 4,361,951, with a growth of 9% compared to 2006. In particular, the scheduled... more
AirportsAutogrill: HMSHost starts up in Changi Singapore International Airport
Milan, Italy - The Group continues to grow in Asia
"Autogrill Group strengthens its presence in Asia and, through its American division HMSHost, starts up also in Changi Singapore, a major Southeast Asian hub, having secured contracts to provide food &... more
AirportsCuneo-Levaldigi obtains the "Airport certification" by ENAC
Cuneo, Italy - The future of the "Olimpica" airport has been the theme of discussion
The future "Olimpica" airport in Cuneo-Levaldigi has been the subject of discussion that took place near the Cuneo Province's Room; the General Manager of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Cap.... more
AirportsRomanian airports closed due to bad weather conditions
Bucharest , Romania - There are heavy snow precipitations
Romanian capital city Bucharest's international airports Henri Coanda and Baneasa have been closed by authorities due to heavy snow precipitations, and several flights, including those to Italian cities... more
AirportsThe airport of Brescia-Montichiari introduces an experimental project on safety
Brescia, Italy - The meeting will be held on January 10th at 12:00
"Fog and safety: a possible couple" is the new experimental project for the airport safety management in poor conditions of visibility, that will be presented to the Institutions and press on Thursday... more
AirportsBAA, employees call off the strikes
London, United Kingdom - The flights will be regular on January 7th, 14th and 17th
The BAA - British Airports Authority employees have called off the strikes announced in the last month of December following the agreement reached yesterday between the company and the workers. The... more
AirportsMalpensa case: also "Fiera Milano" sides with the airport
Milan, Italy - The statements by the general manager Enrico Pazzali
Also "Fiera Milano" sides with the airport of Malpensa. "As 'Fiera Milano' we want to support the battle that the heads of Lombard institutions - the Lombardia Region President Roberto Formigoni, the... more
AirportsUK, new rules for the hand luggage
London, United Kingdom - Starting from January 7th, 2008
Starting from January 7th, 2008, in 21 British airports - Heathrow included - there will be the possibility to embark two pieces of hand luggage instead of just one, a limit introduced in August 2006. Among... more
AirportsKenya, no flight cancellations
Mombasa, Kenya - The communications of Kenya Tourism Federation
Kenya Tourism Federation informs the flights will not be cancelled and all the airlines are operating regularly from the airports of Mombasa and Nairobi. "There is a great presence of the police along... more
AirportsAéroports de Paris, the 3.3% of the capital passes to the French Group Vinci
Paris, France - The company does not intend to increase its stake
The 3.3% share of the Aéroports de Paris (AdP), Paris Airports Management Company, has been purchased by the French construction Group Vinci. "Vinci does not intend to increase its current stake outside... more
AirportsAirport segment: Oman plans billionaire investments
Muscat, Oman - Development of the airport area, creation of new air stations
Also Oman, which borders with the United Arab Emirates, with Saudi Arabia and Yemen has been infected with the development of air traffic which is concerning the Arabic peninsula, and aims at the tourism... more
AirportsAir China, a new Terminal in the Beijing Capital Airport
Beijing, China - The Country's largest investment project
Starting in March 2008, Air China will begin using the newly constructed Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital Airport. The Terminal 3 is the China's largest investment project for airport, and will be the... more
AirportsGesac: the general data of the Naples-Capodichino's International Airport
Naples, Italy - 28 carriers have operated from this airport this year
"Network 2007 (Spring-Summer 2007). The network of the direct links of the Naples international airport in 2007 has been significantly enlarged: 37 the scheduled international destinations, 14 national... more
AirportsPulkovo airport expansion project valued 1.2 billion dollars
Saint Petersburg, Russia - It will quadruple its capacity by 2025
Next month the authorities of Saint Petersburg will choose the financial and legal advisors for planning the expansion of the Pulkovo airport for 1.2 billion dollars, a project that will quadruple the... more
AirportsAlitalia (5): several Malpensa companies announce personnel cuts
Milan, Italy - The Air France hypothesis would be positive for the occupancy of Maurizio Prato in Alitalia
It is not official yet but several companies operating in the international airport of Milan-Malpensa start thinking about the consequences of the Air France plan acceptance. LSG, one of the main catering... more
AirportsAlitalia (4): Blue Panorama stands for the airport of Malpensa
Milan, Italy - In competition to become the Northern Italy's airline
Blue Panorama Airlines has renewed to the Milan Mayor, Letizia Moratti, and to the Lombardia Region President, Roberto Formigoni, its disposition to become the Northern Italy long-range carrier for the... more
AirportsSAVE celebrates the 7 millionth passenger
Venice, Italy - A 12.7% increase for the Venice-Treviso airport system
The "Marco Polo" airport celebrated yesterday the 7 millionth passenger. SAVE, Venice Airport Management Company, stated that in the first 11 months of 2007, the Venice-Treviso airport system has recorded... more
AirportsAlitalia (2): Formigoni asks to the Government for following the Dutch example
Milan, Italy - The complaints of Northern Italian politicians and businessmen
The Northern Italian politicians and businessmen have remarked also yesterday their aversion for the Air France plan, which would penalize the airport of Milan-Malpensa: there will be over 6,000 redundancies... more
AirportsSAB about some news reported by the press in the last days
Bologna, Italy - The society is not known of inquiries about credits not collected
"Following to some news reported by the press last Saturday, the 'Guglielmo Marconi' Airport of Bologna specifies that not to be known any inquiry around credits not collected and confirms the maximum... more
AirportsAlitalia (6): a Northern carrier to save Malpensa
Rome, Italy - The proposal of Roberto Formigoni and Giuseppe Fontana
To save the airport of Milan-Malpensa it is necessary a Northern airline: this is the project of Lombardia Region President, Roberto Formigoni, and the Confindustria Region President, Giuseppe Fontana. The... more
AirportsAlitalia (5): assurances by Air France-KLM about the matter of the Malpensa's reduction
Rome, Italy - A plan aimed at strengthening the business clientele
After the decision by Alitalia Board of Directors to recommend the Air France-KLM plan to the Italian Government, the anxieties in Northern Italy for the airport of Malpensa's destiny grow more and more;... more
AirportsGESAC: over 200,000 passengers forecast at the Naples' airport
Naples, Italy - For Christmas holidays, from today December 21st 2007 to January 6th 2008
"About 215,000 transit passengers are forecast in the airport of Naples for the Christmas holidays - from December 21st to January 6th, 2008: 125,000 on national routes, 75,000 on international routes... more
AirportsVeneto, funds granted for touristic airports
Venice, Italy - First tranche of the € 350.000 foreseen
According to Veneto's regional budgetary law for 2007, the regional airports are entitled to up to € 350.000 of contributions for maintenance and restructuring works. For the moment, on the basis of t... more
AirportsAVIONEWS interviews Armando Brunini, General Manager of the "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport (2)
Bologna , Italy - On occasion of the first flight of Air Malta
AVIONEWS: And what about the release on the handling in your airport? Brunini:"As everyone knows, they are not workers of the airport or of the handling company, but of an external contractor of the handling... more
AirportsAVIONEWS interviews Armando Brunini, General Manager of the "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport
Bologna, Italy - On occasion of Air Malta's first flight from the Bologna airport
AVIONEWS has interviewed Armando Brunini, General Manager of SAC, Bologna Airport Management Company, on occasion of the Air Malta's first flight. AVIONEWS: Mr Brunini, what future developments you... more
AirportsNew York, measures against air traffic congestion
New York , USA - Less flights in the peak hours
In order to reduce the air traffic congestion in the New York area, where takes off, lands and transits more than one third of all flights in the United States, the State Department of Transports has released... more
AirportsCagliari-Elmas Airport: start today the works for the refurbishment of the main runway
Cagliari, Italy - Works forecast until October 2008
SOGAER, Cagliari Airport Management Company, has announced today the starting of the works for the refurbishment of the main runway. All the air traffic will be moved on the subsidiary runway until October... more
AirportsSAB: airport "Marconi" new hub of DHL
Bologna, Italy - The operative base for Emilia Romagna and neighbouring areas
"The airport of Bologna 'Guglielmo Marconi' will become the operative base for Emilia Romagna and neighbouring areas of DHL Aviation Italy. The relative agreement, which will allow to improve of about... more
AirportsSAT: passenger traffic on increase equal to 21.8%
Pisa, Italy - Data of November 2007
In the airport "Galileo Galilei" of Pisa the traffic growth has recorded, in the month of November, a 21.8% increase, against a national average of 12.1%. In the January-November period the airport... more
AirportsTemporary detention centres at Heathrow airport criticized
London, United Kingdom - Structural deficiencies exacerbate deportation dramas
The temporary detention facilities at London's Heathrow airport, in which immigrants waiting for expulsion and passengers stopped at their entrance in the UK, show serious structural deficiencies, and... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport, regional government gives all clear to the new runway
Frankfurt, Germany - New appeals are expected
At last it has arrived, the green light on behalf of Hesse's regional government to the expansion of the airport of Frankfurt. The Economy Minister Alois Riehl, of the Christian-Democrats, authorized the... more
AirportsAirports of Lazio: "None of three airports will remain with the empty runways"
Rome, Italy - The statement of Bernabò Bocca, President of Federalberghi
Also Bernabò Bocca, President of Federalberghi, talks about matter of third airport of Lazio. Positive opinion on the possibility to have a working third airport, able to clear up the traffic. "None... more
AirportsThe airport of Frankfurt reaches 50.2 million passengers in 11 months of 2007
Frankfurt, Germany - The evaluations for 2020 announce a 60% growth
The airport of Frankfurt has recorded in the month of November a passenger growth equal to 5.2% compared with the same period of 2006 with 4.2 million and 50.2 million in 11 months of 2007. The evaluations... more
AirportsTurin-Caselle Airport: withdrawal of Ryanair and easyJet
Turin, Italy - Last departing flights in March 2008
Ryanair and easyJet will not accept any more booking on their connections from the airport of Turin-Caselle, and the last flights will leave in the end of March 2008. The choice of the two low-cost... more
AirportsThe Europe's greatest airport is Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - Fiumicino at 9th place and Malpensa at 14th
EUROSTAT reports some figures about the European airports in 2006. The airport of Amsterdam-Schipol has been the busiest as regards the traffic in the Europe, Madrid-Barajas for the domestic traffic... more
AirportsAutogrill: HMSHost acquires CBR Incorporated operations in 9 United States airports
Milan, Italy - The total to be approximately USD 23m
"Through its American division HMSHost, Autogrill Group has acquired the assets of CBR Incorporated consisting of 34 specialty retail points of sale at nine U.S. airports. Under the terms of the agreement,... more
AirportsCivilian airports were in Italy 101, now they are 102
Rome, Italy - Considerations of Commander Renzo Dentesano on the lack of national airport programming
Last 26 of November Viterbo was appointed Lazio's third airport, after months and months of debates on behalf of sector technicians, municipalities, committees and politicians. A battle which saw as... more
AirportsSingapore's duty-free meets EU security standards
Brussels, Belgium - It will be possible to carry on board of European flights liquids purchased in that airport
As many air-travellers had to learn at their costs, since some terrorists tried to smuggle liquid explosives on board of an English plane, each vessel containing more than 100 ml of liquids found in the... more
AirportsTarbes-Lourdes Airport: 80% of passengers are pilgrims
Lourdes, France - A record turnout forecast for February 11th, 2008
The international airport of Tarbes-Lourdes is the fifth of France for charter flights, completely renewed in 1999, with over 600,000 passengers every year, equal to 80% of the air traffic. "We receive... more
AirportsAir New Zealand is looking for "Walking Wikipedias"
Wellington, New Zealand - New inflight assistance service for long-haul passengers
Everything arises from complaints of cabin crew members, pressed by continuous information requests of various kinds coming from the passengers, which they were not able to satisfy since this kind of service,... more
AirportsSab: noise reduced of 75% in ten years at "Marconi" airport
Bologna, Italy - The workshop about air transport and environment held yesterday
"The Bologna's airport has been among the first in Italy, already from '80 to face the problem about environmental impact on airport activity. The strategies adopted in these years have produced important... more
AirportsSagat: passengers increase of 11,2% in November
Turin, Italy - It deals of the best absolute result of the airport for the last month
"The Turin's airport reached an other record for passengers traffic: in fact, 257,152 people passed through it in November, + 11,2% compared to the month of 2006 (231,318 travellers). It deals of the best... more
AirportsRonchi dei Legionari airport: celebrated 2007's 700,000th passenger
Gorizia, Italy - Recorded a 10% increase in reference to last year
The 700,00th passenger at the airport of Ronchi dei Legionari in 2007 is a 22-year-old girl ferom Postumia, Slovenia. A historical record for the airport of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (North-Eastern Italy),... more