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AirportsThe two runways at Hong Kong airport will reach full capacity by the end of 2020
Hong Kong, China - They will be able to handle 68 aircraft per hour
The two runways at Hong Kong's international airport will reach full handling capacity by the end of 2020 if aircraft movements continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 5%, the director-general... more
AirportsThe airport "Mario Mameli" in Cagliari aims to expand towards the town
Cagliari, Italy - The mayor of Elmas resigns
"If the Sogaer and Enac insist on expanding the airport in direction of the city, I can't continue to sit at that table". On Tuesday, with these words, the mayor of Elmas asked to resign from the Board... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: blocked but ready for development
Rome, Italy - Signed contract for the elaboration of masterplan 2004 at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR, the management company of the airports of Rome) signed a contract with the airport design company Scott Wilson Ltd. for the elaboration of masterplan 2044 of Rome-Fiumicino/Aeroporto... more
AirportsItalian Assaeroporti: 2010 positive year for national airports
Rome, Italy - With 9 million passengers more; average growth by 7%
The Italian airport system has closed 2010 with a growth in traffic: over nine million passengers more, embarked or disembarked in the Italian airports that, with an average increase of 7% and a movement... more
AirportsManchester airport introduces holograms to explain passengers the liquid restrictions
Manchester, UK - The aim is to cut queues
Manchester Airport has become the first airport in the world to introduce holograms as part of its passenger security preparation. The cutting-edge technology, which has been used in the music industry,... more
AirportsReports call for Newark and New York-"JFK" airports expansion
New York, Usa - The study comes from the Port Authority
A study commissioned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey calls for major expansions at "John F. Kennedy" and Newark Liberty International Airports. The Regional Plan Association also calls... more
AirportsSmall airports in New York area might grow and be potential relievers for big ones
New York, Usa - "Stewart", "MacArthur" and "Monmouth" have been listed
A Regional Plan Association study said with New York’s big three airports rapidly nearing capacity, airports like Stewart (about 65 miles north on Manhattan), should be relied on more. The report a... more
AirportsThe majority stake of the airport "Cristoforo Colombo" of Genoa is on sale
Genoa , Italy - The starting price is 30 million
Genoa's "Cristoforo Colombo" Airport is now estimated 50 million Euro. The share of capital in the hands of the authority port of Genoa is 60%. This majority percentage has a value of 30 million Euro that... more
AirportsNigeria: restriction of the movement of non-travelling public around and within the airport terminals
Lagos, Nigeria - As part of measures aimed at enhancing the level of security across the country
As part of measures aimed at enhancing the level of security across airports in the country, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, on Thursday, announced the restriction of non-travellers within and around... more
AirportsAir chaos in the northeastern USA due to bad weather
New York, USA - The president Obama could not take the helicopter to return to the White House
For the second time in this season, bad weather is causing hardships in air traffic and the cancellation of thousands of flights in the US territory. After the first wave of freezing cold that paralyzed,... more
AirportsFiumicino Airport: due to bad weather conditions flights to Washington and Philadelphia deleted
Rome, Italy - Flights to New York and Boston maintained
Due to extraordinarily adverse weather conditions in the Northeastern US, flights to Washington and Philadelphia as well starting from Fiumicino Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” have been cancelled. Passengers dir... more
AirportsChicago wins court appeal over O'Hare Airport expansion
Chicago, Usa - But the legal problems with United Airlines and American Airlines remains
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied an appeal that would have kept the city of Chicago from taking possession of St. Johannes Cemetery, which lies in the path of a new runway at O'Hare International... more
AirportsLufthansa will serve San Francisco from Frankfurt by A-380 airplane
San Francisco, Usa - Beginning next May 10
Lufthansa announced yesterday that it will be the first airline to offer scheduled Airbus A-380 service to San Francisco with daily flights between Frankfurt and San Francisco International Airport beginning... more
AirportsTrouble at the Peretola's airport yesterday
Florence , Italy - Flights diverted and deleted due to fog
Yesterday morning in the Florence airport of Peretola there was the fog, for this reason 7 flights outgoing were deleted, while 14 others incoming flights were diverted in others airports. In the time... more
AirportsThree airports being renovated and ready to be opened in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - In Al-Ula, Tabuk and in Najran
In Saudi Arabia, the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced plans to develop three airports in Qassim, Abha and Al-Jouf spending 900 million Riyal (240 million Dollars). "We are currently renovating... more
AirportsGermanwings: new Naples-Hanover direct flight
Naples, Italy - Twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from next 29 March
Germanwings, German low-cost, part of the Lufthansa Group, aims again at the Italian market and launches a new route from Naples to Hanover, operating twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays) from March 29,... more
AirportsDubai airport: passenger traffic rose 15% in 2010
Dubai, Emirates - Cargo traffic soared by 17.7%
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport rose 15% in 2010 as the global economy picked up, and is poised to expand 11% this year, Dubai Airports said. Analysts say that this could eventually... more
AirportsAtlanta Airport: discovered arm smuggling between US and Europe
Atlanta, USA - Gun dealers had mocked security checks for several months
Times reveals that several guns have been smuggled from US to be sold in Britain in May last year. Security checks in US-American and British airports as well have been smoothly bypassed. The weapons,... more
AirportsLos Angeles airport experienced increased passenger and cargo volumes in 2010
Los Angeles, Usa - Total transits reached 59 million (up 4.5%)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has witnessed a surge in passenger volume and air cargo tonnage in 2010, airport officials said today. The total passenger volume was up 4.5% to 59 million, compared... more
AirportsInaugurated the new "Sheraton Milan-Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre"
Milan, Italy - In the presence of the mayor Moratti and of the President of SEA, Giuseppe Bonomi
Yesterday, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., as management company, SEA-Milan airports and Gruppo Degennaro, the owner company, inagurated in the presence of the Mayor of Milan Letizia Moratti,... more
AirportsMoskow-Domodedovo: East Line Group flights restored
Moskow, Russia - Still deleted international flights, Lufthansa, Iberia and Austrian carriers
International arrivals are assigned the main Terminal, north of the main apron of the airport of Moskow-Domodedovo, which last Monday was the scene of a terror attack, whose matrix remains still unknown... more
Airports2010, the year of record in Genoa's airport
Genova , Italy - The airport can even improve
2010 was the year of record for Genoa's airport that has seen the flow of passengers increase of a 13,26%. Good sign for the movements of the aircraft too, that are increased of a 7,9%. The fact, like... more
AirportsTel Aviv-"Ben Gurion" airport handles record 12 million fliers in 2010
Tel Aviv, Israel - With an increase of 9.37% over 2009
More than 12 million passengers travelled through Tel Aviv-"Ben Gurion" airport with 95,170 flights, the civil aviation authority said. This represents an increase of 9.37 and 5.54%, respectively, over... more
AirportsUnited Continental and American Airlines sue the city of Chicago
Chicago, Usa - They want to block it from selling bonds and beginning work for an airfield expansion project
The two largest airlines at Chicago's-O'Hare International Airport sued the city Tuesday to block it from selling bonds and beginning work this spring on the second phase of an airfield expansion project,... more
AirportsHeavy snow delays 210 flights at Shanghai airports
Shanghai, China - The bad weather will continue during the weekend
Heavy snow delayed 210 flights at Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport in Shanghai. Some stranded passengers look at flight information at Shanghai Hongqiao international airport. Nearly 30,000 passengers... more
AirportsIbiza airport has 3 new defibrillators
Ibiza, Spain - Personnel has been trained to use them
Ibiza airport has 3 new defibrillators put in the main terminal, the management of the airport released in a note. The aim is to enhance the first aid service to passengers on the case of heart attack. In... more
AirportsAirport of Turin reaches 3,560,169 passengers
Turin, Italy - Historic record in 2010, over 10% more than 2009
A record 2011 that of the Turin-Caselle airport, registering the best result in terms of passengers in the history of the Piedmont's airport. 3,560,169 people have transited in the airport, over 10% more... more
AirportsCatania-Fontanarossa. New record of passengers: over 6,3 millions in 2010
Catania, Italy - Mancini (SAC): "Five years of important investments and infrastructures, the challenge for the Integrated System on Comiso and the train-plane inter-modality to be closer to Siracusa and Messina"
"New historic record for the international airport of Catania-Fontanarossa. Until December 31, 2010, in fact, had been 6,321,753 (+ 6.52% compared to 2009) the passengers transiting in the airport which,... more
AirportsEdinburgh airport won't build a second runway
Edinburgh, UK - Growth in passengers won’t be as high as previously forecast
Edinburgh airport scrapped plans to build a second runway because growth in passengers won’t be as high as previously forecast. Passenger numbers at Scotland’s busiest airport are set to more than dou... more
AirportsNew Rimini-Paris connection served by Wind Jet
Rimini, Italy - From May twice a week
Wind Jet expands its offer of international flights from Rimini. By next May, the new Rimini/Paris connection will be operational (airport "Charles De Gaulle"). Routes will be served twice a week, on... more
AirportsAlitalia-SEA: signed agreement on the airport's management company-AirOne contentious
Milan, Italy - Lasting since 2004
With an agreement formalized today, Alitalia and SEA (Management company of the Milan's airports) solved a contentious lasting from 2004, inherited from Alitalia with the purchase of AirOne and substantially... more
AirportsAlmost 1.45 million passengers used Estonian airports in 2010
Tallin, Estonia - Figures show an increase on 2009 (but the number of cargo flights dropped)
The number of travellers passing through Estonian airports grew significantly in 2010; however, cargo flights fell by nearly half, according to the Civil Aviation Authority. Since 2009, total traveler... more
AirportsMarco Filippeschi reconfirmed president of SAT, management company of Pisa's airport
Pisa, Italy - Management committee met yesterday
On Tuesday, January 18, 2011, met the management committee of the SAT, the management company of the airport "Galileo Galilei" of Pisa, and Marco Filippeschi, mayor of the Tuscan city, was reconfirmed... more
AirportsSACBO: final balance of the 2010 traffic data of the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - The airport closed last year with an increase in passengers' number
The Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport closed 2010 with an increase in passengers number equal to 7,3%, especially concentrated on the direct flights which have continued recording load factors higher than... more
AirportsNew Bologna-Athens flight with Aegean
Bologna, Italy - From March 29th, it will be operated three times a week
On March 29th will be inaugurated new Bologna/Athens direct flight. Operated by the Greek airline Aegean with 168-seat Airbus A-320 airplanes with two-class configuration, the link will have three weekly... more
AirportsNon-stop service with S7 Airlines from Berlin-Tegel to Novosibirsk
Berlin, Germany - Weekly flight to Russia’s third-largest city
The 2011 Summer flight schedule will feature a new non-stop connection from Berlin-Tegel to Russia: as of April next year, Russian S7 Airlines will connect the German capital to Novosibirsk, with a direct... more
AirportsAirport of Turin-Caselle: dense fog causes some re-routing
Turin, Italy - A flight cancelled and four landed in other airports
The dense fog that since Friday evening has been covering with fog Turin is causing some discomfort in the road traffic and at Turin-Caselle airport, which during the week-end has also to face the "Charter... more
AirportsIn 2006 Muslim extremists wanted to destroy New York’s "JFK" airport
New York, Usa - Nowadays the plotters of the terrorist attack are being sentenced
Two of the four citizens from Central America involved in the failed terrorist attack in 2006 against New York’s JFK Airport have already received the maximum punishment. US District Judge Dora Irizarry i... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures 2010: December and full year
Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt serves 4.1% more passengers and achieves historic airfreight record
Fraport AG registered noticeable growth in almost all traffic categories at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base in 2010 – a year of great turbulence for the international air transportation industry.... more
AirportsNew lounge for LOT passengers at "Chopin Airport" in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland - PPL has opened a new one dedicated entirely to passengers flying with airline and other SA carriers
The new lounge, ‘LOT Business Lounge POLONEZ’, was the initiative of Chopin Airport’s operator ‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise (PPL), which provided all funds for its construction and had the final... more
AirportsDFW International Airport connects with new Qantas Airways service to Sydney and Brisbane
Dallas, Usa - To establish first nonstop passenger connection from North Texas to Australia
DFW International Airport yesterday announced that Qantas Airways Ltd., the national airline of Australia, will begin non-stop service from Sydney to Dallas-Fort Worth with four flights a week starting... more
Airports"Ronchi" airport in Gorizia, passengers' traffic +4,3%
Gorizia, Italy - In 2010
Positive 2010's budget for the airport of Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia, which concluded the year with a 4.3% growth in the traffic of passengers, which were 721,091 against 691,565 of last year. In... more
AirportsFerrovial and NATS, joint bid for air traffic control in Spain
Madrid, Spain - Following the Country's ongoing airport privatization
On December 29, 2010, international press announced Spain had officially started the first phase of the privatization of national air traffic control towers, that should have a duration of seven months... more
AirportsLOTOS to lease space at Warsaw-Okecie airport
Warsaw, Poland - It will offer fuel supply to airplanes of airlines operating on the aiport
LOTOS Tank company and "Polish Airports" State Enterprise signed an agreement for the lease of an area for a jet fuel reloading base. The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding on cooperation... more
AirportsBeijing: a second airport will be constructed by the end of 2011
Beijing, China - It is planned to have a capacity of 60 million passengers a year
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) chief Li Jiaxiang has announced that the second airport in Beijing will likely begin its construction later this year. Beijing Capital International Airport... more
AirportsGina Cetrone: Latina is the ideal candidate for the airport's construction
Latina, Italy - The City Councillor points out some features of the town that may make it preferable respect to Viterbo
Goes on the debate about the construction of an airport in the city of Latina. The difficulties encountered during the implementation of the project in Viterbo, the city to which the new airport has been... more
AirportsAir transport. Snow: BAA loses 24 million pounds
London, United Kingdom - Following the inconveniences of last month
Today BAA, British Airports Authority, published the estimates of the economic losses suffered last month during the heavy snowfall that paralyzed the air traffic in Europe. The UK airports would have... more
Airports100 years of Hamburg Airport
Hamburg, Germany - 500 guests celebrated the success story of one of the world’s oldest airports
The oldest airport in the world to still be at its original location has celebrated yesterday its 100th birthday. 500 guests attended a reception in the Grand Hall of Hamburg’s Town Hall, including the G... more
AirportsItalian Airport of Bologna: 5,5 million passengers in 2010
Bologna, Italy - A 15,3% yearly growth, Paris, London and Catania the most wanted destinations
Bologna's airport closed 2010 with 5.5 million passengers (to be precise, 5,503,106), a growth of 15.3% over the previous year, representing an increase of more than 700,000 passengers; result obtained... more
AirportsItalian Enac's president, Riggio: stop to "Wild" parking at the Palermo's airport
Palermo, Italy - Soon will be call a meeting with the GESAP and the prefect
Vito Riggio, President of ENAC, the Italian civil aviation authority, has harshly criticized the management of the parking at the "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo, Italy. He explained to the "Giornale... more