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AirportsNew flights to Oslo from Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Charleroi, Belgium - Another new route which will connect Brussels South Charleroi to the city of Stockholm, from 26 October
Brussels South Charleroi, the most accessible airport of Belgium, launched its first flight to Norway last Friday: Oslo-Rygge. This new destination is offered by Ryanair and brings the number of flights... more
AirportsItaly: protests in Cagliari to "Save" Alghero airport
Cagliari, Italy - To seek aid from Sardinia's regional government
Following Ryanair's recent decision to sensitively reduce its presence at Alghero-Fertilia "Riva del corallo" airport, in Italy, the entire north-western area of Sardinia is unresting. Today, October 2,... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: the first flights to Armenia take off from Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The link is served by Airbus A-319 airplane
"First air link in Fiumicino between Italy and Amenia's capital, Yerevan. The Armavia Airline, the Armenian flag carrier, will served it for twice per week (on Wednesday and on Sunday) and from October... more
AirportsTurin-Caselle airport: four new Ryanair links
Turin, Italy - The Irish low-cost airline aims to pass Alitalia by 2012
Turin-Caselle airport, thanks to an agreement between the airport operator Sagat, the Piemonte regional government and Ryanair, will activate in the next months four new links of the Irish low-cost airline.... more
AirportseasyJet: two new routes will link Düsseldorf with Rome and London
Düsseldorf, Germany - From February 2010
easyJet will fly from Düsseldorf to Rome-Fiumicino and London-Gatwick from February 2010. In this way, European carrier is expanding its network of air connections at the new location Düsseldorf a... more
AirportsItaly, man arrested at Palermo airport with 77 drug ovules in the stomach
Palermo, Italy - Blocked thanks to a sniffer dog
A man has been arrested at Palermo-Punta Raisi "Falcone e Borsellino" airport with 77 drug ovules in his stomach. The 51-year old Spanish, Linares Ruiz, having landed in Palermo coming from Granada, via... more
AirportsItaly: Ryanair leaves Alghero, the protests of the local authorities
Alghero, Italy - An intervention from the regional government is needed
Coming back from her journey to Dublin, together with the president of SOGEAAL, Carlo Luzzati (see AVIONEWS), the president of the province of Sassari (Sardinia, Italy) and member of Alghero Airport operator's... more
AirportsItalian AdR and SEA will present the airport development plan to the Government next October 14
Rome, Italy - The announcement anticipated during a telephone conversation between Palenzona and Scajola
"During their telephone conversation, the Minister for Economic Development, Claudio Scajola, and the chairman of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Fabrizio Palenzona, shared their views on the importance of the... more
AirportsWDF awarded duty free contract at Bristol International Airport
London, UK - For seven years
"WDF, the British travel retail & duty free division of Autogrill Group, strengthens its presence in the UK by winning the contract to operate retail & duty free activities at Bristol international airport. The... more
AirportsHonduras: Zelaya's repatriation: the Country's airports closed
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - "The local military air forces will take the control of the air stations"
"De Facto" head of the Country's Government, the Italian-Honduran Roberto Micheletti, has ordered yesterday the closure of all international local airports, following to the home-coming by Manuel Zelaya,... more
AirportsItaly: Alghero airport, regional intervention needed
Alghero, Italy - Meanwhile Giudici and Luzzati fly to Ireland to discuss with Ryanair
A major commitment from Sardinia's regional government is needed to cover its debts with SOGEAAL (Alghero airport operator) for the years 2008 and 2009. The request will be sent by regional councillors... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August 2009
Frnkfurt, Germany - Nearly at last year’s level
Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic results continued to develop positively in August 2009. Germany’s largest airport registered about 4.9 million passengers, down only 0.4 percent year-on-year. Fraport exe... more
AirportsNew record for Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Three months with more than one million passengers
The flow of passengers is on the increase in Brussels-South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium. A total of 1,160,255 passengers were recorded during the summer of 2009, hence an increase... more
AirportsAlitalia opened the new Freccia Alata "Le navi" room
Rome, Italy - The "Giotto" one, temporarily, contextually closed for works
The new Freccia Alata "Le navi" room has been opened at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino's airport. The room, on two levels, covers a surface of about 300 sm and is situated at the Pier C of the air... more
AirportsRecord in August for "Marconi" Bologna's airport
Bologna, Italy - Overpassed 500,000, 7.7% growth from the beginning of the year
"A record trend for Bologna's airport: the passengers are increased of 14.1% in August, compared to the same month 2008, arriving to overpass for the first time 500,000 (540,814), the best monthly result... more
AirportsAci Europe: European passenger traffic down -4.3% during July 2009
Brussels, Belgium - -13.4% in freight traffic
"ACI EUROPE’s latest monthly airport traffic report – for July – reflects the current economic view that signs of improvement are beginning to appear. The overall passenger traffic at European airports decre... more
AirportsThe answer of Aeroporti di Roma to the IBAR
Rome, Italy - Different infrastructure works have been already started
"Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) never denied that Fiumicino airport has to fill an infrastructure gap and already a long time ago it strongly committed to modernizing and developing the airport. It is also true... more
AirportsInefficiencies at Rome-Fiumicino airport, the Italian transport minister saves the licenses
Rome, Italy - There are no reasons to retire them
The announced meeting took place yesterday between the Italian transport minister, Altero Matteoli, and Fabrizio Palenzona (president of AdR-Aeroporti di Roma), Vito Riggio and Alessio Quaranta (president... more
AirportsRome-Fiumicino luggage problems, excessive discounts for handling operations?
Rome, Italy - Trade unions: low fares lead to lack of personnel
The problem of handling, ground assistance to flights, recently made headline news due to the repeated problems occurred at Rome-Fiumicino airport, especially concerning luggage. The handling companies... more
AirportsItaly, Trapani airport: passenger traffic doubled in July
Trapani, Italy - 113.6% growth compared to the same month in 2008
Differently from what happened in most airports worldwide and, in particular, in Italy, Trapani-Birgi airport reported for July 2009 a 113.6% increase in passenger traffic, more than doubling the figures... more
AirportsACI World: global air traffic sees softer contraction in July
Geneva, Switzerland - Asia Pacific reports strong domestic market growth
"Airports Global passenger traffic in July 2009 showed positive signs of stabilisation, according to the ACI 'PaxFlash' report. Three regions – Asia Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean and Middle E... more
AirportsParis-"Charles de Gaulle", terminal blocked for clash between police and taxi-drivers
Paris, France - The drivers complain about the agents' control methods
Terminal 3 of Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" airport ha been temporarily closed yesterday evening due to the clash between police and taxi-drivers. These complained about the heavy methods used by the agents... more
AirportsFlorence airport personnel on strike on next Sunday
Florence, Italy - Announced by CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL trade unions for four hours
"Due to the strike announced by Florence airport personnel there might be some modifications to the normal operational activity of the 'Amerigo Vespucci' airport on Sunday, September 6, 2009. However,... more
AirportsItalian minister of transports convenes a meeting on Rome-Fiumicino delays and luggage problems
Rome, Italy - Alitalia and ADR must work together to do more
Following the words of Fabrizio Palenzona, president of ADR, Rome airports operator, who stated that a meeting was necessary to understand and solve the problems, the Italian minister of transport and... more
AirportsItaly: Palermo airport management in the red
Palermo, Italy - "Airport rights are bad-distributed"
GESAP, Palermo (Italy) airport operator, ended the year 2008 with a loss of almost € 900,000, reporting revenues for € 39 million. A result due to a 4.7% decrease in passenger traffic but, in particular, to... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: works for electric cable's reconnection and maintenance
Rome, Italy - Occurred on Wednesday for five hours with Fiumicino's airport closed
"Between midnight to 5:00am of last August 26, at airport closed, some works for electric cable's reconnection and maintenance have been made that have requested the suspension of the electric power in... more
AirportsItaly: SAT-Pisa Airport operator approved half-term report
Pisa, Italy - Traffic stood up; profit decreased
SAT, Pisa Airport operator, approved the half-term report at June 30, 2009. Passenger traffic on the Italian airport, despite the difficulties that the sector is facing, remained almost equal to last year... more
AirportsSAVE-Venice airport's half-term report approved
Venice, Italy - Turnover up compared to last year's results, traffic down
SAVE-Venice airport's board of directors approved the half-term report at June 30, 2009. Turnover for the first six months of the year has been € 157,3 million with a 3.4% growth compared to the same p... more
AirportsDubai duty-free is the world's number 1
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Followed by London-Heathrow and Seoul-Incheon
With sales for more than US$1.1 billion last year Dubai airport placed itself at 1st place in the ranking of airport retailers. It arrived before London-Heathrow and Seoul-Incheon, which recorded sales... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: the cleaning service in Fiumicino's airport assigned to a new contractor
Rome, Italy - The global value is over EUR 22 million in three years
"The service's level, in spite of continuous protests and fines applied by Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), is not improved. It has decided to call a public international tender to identify new supplier. The... more
AirportsSardinia: Alghero airport, delays in garbage collection
Alghero, Italy - Found a new site to store cardboard
The pavement of Alghero (Sardinia) airport has been literally blocked by a mountain of cardboard, created as the company in charge of managing the waste disposal didn't collect it within the times established... more
AirportsItaly: passengers felt sick at Cagliari airport due to heatwave
Cagliari, Italy - Travellers and workers' protests
Passengers feeling sick and fainting; air conditionng inside the terminals that apparently are not working; people forced to wait for hours in plain sun to take delivery of their hired car. These are some... more
AirportsFrankfurt airport expansion plan approved
Frankfurt, Germany - The fourth runway will be built within 2011
The Hesse Adminstrative High Court today approved Frankfurt airport € 4 billion expansion plan, as reported by Fraport AG (the airport operator). "This is a great day for the German air transportation i... more
AirportsVienna airport, slump in traffic and profits
Vienna, Austria - In the first six months of 2009
Flughafen Wien, Vienna airport operator, for the first six months of 2009 has reported a slump in revenue of 10.3% compared with the same period last year, with € 244.6 million. However, this data is l... more
AirportsSolar panels for Denver airport
Denver, USA - For fuel storage and distribution facilities
Denver airport will ask City Council to approve the construction of a photovoltaic solar system that will power the airport’s fuel-storage and -distribution facility. The plant, capable to generate 1.6 m... more
AirportsDelays at Rome-Fiumicino, the airport: "It's Alitalia's fault"
Rome, Italy - But after summer things might be better
One day after EUROCONTROL's report that placed Rome-Fiumicino airport on top of delays' classification (see AVIONEWS), AdR (Airports of Rome) director general Franco Giudice stated that Alitalia is mainly... more
AirportsItaly: built in Ancona by ENAV the first European photovoltaic control tower
Ancona, Italy - It will grant economical benefits for € 28,000 per year
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company) has realized the first control tower in Europe equipped with an important photovoltaic plant at Ancona-Falconara Marittima airport. This solar power system is capable... more
AirportsItalian airports push to increase fares
Rome, Italy - Currently the waiver only concerns those with more than 10 million yearly passengers
Italian airports have started a sort of race to be granted a so called "Waiver" that will allow those with more than 10 million yearly passengers in transit to apply higher fares than the fixed ones. But... more
AirportsA driverless taxi system at Heathrow airport
London, UK - Destination will be set directly on a touch screen
It's called ULTra Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), or Podcar, and is the last innovation concerning internal transports at London-Heathrow airport. A network of 4-seats driverless vehicles, cost US$41 million,... more
AirportsLow-cost boom at Turin-Caselle, especially towards Trapani, Catania and Palermo
Rome, Italy - Windjet and Ryanair recorded load-factors over 90%
For the first ten days of August load data recorded by low-cost airlines departing from Turin-Caselle airport (Italy), especially Windjet and Ryanair, have been exceptional: load factors were of 98% for... more
AirportsParis Airports: 3.1% traffic decrease in July 2009
Paris, France - Particularly hit links with Americas and Asia
Paris Airports (ADP) recorded a 3.1% slump in passenger traffic in July 2009, compared to last year's results. Paris's airports saw a total of 8.2 million of people in transit, of which 5.7 million at... more
AirportsItaly: SACBO seized three Myair.com's aircraft
Bergamo, Italy - Due to the debts of the low-cost carrier
SACBO, Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport operator, asked and obtained three Myair.com's aircraft to be seized and grounded. They are currently at Venice "Marco Polo" airport. The measure was needed as a guarantee... more
AirportsTurin-Caselle airport: Aviapartner might lay off 24 handling workers
Turin, Italy - The plan includes outsourcing of some services to cut costs
Aviapartner, Belgian handling company that assists airlines such as Lufthansa, Air France, Brussels Airlines and Royal Air Maroc, might urgently lay off 24 workers at Turin-Caselle, almost 30% of its total... more
AirportsItaly: passenger traffic grew in July at Bergano-Orio al Serio airport
Bergamo, Italy - Confirming the positive trend of the first six months of the year
Passenger traffic on the Italian airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio for the month of July 2009 confirmed the positive trend already recorded in the first six months of the year, with an increase of 16.8%... more
AirportsAeroporto di Firenze: approval of the financial report for six months 2009
Florence, Italy - Angelo Falchetti has been designed as member of the Board
"AdF, Aeroporto di Firenze, communicates the approval of the financial six month report on June 30, 2009. The highlights of the data: - Revenue equal to EUR 17,0 million, -8,1% compared to the first... more
AirportsRome-Fiumicino airport blocked by check-in failure
Rome, Italy - Between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm due to a network problem
Rome-Fiumicino airport's check-in didn't chose the right moment to fail today, when it blocked the airport for a couple of hours. Delayed flights and neverending queues caused the understandable protests... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: board approves results of first semester 2009
Rome, Italy - Results influenced by drop in traffic volume
"The Board of Directors of Aeroporti di Roma SpA, chaired by dott. Fabrizio Palenzona, examined ADR Group consolidated results at the end of the first semester of 2009. In the first six months of the... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Board of Directors examines the figures for 2nd quarter and 1st half 2009
Milan, Italy - Margins increase in 2nd quarter 2009 and net cash flow generation of €260.4m
Autogrill has unveiled the figures regarding the 2Q and the first half year 2009. "• Consolidated revenues: €1,441.8m, –0.8% vs. €1,453.6m in 2nd quarter 2008 (–5.7% proforma). • Consolidated Ebitda: €16... more
AirportsItalian ANSV opens inquiry on "Runway incursion" in Parma
Parma, Italy - Collision skimmed on July 31 between a Ryanair aircraft and a car at "Verdi" airport
A second investigation on Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport safety measures have been opened by the ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) concerning a skimmed collision on Friday, July 31, between a Ryanair aircraft... more
AirportsNaples-Capodichino's airport: the traffic forecast from August 7-23, 2009 with 330,000 passengers predicted
Naples, Italy - Traffic recorded 562,000 passengers in July
"330,000 passengers in transit (between arrivals and departures) will be at Naples' airport, from August 7 to 23: 120,000 domestic, 135,000 international and 75,000 charter. The day with the major traffic... more