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Airports"We cannot close Milan-Linate. Or deliver it to Alitalia"
Milan, Italy - Interview to Giuseppe Bonomi, chairman of Sea-Milan airports
During a conference on air safety, Giuseppe Bonomi, chairman of Sea-Milan airports, talked with AVIONEWS about the situation concerning Linate and Malpensa airports. "First of all - he said - since... more
AirportsMSC Crociere and Genoa's airport
Genoa, Italy - The collaboration continues also this year with a newness
The collaboration between Genoa's airport and MSC Crociere continues also this year. It will bring four flights from North Europe to transport passengers that want to travel on Italian luxurious cruising... more
AirportsLetizia Moratti: "The route between Linate and Rome must be liberalized"
Milan, Italy - The request to Government if Alitalia will not review its industrial plan
The Mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti, asks for Alitalia to review with SEA (Linate and Malpensa Airports Management Company) its industrial plan. On the contrary, the Milan Town City intends to request... more
Airports"Mother Teresa" Tirana International Airport: positive results for 2008
Tirana, Albania - Passenger growth +14,6%
Albania's "Mother Teresa" Tirana International Airport on Monday reported sharp growth in passenger traffic in 2008 despite the global economic downturn. The airport said it handled 1.27 million passengers... more
AirportsAngola: a 400 million dollar plan for the enhancement of the airport system
Luanda, Angola - It will include the reorganization of 30 airports
Angola is engaged in a great reorganization and realization program of infrastructures necessary for the relaunch of the Country's economy. The National Assembly's President, Fernando da Piede Dias... more
AirportsAci Europe: "It is necessary to increase the capacity of airports"
Milan, Italy - The statements by Oliver Jankovec, Aci Europe Managing Director
"Until now only the airport of London-Heathrow is on the verge of its capacity. By 2025 the 20 Europe's busiest airports will be overstocked and unable to welcome other flights". The alert launched... more
AirportsTurin-Caselle: the "Assault" by ski-charters
Turin, Italy - Coming from North Europe and Israel
The ski season is fully began on Piedmont's mountains, in fact only yesterday 21 have been ski charter flights arrived in Turin-Caselle coming from North Europe and Israel. The flights, that will continue... more
AirportsZagreb's airport expands, a cargo traffic's interchange
Zagreb, Croatia - The tender for works expected in these months
The tender for enlargement works in Zagreb's airport, the greatest airport of Croatia, has forecast in these months. The works will concern a new terminal-passenger, a light railway realization that will... more
AirportsSicily, a new airport to the horizon
Palermo, Italy - A 300 million project by the Chinese company HNA at Centuripe (Enna)
The idea of a new airport for Sicily is the air. According to the daily "La Sicilia", the Chinese company HNA, (28% owned by Soros), intends to build a new airport in the Region. The investment for... more
AirportsWashington Airports Authority celebrates black history month
Washington, Usa - On February 19 an event at "Reagan" national airport
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s annual Black History Month celebration will feature Washington, D.C.-area students presenting original speeches and poetry with a keynote address by civil r... more
AirportsAeromexico inaugurates San Francisco-Mexico City service
San Francisco, Usa - The new flights keep the airport growing
Aeromexico’s inaugural service to Mexico City continues to provide San Francisco International Airport’s passengers with more travel options and allows SFO to add to its passenger traffic despite increasingly dif... more
AirportsCatullo SpA welcomed Embraer 195 of Air Dolomiti based on Verona's airport
Verona, Italy - The first of five airplanes from 116 seats
"The Verona's airport management society celebrated, last Friday, with Air Dolomiti, regional carrier of Lufthansa Group, the inclusion of the first out five new Embraer 195 airplanes from 116 seats at... more
AirportsIsland Canarias' airports had almost 2.6 million passengers in January
Gran Canaria, Spain - Gran Canaria is the third Spanish airport for traffic
Islands' Canarias airports registered 2 million 591,235 passengers and 28,268 movements in January. In particular, Gran Canaria, Tenerife sur and Lanzarote airports ranked third, fifth and eighth in... more
AirportsHong Kong airport cargo drops 28.9%
Hong Kong, China - Only 210,000 tonnes of traffic
Air cargo through Hong Kong's airport dropped 28.9% year-on-year in January, figures showed Sunday, the latest sign of how the global economic slowdown is hitting Chinese exporters. Cargo tonnage dropped... more
AirportsItalian Aeradria: flights to Hurghada and Palma de Majorca take off from "Federico Fellini" airport
Rimini, Italy - Served by "I viaggi del Turchese"
"At the end of the press-conference took place today at 'Federico Fellini's International airport in Rimini-San Marino, for the launch of flights to Pantelleria and Bucharest, are arrived the confirmations... more
AirportsGesac: Naples-Bucharest, a new route by Blue Air
Naples, Italy - Three times per week
"Blue Air announces a new route Naples-Bucharest-Naples with starting from next March 31, 2009, three times per week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). Its fleet is currently composed of eight modern... more
AirportsItalian SACBO: traffic figures in January 2009 at Orio al Serio's airport
Bergamo, Italy - A 4,2% increase of passengers compared to the previous year
"The traffic figures of Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport, regarding January 2009, show an increase of 4,2% of passengers compared to the same month in 2008. The growth level reflects the forecast, following... more
AirportsSan Francisco, the number of passengers increased by 4.5% in 2008
San Francisco, Usa - Virgin America inaugurates San Francisco-Boston service
New service by Virgin America and Other Carriers Keeps San Francisco International airport (SFO) growing in 2008. The flight 1776 inaugurated the Burlingame-based carrier’s new route to Boston’s Log... more
AirportsFraport group's airports show different figures
Frankfurt, Germany - Good results of Antalya and Lima airports
The majority-owned airports of the Fraport Group largely recorded stable development in passenger traffic during January 2009. In particular, the airports of Antalya (AYT) in Turkey and Lima (LIM) in Peru... more
AirportsCuneo-Levaldigi Airport: approved the capital's increase
Cuneo, Italy - GEAC aims to have profit in 2014
The Cuneo Province, Piemonte Region and Chamber of Commerce have given the go-ahead to the capital's increase for Levaldigi Airport for over one million Euros. According to a note of GEAC (Cuneo Airport... more
AirportsFrankfurt airport: traffic dropped by 10.4% n January
Frankfurt, Germany - Bad weather, strikes and data failure cause economic slowdown
A series of special effects negatively impacted the January 2009 traffic figures at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), in addition to the fall in demand for cargo and passenger volumes caused by the weak economy.... more
AirportsATR-72/500 obtains the approval to operate at the London City Airport
London, UK - It has overpassed the English rules concerning the noise and approaching
ATR has received from the London City Airport (LCY) the approval to operate the ATR-72/500 in this downtown airport, after the aircraft successfully completed steep-approach trials and noise tests. According... more
AirportsNetJets Europe buys an airport in Germany
Milan, Italy - Increased the company’s presence in a major financial market
"Europe’s leading business aviation company, NetJets Europe, confirmed that it has signed an agreement with shareholders of Hessische Flugplatz GmbH Egelsbach ('HFG'), the operator of Frankfurt-Egelsbach a... more
AirportsLondon: passengers traffic down in all airports
London, United Kingdom - Only in January -6.3%
Passenger traffic at major British airports fell 6.3% in January compared with a year earlier, airport owner BAA Ltd. said yesterday. BAA, owner of London's Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports,... more
AirportsAtatürk Airport records highest increase in flights
Istanbul, Turkey - At 10th place in the European ranking
?stanbul Atatürk Airport saw the highest increase in air traffic in Europe in 2008, according to a recent report prepared by Eurocontrol, the European organization for the safety of air navigation. Becoming... more
AirportsMalpensa to have a front line role if Linate will be reduced
Milan, Italy - The statements by Rocco Sabelli
Alitalia will have to define its Summer timetable by one month and the referential hub will remain Rome-Fiumicino. As regards the situation of Malpensa, this will have a front line role if Linate will... more
AirportsItalian Army completed the renovation of Herat Airport
Herat, Afghanistan - In collaboration with the Spanish contingent
The Italian contingent completed the renovation of a terminal in the civil airport of Herat. PRT, led by colonel Luca Covelli, repaired the internal and external plasters, replaces the shutters, adjusted... more
AirportsFrance: "Charles de Gaulle"-Paris Airport reopened this morning
Paris, France - The closing was due to the high wind
Due to a wind storm that reached over 100 km/h, the air traffic in the Paris region interrupted yesterday evening. It is the first time since the opening of the airport "Charles de Gaulle" in 1974. France... more
AirportsHeathrow (2): over 16 million passengers travelled through Terminal 5
London, United Kingdom - From March 27th, 2008
More than 16 million customers have now travelled through Terminal 5 since it opened on March 27th, 2008. Over 900,000 flights were from/to Italy. British Airways managed over 110,000 flights from/to... more
AirportsAci, European passenger traffic down -0.2% in 2008
Brussels, Belgium - Aircraft movement and freight also decreased
The overall passenger traffic at European airports decreased by 0.2% in 2008 compared with 2007. The figures released by ACI Europe (Airport Council International) also show that freight traffic and aircraft... more
AirportsHeathrow, the difficult competition with other European hubs
London, United Kingdom - Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam will grow. UK hub won't
London-Heathrow is not having good times. The fourth airport in the world and the first in Europe in terms of number of passengers is showing its limits in grow factors, if compared with the three main... more
AirportsFlyOnAir confirms the direct link Bologna-L'viv
Bologna, Italy - For Summer season
"The link Bologna-L'viv (in Ukraine) by FlyOnAir, inaugurated last June 16, 2008 and served also during all Winter season, has been confirmed for entire Summer 2009. The flight will be made on Monday... more
AirportsPisa Airport: Mittel makes over its shareholding to Finatan and Seif
Pisa, Italy - Equal to 15.011% of the capital
Mittel makes over its shareholding of 15.011% in the capital of "Galileo Galilei"-Pisa Airport to Fiduciaria Tirrena, on behalf of a third party, for a value of 18.9 million Euros. The holding company... more
AirportsSardinia region increases its shares in Alghero airport
Cagliari, Italy - In the future, private investors may enter
News number one is that the Italian region of Sardinia will increase its shares within Sogeaal, the operator of Alghero-Fertilia airport, helping in paying about 400 hundred million euros debts. News... more
AirportsEuropean Union. Tajani "There is place for three hubs in Italy"
Brussels, Belgium - "When the crisis will end, the air transport will be destined to growth"
"In Italy there is place for three hubs: Malpensa, Linate and Fiumicino", European Commission vice-president and Transport commissioner Antonio Tajani, said. "As member of European Parliament I fought... more
AirportsNew KLM flights between Liverpool and Amsterdam
Liverpool, UK - Operations will start in two months
Bookings for KLM new flights between Liverpool-"John Lennon airport" (JLA) and Amsterdam have already started, although the first passenger is not due to use the new service for almost two months. The... more
AirportsFrankfurt-Hahn, Fraport transfers its shares to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Frankfurt, Germany - With retroactive effect to January 1, 2009
With retroactive effect to January 1, 2009, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking over all of Fraport AG’s shares in Flughafen Frankfurt Hahn GmbH (FFHG). With 65%, Fraport was the majority shareholder i... more
AirportsSnow in London=chaos in the transport means
London, UK - The description of a day of nightmare by an AVIONEWS' reporter
London last February 2nd: it is one of those dates that will remain in the memory of London's citizens and tourists, as who writes, that have had a real nightmare directly. 20 cm of snow fell are enough... more
AirportsSEA: traffic in decrease also in 2009
Milan, Italy - According to preliminary data there will be a loss of 7%
2009 will be the first year after the Alitalia's dehubbing. "We are expecting for a decrease of passengers around 7% in this year", said Giuseppe Bonomi, President of SEA, Milan Airports Management Company.... more
AirportsOn March 30th, Ryanair opens the route from Liverpool to Ibiza
Liverpool, United Kingdom - The new service is the 40th operated by the carrier from JLA
Ryanair today announced the addition of a further destination to its route network from Liverpool "John Lennon" (JLA) with flights to Ibiza to start on March 30th. The airline operates over 40 routes... more
AirportsBudapest Airport approves taxi fares for 2009
Budapest, Hungary - The reduction of prices is between 5.3 and 15%
Budapest Airport (BA) has approved the new tariffs for airport taxi services for 2009, which will come into effect on 16 February. Fares fall in almost all categories. The reduction of prices is between... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma opens negotiations with trade union organizations
Rome, Italy - 2009 forecasts estimate a decrease in the number of passengers of about 10%
"The serious difficulties currently experienced by domestic and international air transport, worsened by the financial crisis, and the consequent economy slowdown in the leading industrial Countries reduced... more
AirportsGran Canaria, the air terminal will be soon enlarged
Gran Canaria, Spain - Works will be finished in three years, with a 124.6 million euros investment
The board of directors of Aena, the Spanish airports operator, decided to enlarge Gran Canaria air terminal. Fcc Construcción S.A. won the competition for a value of 124.6 million euros and will have... more
AirportsIreland West Airport Knock, dismissal by the CEO
Charlestown, Ireland - Robert Grealis steps down after a period of over four years as a senior director
Ireland West Airport Knock, Charlestown-based airport in Mayo county in North-West Ireland, announced yesterday that Mr Robert Grealis has decided to step down from his position as Chief Executive of the... more
AirportsMany new flights will leave from Manchester airport
Manchester, United Kingdom - Low-cost airlines will connect the city to the Mediterranean area
During 2009, Manchester airport will have new medium and long haul flights. easyJet will open connections to Corfù, Athens and Bastia (Corsica) from May 4th, August the 1st and 9th respectively: Virgin... more
AirportsCapodichino Airport strongly penalized by the new Alitalia
Naples, Italy - In January the airport lost 28% of passengers
CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italian) has penalized the airport of Naples-Capodichino. From January 13th to January 31st, the airport lost 28% passengers and 12% routes, said Mauro Pollio, CEO of GESAC, Naples... more
AirportsItalian Sogaer: easyJet launches Cagliari-Berlin route
Cagliari, Italy - From next April 1st, with a twice weekly frequency
"easyJet, European low-cost carrier, announces today a new route from Cagliari-Elmas airport to Berlin-Schoenefeld. The connection, that will have a twice weekly frequency, as of from next April 1st, is... more
AirportsBrussels Airport, the number of passengers grows by 3.6% in 2008
Brussels, Belgium - Over 18.5 million travellers used the Belgian hub
Over 18.5 million passengers used Brussels airport in 2008, with an increase of 3.6% on 2007 when transits were 17.8 million. With this result, the location does better than most other large and medium-sized... more
AirportsMalpensa to renegotiate the rights of flight in about two years
Milan, Italy - The statements by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini
"Malpensa is object of great interest. We are working with Infrastructure Minister Altero Matteoli. Our intention is to start these negotiations with Countries that are really interested", this was the... more
AirportsBad weather conditions: cancellations in Rome-Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - 18 flights cancelled
Also the airport of Rome-Fiumicino is in the grip of the bad weather conditions: 18 flights have been cancelled, flights to Northern and Central Italy, particularly to Lombardia, Piemonte and Emilia Romagna;... more