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AirportsEllinair becomes Cologne-Bonn’s latest airline addition
Cologne, Germany - The Greek airline serves 38 cities in 11 Countries
Cologne-Bonn Airport has today announced its second new airline partner this year, with the German airport welcoming Ellinair. Commencing Cologne-Bonn’s second link to Thessaloniki, the Greek airline w... more
AirportsMiami leaders meet with El Al Airlines and "Ben Gurion Airport" executives
Miami, Usa - The gathering was the latest in a series of meetings with the carrier regarding potential air service opportunities
Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) Director Emilio T. González led a team of MDAD executives on a visit to Israel last week for meetings with senior officials from EL AL Israel Airlines and "Ben Gurion... more
AirportsA record 37.3 million passengers arrived at Hamad International Airport in 2016
Doha, Qatar - Significant investments made to increase airport capacity and upgrade services
Hamad International Airport (HIA) accomplished a new record of passenger traffic and aircraft movements in 2016, handling 37.3 million passengers and 245,800 landings and take-offs during the year. This... more
Airports2017 starts where 2016 left off for Liverpool Airport
Liverpool, UK - Over 320,000 an increase of 5% compared to last year
A busy January for Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" ("LJLA") helped take passenger numbers for the month to over 320,000 –an increase of 5% compared to January 2016 and the Airport’s 24th consecutive mon... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport announced the Government's draft airports national policy statement
Liverpool, UK - Which recognises the importance of a link from this city to an expanded Heathrow Airport
Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) has welcomed yesterday’s publication of the Government’s draft Airports National Policy Statement which recognises the importance of a link from Liverpool to an... more
AirportsAutogrill: taste takes of at Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It strengthens its business at Rome Airport
Autogrill is consolidating its presence at Rome-Fiumicino by opening four new foodservice concepts in the new T3 area inaugurated by Aeroporti di Roma in December 2016. They will round out its existing... more
AirportsVolaris: inaugural flight from Miami Airport
Miami, Usa - Mexican low-cost carrier launches four weekly flights to Guadalajara and daily flights to Mexico City
Miami International Airport officials welcomed Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris to the Miami market yesterday, when the airline began four weekly flights to Guadalajara and daily flights to Mexico City... more
AirportsDubai World Central Airport: passenger traffic surges 84.5% in 2016
Dubai, UAE - Air freight volumes showed a slight increase
Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai’s second international hub, witnessed a strong surge in 2016, climbing 84.5 per cent according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports t... more
AirportsTrump bans admission to nationals from 7 Arab Countries: chaos in US airports
Washington, USA - Demonstrations of protest in many cities
Week-end of chaos in US airports, with dozens of passengers stranded and demonstrations of protest that from airports spreaded and even got close to the White House. Last Friday President Donald Trump... more
AirportsPlanes and tourists. Rajoy cuts airport fees by 11% in 5 years
Madrid, Spain - The decision should be approved today
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced his intention to reduce airport fees by 11% by 2021, with an average of 2.2% per year over the next five years. He explained it last Tuesday in Madrid.... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport: first new route announcement of 2017
Liverpool, UK - With Ryanair' Milan-Malpensa Winger route launch
Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) is celebrating its first new route announcement of the year following today’s news that Ryanair will be adding flights from Liverpool to Milan-Malpensa at the start o... more
AirportsAirplanes. Aci Europe: new study reveals consumers paying higher air fares at congested airports
Brussels, Belgium - According to SEO Amsterdam Economics & Cranfield University
Yesterday saw the release of a new research study in which SEO Amsterdam Economics & Cranfield University found that consumers in Europe are paying €2.1 billion a year in additional air fares, due to c... more
AirportsMiami Airport breaks all-time passenger record in 2016
Miami, Usa - Travel grew despite tourism challenges; freight also set new annual record
Miami International Airport experienced another record-breaking year in 2016, serving nearly 44.6 million travelers –an increase of 234,000 over 2015 that also secured the airport’s seventh-consecutive yea... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: 83.6 million passengers in 2016
Dubai, UAE - According to the annual traffic report issued by the operator today
Dubai International has retained its title as the world’s number one airport for international passengers after near record numbers in December propelled the hub’s annual traffic to 83.6 million passengers in... more
AirportsAirplanes and airports. Rome-Fiumicino closes runway 1 for a month due to works
Rome, Italy - Miminal impact on the airport's operativeness, according to AdR
The operativeness of the runway 1 (16R/34L) of the "Leonardo da Vinci" of Rome-Fiumicino Airport will be suspended from 11pm of today, on Friday January 20, to 6am of Friday March 3 to allow intervention... more
AirportsFraport ranks among the World’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Frankfurt, Germany - Additional recognition for the Group’s sustainability performance
Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has been recognized as one of the world’s 100 most sustainable companies. The recognition was announced by the Canadian magazine and research f... more
AirportsSecond VIP Lounge inaugurated at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - It is in Transit B spans an area of 300 square meters
A newly designed VIP lounge at Frankfurt Airport. The new facility of VIP-Services was officially inaugurated in the B Transit zone in the presence of numerous invited celebrities, diplomats and media... more
AirportsBergamo smashes 11 million passengers in its busiest year yet
Bergamo, Italy - A positive upturn in cargo
Bergamo Airport witnessed another year of robust growth throughout 2016, welcoming close to one million more passengers than the year before. Experiencing 7.2% passenger traffic growth, Bergamo was Italy’s t... more
AirportsItaly. Lamezia Terme airport (Calabria): a year of growth
Lamezia Terme, Italy - 2016 closed with 2.521.781 passengers equal to +7.7% compared to 2015
Lamezia Terme Airport closed 2016 with 2,521,781 passengers, equal to +7.7% compared to 2015. A positive result added to the important purposes reached by Sacal (the airport management company) both for... more
AirportsRecord of bookings for the Summer schedule 2017 from Lamezia Terme Airport (Calabria, Italy)
Milan, Italy - With three new routes: Hamburg, Cracow and Madrid
Ryanair announced yesterday the positive number of bookings from Lamezia Terme (Calabria Region, in Italy) for the Summer 2017 on three new destinations (Hamburg, Cracow and Madrid) and on 12 routes in... more
AirportsHelsinki and Lapland led Finavia's airport network to a new passenger record
Helsinki, Finland - Both domestic traffic and international air travel showed growth
Passenger volumes at Finavia's airports reached an all-time high in 2016. Both domestic traffic and international air travel showed growth. A new passenger record was reached in Helsinki Airport (17.2... more
AirportsA garbage dump threatens air traffic: it happens in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - Flocks attracted by the piles of trash are a hazard to planes at the airport of the Lebanese Capital
A garbage dump too close to Beirut "Rafic Hariri" International Airport (Lebanon) attracted an increasing number of birds to the point that it put at risk the safety of planes during landing and takeoff.... more
AirportsBerlin‘s airports: 32.9 million passengers in 2016
Berlin, Germany - Over three million more
Over three million more passengers flew from Schönefeld and Tegel in 2016 than in the previous year. In total 32,906,881 passengers were flown. That’s 11.4% more than 2015. At Schönefeld Airport the num... more
AirportsBudapest Airport reflects on record-breaking year
Budapest, Hungary - Infrastructure investment
An outstanding 19.2% increase in passenger traffic in December alone saw Budapest Airport continue its record-breaking trend, with the Hungarian gateway welcoming 11.4 million passengers by the end of... more
AirportsFraport figures 2016: passengers traffic exceeds 60 million mark again
Frankfurt, Germany - New December passenger record achieved at Cargo volumes show significant growth
In 2016, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 60,792,308 passengers, thus surpassing the 60 million passenger mark once again and remaining almost at the previous year's level (down 0.4 percent). Following... more
AirportsAERTEC Solutions will structure the concession of the new El Dorado 2 Airport
Seville, Spain - The ANI of Colombia has awarded technical, financial and legal structuring of the new airport in Bogota
The Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia, Germán Vargas Lleras, announced the award of the sell side advisory consultancy project to structure the concession new El Dorado 2 Airport in Bogota. The... more
Airports2016 was a record year for Warsaw "Chopin" Airport
Warsaw, Poland - 2017 also promises to be very optimistic
More than 12.8 million passengers were handled at "Chopin Airport" throughout 2016. This is an absolute historical record of the airport. The number of cities with a direct connection with Warsaw was also... more
AirportsAci Europe: Athens International Airport becomes carbon neutral
Brussels, Belgium - Newcomers in Europe
At the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris in December 2015, the airport industry committed to have 50 carbon neutral airports in Europe by 2030. Today it announced the latest airport to reach that goal:... more
AirportsAvinor and Oslo Airport: more than 50 million passengers in 2016
Oslo, Norway - Considerable growth in December, in Spain and for intercontinental traffic
50,802,801 passengers travelled via Avinor’s 46 airports last year. This is an increase of 1.6 per cent. In December, 5.3 per cent more passengers travelled by air than the corresponding month in 2015. Considerable g... more
AirportsAirplanes and results. Aci Europe: strong growth in passenger and freight at airports during November
Brussels, Belgium - Breakdown by traffic category
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for November 2016. This is the only air transport report which includes all types of airline passenger flights to, from... more
AirportsUK. Cornwall Airport Newquay confirms Cork connection
Cornwall, UK - CAN has announced another development within its route network just one week in 2017
Cornwall Airport Newquay (CAN) has announced another development within its route network just one week into 2017, confirming that Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, will launch a new connection... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport sees 2016 passenger numbers take off with 11% growth
Liverpool, UK - Following busiest December for seven years
A busier than expected December for Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) helped take total passenger figures for 2016 to over 4.8 million –an increase of 11% compared to 2015 and the highest levels f... more
AirportsUK. Cornwall Airport Newquay expands with Flybe
Newquay, UK - Last year the airline offered 51 weekly flights from CAN
Following its third consecutive year of outstanding double-digit passenger traffic growth, Cornwall Airport Newquay (CAN) has already confirmed further enhancements to its route network for 2017, announcing... more
AirportsCologne Bonn strengthens links to the UK
Cologne, Germany - On the back of a year which saw its record more than double the European average in passenger growth traffic
On the back of a year which saw Cologne-Bonn Airport record more than double the European average in passenger growth traffic, the German airport has kick-started 2017 with the announcement of its first... more
AirportsOpening Norway’s first airport pharmacy
Oslo, Norway - Located next to the main entrance in the arrival hall
Norway’s first airport pharmacy opens today in the arrival hall at Oslo Airport. This is one of many exciting shop openings in 2017. The pharmacy is located next to the main entrance in the arrival h... more
AirportsItaly. Three new routes from Lamezia Terme (Calabria Region) for the Summer 2017
Lamezia Terme, Italy - And more flights to London-Stansted served by Ryanair
Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline, launched today the scheduling from Lamezia Terme (Calabria Region, in Italy) for the Summer 2017 with three new Summer routes to Hamburg, Cracow and Madrid, besides... more
AirportsIndian equity group interested in building an airport in Pace del Mela, near Messina (Sicily)
Messina, Italy - Panchavaktra Group would like to finance a new airport for intercontinental routes. Divergent opinions
Mahesh Panchavaktra, president of Panchavaktra Group -holding that operates in different areas, from logistics to green energy- is in Sicily in these days to promote the possible construction of a new... more
AirportsHamburg Airport looks back at a successful year 2016
Hamburg, Germany - The CEO Michael Eggenschwiler looks ahead into this new year with confidence
2016 was a year full of exciting events for Hamburg Airport. New routes and airlines extended the variety of flights available for passengers. And innovative services such as modernised gates and a new... more
Airports2016 traffic: Athens International Airport, 20.2 million passengers, +10.7%
Athens, Greece - Both domestic and international flights demonstrated growth
Athens International Airport (AIA) unveiled traffic results 2016, regarding passengers and flights. Passenger Traffic During December, the airport’s passengers reached 1.35 million, corresponding t... more
AirportsSmog emergency in China: delays and grounded planes for poor visibility
Beijing, China - Fine particulate pollution reaches levels never seen before and causes problems in the airports
A thick layer of smog has fallen on Northern China. The presence of fine particulate has reached in these last weeks levels never seen before, with consequences on air traffic as well as on people's health.... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: passenger traffic grows 9.4% in November
Dubai, UAE - According to the monthly report issued today by the operator
Passenger traffic at Dubai international registered an increase of 9.4 per cent in November 2016, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. The airport welcomed... more
AirportsRecord growth at Cologne-Bonn Airport
Cologne, Germany - A large share of it can be attributed to Eurowings’ new low-cost long-haul routes
Welcoming 1.6 million more passengers last year than in 2015, Cologne-Bonn Airport experienced an exceptional 15% passenger traffic growth, resulting in a total of 11.9 million passengers travelling through... more
AirportsFinavia invests in digital services for Chinese passengers
Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Airport among the first airports in Europe to accept AliPay
Chinese passengers are the most rapidly growing customer group at Helsinki Airport. Being able to use a familiar payment method will further improve their service experience at the airport. Helsinki Airport... more
AirportsBudapest Airport launches fifth London airport connection with Flybe
Budapest, Hungary - From May, after Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted, now Southend
Following another record-breaking year for passenger traffic, Budapest Airport’s high expectations for further route development continues with the announcement of its first new airline partner for 2017. H... more
AirportsNew routes for the airport of Trapani, in Sicily (Italy)
Trapani, Italy - Aliblue Malta increases its offer with new flights to Naples and Tirana
Aliblue Malta in partnership with Maltese airline Medavia increases its offer of flights from the "Vincenzo Florio" airport of Trapani-Birgi. Besides being connected to Malta, the Sicilian airport is linked... more
AirportsAirplanes. The reconstruction of Tripoli Airport to an Italian company? Strong opposition in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - First among everyone the member of Parliament Rujban Salah Suhbi noticed unconstitutionality and anomaly
It began all last December 29. The Transport Minister appointed by GNA (Libyan Government of national agreement) Milad Matoog, alongside a forum on the transports of the Country organized by Aviation Holding... more
AirportsWarsaw "Chopin Airport" introduces "Kiss&Fly" zone
Warsaw, Poland - From today January 2
From January 2 the lanes in front of the departure hall at Warsaw "Chopin Airport" become a "Kiss & Fly Zone", which is a place for a short stop for private vehicles. The change makes it easier for the... more
AirportsVINCI Airports chooses SITA to unify its operational solutions across its global network
Rome, Italy - The Airport Management solution initially to be installed at airports in Portugal, France and Cambodia
VINCI Airports will be implementing SITA’s multi-airport Airport Management solution across its global network of airports, starting with 22 airports in Portugal, France and Cambodia. This operational u... more
AirportsHamburg Airport passes 16 million passengers for first time
Hamburg, Germany - Desire for mobility growing in northern Germany
Hamburg Airport welcomed its 16-millionth passenger today. This is the first time in the airport’s 105-year history that it has surpassed the 16 million passenger mark. easyJet: serving 33 European d... more
AirportsTraffic report November 2016: for the first time, more than 30 million passengers at Berlin’s airports
Berlin, Germany - Strong growth at Schönefeld, slight increase at Tegel
From January to November 2016 more than 30 million passengers flew from Schönefeld and Tegel in Berlin. This in itself represents a new record. Passenger numbers increased by 11.3% over the same period... more