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AirportsPlane lands in emergency and suspended flights in Australia
Strong gusts of wind until tonight
During the night between September 19 and 20 in Melbourne the strong winds caused chaos: an airplane from the United States was forced to make an emergency landing at the "Avalon" airport where passengers... more
AirportsNew airport in China
It is the third one in the prefecture of Garze -VIDEO
On September 16 in China the new Garze Gesar airport was inaugurated in Sichuan, at the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, positioned at 4068 meters above sea level.The airport project received the... more
AirportsAdria Airways to increase flights from Liverpool
A twice weekly service from next Summer
Slovenian airline Adria Airways, is to become the latest carrier to operate from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA), having announced plans to commence a twice weekly service from "LJLA" to the Slovenian... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August 2019
Frankfurt Airport reports ongoing growth
Most of Fraport's Group airports worldwide show positive trend Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than 6.9 million passengers in August 2019, an increase of 1.7 percent year-on-year. With 46,395... more
AirportsA new airport in Albania
Today presentation of the construction project of the airport in Vlore
According to "Albania News", today on September 16 at 5 pm, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku, and Mayor Dritan Leli will present the construction... more
AirportsObrador: Mexican construction airport companies were compensated
Work interrupted due to corruption and geological risks
Today, Wednesday, August 28, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated, during a press conference, that all companies involved in the $ 13 billion construction of the Mexico City airport cancelled... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport expects busiest week-end of the year
Between Friday and Monday, almost 70,000 passengers are expected to pass through it
This week-end is once again expected to be Liverpool "John Lennon Airport"’s (LJLA) busiest of the year as the August Bank Holiday sees thousands of the region’s travellers taking advantage of the gre... more
AirportsMIA passenger traffic up midway through 2019
Route launches by AA and four new carriers drive steady growth
Through June, Miami International Airport (MIA) served 688,000 more passengers than last year, for an increase of three percent and a mid-year total of 23.4 million travellers. International travellers... more
AirportsTrapani airport opens to the trade of the East
Hellofly will fly from Birgi to Naples and Tirana as of September
New routes designed specifically for managers, entrepreneurs and to manage their mid-week business trips between Sicily, Campania and Albania starting from September 20 from "Vincenzo Florio" in Trapani-Birgi.... more
AirportsNew cargo-passenger routes to Greece
The launch press conference will take place tomorrow in Bari
Aeroporti di Puglia announces that a press conference will be held tomorrow on Thursday August 1st at the "Karol Wojtyla" airport in Bari to present the new routes to Greece, as part of the cross-border... more
AirportsNew operator concession for Sofia Airport
For Meridiam, Strabag and Munich Airport
Munich Airport and Meridiam, jointly with Strabag, have been awarded with the Sofia Airport Concession by decision of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. As of yesterday,... more
AirportsStar Alliance and Nec Corporation sign partnership agreement
To improve passenger experience through biometric data recognition technology
Short news. Star Alliance and NEC Corporation signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent... more
AirportsTechnological renewal of Barcelona airport car parks
Software, hardware and accesses updated
Aena has assigned the technical renewal of park systems of the Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Came Parkare, a Came group company specialized in the design of advanced parking management systems, which as... more
AirportsAutogrill: agreement with Panera Bread in the USA
To develop the chain in airports
Autogrill SpA announces that its US subsidiary HMSHost and Panera Bread have entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement to develop the chain in airports and motorways in the United States. The contract... more
AirportsEuropean Commission will co-fund the Athens Airport with the management company
The Programme will be implemented through six projects for over a five-year period
The European Commission (EC) has approved co-funding Athens International Airport (AIA) for the implementation of the “Evolution into a high-performing node within the European Air Traffic Management N... more
AirportsAutogrill: contract in new Manchester airport terminal
The contract, duration of 5 to 7 years, includes the opening of five new concepts starting from 2020
Autogrill SpA, through its subsidiary HMSHost International, is expanding its operations in the UK after winning a contract for the opening of 5 concepts in the new “super terminal” at Manchester Airport. The... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: passengers blocked for over 2 hours
Breaking of the baggage system caused chaos
Chaos at the Heathrow Airport due to the rupture of the baggage transport system which caused massive queues for thousands of passengers who posted their complaints on Twitter. Among these is comedian... more
AirportsAci Europe on proposal of closure of small European regional airports
Based on an erroneous interpretation of the current EU Guidelines on State aid for the aviation sector
ACI EUROPE reacted with dismay today to the call by Transport & Environment (T&E – an environmental group) for the closure of all small regional airports across Europe unable to achieve profitability w... more
AirportsAir France: new Olbia-Paris route
Scheduled until September and operated four times a week
Air France connects the Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport to Paris- "Charles de Gaulle" with four weekly flights from yesterday, July 15th and throughout the high summer season 2019. To celebrate the start... more
AirportsNew Alitalia (2): repurchase of the Heathrow slots
Project of return to London airport for Ferrovie dello Stato with Delta
According to the "final business plan" of the "Az project" by Ferrovie dello Stato with Delta, New Alitalia could buy back next year the slots of Heathrow that were sold to Etihad in 2016 for 60 million... more
AirportsBeijing-Daxing: the largest airport in the world completed
After checks and inspections, the inauguration will take place in September - VIDEO
More or less on schedule, the work started in 2014 of the new Beijing-Daxing airport, the city's second international one, located on the border between Beijing and Langfang, the largest in the world... more
AirportsEasyjet airplane crashed against Boeing jet parked on the runway
The impact happened during the pushback
A slight ground collision between two airplanes occurred this morning at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. An Airbus A-320 of EasyJet company, departing for London-Gatwick airport, hit the wing against the tail... more
AirportsAtlantia: the title advances in Piazza Affari
After yesterday's leap and despite the uncertainties over the Aspi concession
It had sold but the Atlantia stock title had not collapsed in recent days after the declarations by the Italian vice premier Luigi Di Maio that in addition to reaffirming the NO of Atlantia to any plan... more
AirportsAci Europe (2). Investment, competition and international expansion
At its 29th Annual Congress in Cyprus
At its 29th Annual Congress ACI EUROPE addressed the immediate outlook for its 500 strong airport membership spanning 45 countries.Air traffic and air connectivity developmentsLast year, Europe’s airports s... more
AirportsACI Europe "Best Airport Award 2019"
The winners announced
The 15th Annual "ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards" were announced last night during the Gala Dinner of the 29th ACI EUROPE General Assembly, Congress & Exhibition, hosted by Hermes Airports.The Awards cover... more
AirportsFiumicino: Rome-Chengdu, new direct air connection
Three times a week
Short news. The new Rome-Chengdu direct flight operated by the Chinese Sichuan Airlines, with a three-weekly frequency, was inaugurated this morning at Fiumicino airport.With over 150 aircraft in fleet... more
AirportsBlackout in South America left 50 million without power
Airports: the Aeroparque of Buonos Aires is completely out of service. Ok the "Jorge Newbery"
Yesterday, an extended fault in the electricity grid system left without power 50 million people in the Central-South America. The collapse started in Argentina and then involved neighboring countries:... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in May 2019
Frankfurt Airport reports solid growth
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed 6.2 million passengers in May 2019, an increase of 1.4 percent year-on-year. The growth rate would have been one percentage point higher, if FRA had not been affected by... more
AirportsMilan-Linate: airport closed for three months
Due to works on the runway and airport terminal restyling
Due to the closure of the Milan-Linate airport for three months (July 27-October 27, 2019) due to works on the runway and for restyling of the terminal, Alitalia informs passengers that flights in this... more
AirportsLouisville entitles airport to Muhammad Ali
The hub in Kentucky is the third greatest in the United States for what regards freight traffic
Great sportsmen can enter in people's hearts and embody the collective identity. That's why regional airport authority of Louseville, the city in Kentucky where Muhammad Ali was born, has decided... more