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AirportsAdF about national strike called tomorrow for 4 hours by ENAV Spa staff
Florence, Italy - Possible changes to activities at "Amerigo Vespucci" airport
"Following communication of the national strike by ENAV SpA (Italian Flight assistance company) staff, there could be some changes to the regular activity of 'Amerigo Vespucci' airport, tomorrow, June,... more
AirportsIncheon airport has a great expansion
Seoul, South Korea - A third runway and an enlarged passenger terminal entered in service today
Today the South Korea's main international airport of Incheon received in service its third runway, a 4000 mt strip able to manage an A-380 and an enlarged passenger terminal, on the first tranche of the... more
AirportsFlorence-Peretola, Romagnoli asks for practicality
Florence, Italy - Prato's major waits for an AdF project
Marco Romagnoli, Prato's major, has qualified as "Unrealistic", last weeks' projects about future of Florence-Peretola airport. Proposals of the runway's extension at 3km or inter-continental flights... more
AirportsCiampino, flights' reduction is expected soon
Ciampino, Italy - After approval of Viterbo airport by minister Matteoli
After approval by minister Matteoli to the realization of Viterbo airport to move flights from Ciampino airport (see for details AVIONEWS), a call for a services' conference is expected soon to explain... more
AirportsFiumicino, Italian ENAC asks for higher productivity
Rome, Italy - 27m Euro have been invested to renew services and technologies
ENAC (Italiana Civil Aviation Authority) president, Vito Riggio, has interfered about Fiumicino's airport situation in view of the coming Summer season, asking the management companies (AdR) and handler... more
AirportsEra to provide surveillance systems for 3 airports in India
Reston, USA - In partnership with the Holland Institute of Traffic Technology
Airports Authority of India has selected Era Corporation, in partnership with the Holland Institute of Traffic Technology (HITT), to provide three ADS-B surface surveillance systems for India. The airports... more
AirportsNew Delhi, animals on the runway stop the airport
New Delhi, India - More than 100 flights suspended
New Delhi International airport (India) was closed for more than one hour, last Monday, when some jackals and reptiles were laying down on the runway of "Indira Gandhi", causing the suspension of about... more
AirportsSolidarity flight from Cuneo to Belarus
Cuneo, Italy - As from June 25th and all Summer long
As from June, 25th and all Summer long, Cuneo airport will be used as stop-over for the solidarity-bridge which connects Belarus to Piedmont. The "Smile for Chernobyl" association has planned charter... more
AirportsCagliari: passengers traffic raised in first 2008 quarter
Cagliari, Italy - It registered a 22,5% increase in four months
Beside of the conference of presentation of the Cagliari-Basel easyJet's flight, kept today in the Sardinian airport, Vincenzo Mareddu, president of the Sogaer, airport "Mario Mameli" managing company,... more
AirportsSEA: an important union agreement signed
Milan, Italy - Recovery of productivity and reorganization of SEA Handling
"An agreement has been underwritten last Friday morning between SEA Group and trade unions, fundamental for the reorganization of SEA Handling and that will have the aim to relaunch the Milan's airport... more
AirportsViterbo airport, minister Matteoli interjects
Viterbo, Italy - It follows yesterday's prompting by PD's regional leader Parroncini
Minister of Infrastructures Altero Matteoli has intervened today about Viterbo's airport future, hoped by PD's regional leader Giuseppe Parroncini. "I'll meet soon the parties concerned to the realization... more
AirportsSACBO (2): Wizzair connects Orio al Serio to Warsaw as from tomorrow
Bergamo, Italy - The fifth airline's route from Bergamo aiport
"As from Saturday, June 14th 2008, Wizzair airline operates flight from Orio al Serio to Warsaw. That's the fifth connection by Wizzair from Bergamo airport, in addition to the routes for Katowice, Budapest,... more
AirportsSACBO (3): weekly Livingston A-330/200 charter airplane from Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - As from next Sunday
"As from Sunday, June 15th 2008, Livingston airline, owned by Ventaglio Group, operates a new weekly charter flight from Orio al Serio airport (Bergamo) to Sharm el Sheikh. Connection is planned on... more
AirportsSACBO: traffic data at Orio al Serio airport in May
Bergamo, Italy - One hundred thousand more than 2007
"In May 2008, Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport has registered 564,723 passengers in transit, 100,000 more than May 2007, increasing for 21,4%. The growth has regarded evening and nightly scheduled flights... more
AirportsLyons Airport, inaugurated the Terminal 3 for low-cost airlines
Lyons, France - All low: costs, space, seats and shops
Also the French airport of Lyons is organizing the opening to the low-cost airlines. Few years ago Terminal 2, only for low-cost carriers, has been opened in Marseilles, now Terminal 3 has been inaugurated... more
AirportsAutogrill: food & beverage concession at "Cairo International Airport"
Milan, Italy - The Group to open its first operation in Egypt
"Autogrill continues to expand in high growth markets. The Group is about to open its first food & beverage operation in Egypt, where its airport division HMSHost Europe has secured a contract at Cairo... more
AirportsStansted airport, passengers fall in January-May period
London, United Kingdom - 3,3% fewer than 2007
The number of passengers at Stansted airport fell by 4,4% from January to May 2008 compared with the previous year. Stansted handled 3.3 percent fewer passengers in May (2,019,500) compared to the same... more
AirportsNo aircraft fuel on Lisbon airport for carrier's strikes
Lisbon, Potugal - Airlines use Faro and Porto airports for replenishments
The international airport of Lisbon has exhausted its fuel supply reserves for the airlines of the scheduled aircraft, and the reserves are only used for emergency, military and State flights, according... more
AirportsENAC: operational reductions on the Ciampino airport due to the visit of the US President George W. Bush
Rome, Italy - Today the airport will be closed for over one hour
ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Authority, informs that in coincidence with the visit in Rome of the US President George W. Bush, the airport of Ciampino will have some operational reductions. Today the... more
AirportsThe bridge to link two airports
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Reggio Calabria airport at a few kilometers far from requested Messina airport
After announcements of the new government on the previewed realization of the bridge on the Messina Strait, is necessary to made a reference to a particularity of this gigantic work, that it will be the... more
AirportsAirport of Ronchi dei Legionari, go-ahead to the establishment of a newco
Gorizia , Italy - Today the meeting among the four Province Presidents and the management company
International call for bids for the privatization of the Ronchi dei Legionari regional airport (Gorizia) and confirmation of the agreement among the four provinces of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the... more
AirportsReggio Calabria, "Tito Minniti" has an uncertain future
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Scopelliti mayor's sentences
Reggio Calabria's mayor, Giuseppe Scopelliti, has interfered about the airport "Tito Minniti" aiming for the entry of a private partner to reorganize the current debt of Sogas (Aeroporto dello Stretto... more
AirportsGatwick celebrates 50 years
London, United Kingdom - First flight took-off to Paris
International Gatwick airport, London's second largest airport, has celebrated 50 years since it opened, yesterday. On June 9th, 1958 the Queen Elizabeth opened an extended airport at Gatwick, which... more
AirportsMadrid, low-cost airport coming in September
Madrid, Spain - Director Escolastico Gonzalez announced it
Madrid second airport "Ciudad Real" will be available for the low-cost flights as from next September, 25th. Airport's director Escolastico Gonzalez has announced it, wishing a 10m passengers yearly... more
AirportsVerona airport under-control
Verona, Italy - Five inspectors at work, 2 of them from ENAC, 3 from interior Department
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation company), has found out too many leaks into the Verona "Catullo" airport security network. After insistent and many complaints by union of security guards and policemen,... more
AirportsFlorence, Matteo Renzi about second runway issue
Florence, Italy - Provincia's president asks for support by Comune and Regione
Florence provincia's president Matteo Renzi, has interfered on the issue about the Peretola "Amerigo Vespucci" airport during a presentation of "Tuscany qualities' banks" initiative. Renzi, which had... more
AirportsThe Italian airport management companies request the fares adjustment to the inflaction
Rome, Italy - By making use of a "Milleproroghe" decree's amendment
SAVE, SAT, AdF and AdR, respectively the Venice, Pisa, Florence and Rome Airports Management Companies, have formally requested an adjustment of fares to the inflation, by making use of a "Milleproroghe"... more
AirportsAutogrill to set up the world’s biggest airport retail business
Milan, Italy - The details will be illustrated in an "Investor Day" scheduled for mid July
"A few weeks after the 100% acquisition of World Duty Free Europe and the completion of the acquisition of Aldeasa, Autogrill SpA is putting together the world’s biggest airport retail business. With t... more
AirportsSacbo: the route Berlin-Schönefeld by Ryanair reopened
Bergamo, Italy - Starting from October 27, 2008
"The route Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Berlin-Schönefeld will be opened again from Monday, October 27, 2008, by Ryanair. The airline has announced also the seventh airplane based in the Bergamo's airport and... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma, 80 million Euro loan by the European Investment Bank
Rome, Italy - For the 2008-2017 business plan
The business plan of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) for the 2008-2017 period will be supported by the European Investment Bank with a 80 million Euro loan. The loan, guaranteed by the Development, Innovation... more
Airports"Galileo Galilei", the Pisa's airport, the passenger traffic increases 13.7%
Pisa, Italy - The May's data by SAT
In May the traffic of the "Galileo Galilei" Pisa's airport is up 13.7%. Data reported by SAT, the airport management company. Passengers transported were 378,094. In the period between January 1st and... more
AirportsHeathrow, BA transfer to Terminal 5 smoothly
London, United Kingdom - It includes long-haul routes
British Airways (BA) transferred 15 long-haul flights to Heathrow's Terminal 5 (T5) yesterday, and has so far avoided the chaos that surrounded the opening two months ago (see for details AVIONEWS). A... more
AirportsFiumicino: AdR and Polaria present the new operations room
Rome, Italy - It's been realized inside Terminal B
AdR (Rome's airports management company) and Polaria, have teamed up to realize the new operations room at Fiumicino, last days inaugurated at "Leonardo da Vinci" terminal B. It's supplied with 500... more
AirportsFlorence, second runway debate still goes on
Florence, Italy - AdF president Michele Legnaioli speaks about it
Debate about second runway's realization at Florence-Peretola airport still goes on (See for details AVIONEWS 1,2). Michele Legnaioli, AdF (Florence airport management company) president, has said more... more
AirportsAlghero, +18% the passenger traffic in May
Alghero, Italy - Particular increase of the domestic line
The passenger traffic is increased in the airport of Alghero-Fertilia. In May it has recorded about 131,000 passengers, equal to a 18% increase compared with the same period of 2007. The growth can... more
AirportsBelgium: traffic data of the five national airports
Brussels, Belgium - In 2007 more than 21 million passengers
The five airports of Belgium, in Brussels, Charleroi, Liege, Oostende and Antwerp, had in 2007 over 21 million passengers, equal to a 7.8% growth compared with 2006, some sources of the Economics Ministry... more
AirportsCrete, the go-ahead to the construction of the new international airport
Athens, Greece - Investments equal to 1.2 billion Euro
Crete aims at the construction of the new airport with an investment equal to 1.2 billion Euro, the Greek Environmental Minister for the Public Work and Planning, G. Souflias, said. The minister reported... more
AirportsPuglia, leaving station for religious tourism
Bari, Italy - Bari and Brindisi will be linked to Lourdes and Fatima
Bari-Palese and Brindisi Papola-Casale airports would be the leaving bases for flights to religious destinations as Lourdes, Fatima and Holy Land soon. The deal has been signed by Opera romana Pellegrinaggi... more
Airports"EXPO 2015", priority to transports, connections and security
Milan, Italy - Particular attention to the strengthening of connections with Malpensa airport
Public services, transports and security are the priorities for the "EXPO 2015". These data come up during a survey by the Milan Chamber of Commerce realized interviewing 200 companies of Milan. It... more
AirportsMessina, Lombardo approving airport's realization
Messina, Italy - President of Region at Spring conference of Messina medical register
During the Spring conference of Messina's medical register at Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, president of Region Raffaele Lombardo has talked about the opportunity to realize the airport in Messina within relatively... more
AirportsFlorence, Italian Minister Matteoli talks about "Alternative" runway
Florence, Italy - During assembly of Prato's Unione industriali
Italian Minister of Infrastructures, Altero Matteoli, has talked about "Amerigo Vespucci" Florence airport during the assembly of Prato's Unione industriali, where the new president, Riccardo Marini, has... more
AirportsBelfast City airport for sale
Belfast, North Ireland - The airport began commercial operations in 1983
"George Best" Belfast City Airport has been put up for sale by its Spanish owners, it has been confirmed yesterday. Owners Grupo Ferrovial, who bought the airport in 2003, said it was "Considering strategic... more
AirportsTNT turns to Bologna for air network development
Turin, Italy - New B-737 airplane on Liegi-Bologna-Catania route
"Tnt Express Italy enforces its leadership by activating a new aircraft, a large B-737 flying on the Liegi-Bologna-Catania route, supporting operative flows from North/East-Sicily to the rest of the world. It... more
AirportsItalian AdF and ENAV discuss about new flight procedures
Florence, Italy - Meeting on reduction of airplanes' noise soon
Florence airport company, which manages "Amerigo Vespucci" air station, has sent yesterday an official letter to ENAV (Italian Flight assistance Society), asking for a meeting to discuss about the reduction... more
AirportsElitaxi, link Urbe-Fiumicino within the end of June
Rome, Italy - EC-130 helicopter will connect the 2 Roman airports
The news was already circulated in last weeks, now confirmation has come by Mauro Miccio, CEO of Eur SpA and coordinator of Observatory of infrastructures and territory of Rome industrial union, the group... more
AirportsMalpensa (2): the solution pro-airport of Filippo Penati, the Milan Province President
Milan, Italy - "To use the bridge-loan for recovering some market shares"
Appeal pro-Malpensa by the Milan Province President, Filippo Penati. In particular Penati applies to the Government. The proposal is to use the 300 million Euro bridge-loan destined to Alitalia to block... more
AirportsSEA: adopted the resolution of the Milan Province Council for the shareholder assembly's convocation
Milan, Italy - The statements of the Milan Province President, Filippo Penati
Adopted the resolution of the Milan Province Council to ask SEA, Milan Airports Management Company, the convocation of the shareholder assembly to discuss about the future of Malpensa and the consequences... more
AirportsLoizzo asks La Russa for a demilitarization of Puglia bases
Bari, Italy - Regional chairman of transports has sent a letter to the new-minister
Regional Chairman of Puglia transports, Mario Loizzo, has sent a letter to the new-minister of Defence Ignazio La Russa requesting him to take consideration of the 2004 project by Ministry of Defence,... more
AirportsMalpensa: the appeal by the Confindustria President Emma Marcegaglia
Milan, Italy - "This airport is a great infrastructure for Italy"
Appeal for the airport of Milan-Malpensa by the Confindustria President, Emma Marcegaglia. During the Varese Industrialists Assembly, Marcegaglia has stressed as this airport is a great infrastructure... more
AirportsUSA, the slots of the "JFK" and Newark airports by auction
New York, USA - For more competitiveness and efficiency by operators
Proposal to auction off several slots of the "JFK" and Newark airports of New York by DOT - US Department of Transportation, in order to give a competitive impulse and to improve the efficiency of operators. The... more