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AirportsAn Anglo-Indian consortium will deal duty-free shops in New Delhi airport
New Delhi, India - The value for the contract is USD 110m
The consortium made by the British company Alpha Airports Group and the Indian Pantaloon Retail has won a contract to open several duty-free shops in New Delhi international airport. The value for the... more
AirportsFraport has grown in the first 9 months
Frankfurt, Germany - The airport company has reached a net profit of EUR 200m
The Fraport, the company which manages the Frankfurt airport, has communicated the data about the financial data of the first 9 months of the year. From January until September the total revenue has been... more
AirportsIt is Tempelhof airport going to be turned into a clinic?
Berlin, Germany - The airport is due to be dismissed after the new Schoenefeld airport will be finished
The airport of Berlin-Tempelhof, which at the end of 2007 will be closed as the new one of Schoenefeld will be concluded, will be used as a luxury hospital. According to some German newspapers there already... more
AirportsMalpensa: airport staff strike
Milan, Italy - Friday, November 17
There will be a strike Friday, November 17 from 10am to 6pm for flight and airport staff and a 24-hour strike for all the other workers at Milan-Malpensa airport. That is the protest that was announced... more
AirportsCanada: a plan to improve airport security
Ottawa, Canada - The security level in the main airports will be increased
The Canadian Minister of Transports, Lawrence Cannon, has announced the Government has approved a special plan to increase the security level in the airports, for a total expense of USD 32m. The plan... more
AirportsA shot shows scarce security in Paris airport
Paris, France - The clip has been shot by a union official
A union official of Chronopost, the courier branch of the French Post, has denounced trough a shot, the scarce security at "Charles de Gaulle" airport of Paris. In the film there are the images of a false... more
AirportsHand luggage: 95% of passengers at Geneva airport do not respect rules
Geneva, Switzerland - It has been communicated by the airports society
The society of the Geneva airport has stated 95% of passengers ignore completely the rules which regulate the hand luggage security, recently introduced by the European Union. The new measures, applied... more
AirportsSAVE's profit rises 76%
Venice, Italy - The performances of the first 9 months of 2006
The Board of Directors of SAVE, management company of Venice airport, approved the performance data of the first nine months of the year. The company's net profit was EUR 16.9m, rising 76% compared... more
AirportsAdR profit drops 22.3%
Rome, Italy - The performances of the first 9 months of 2006
The Board of Directors of Aeroporti di Roma SPA, headed by Ernesto Stajano, approved the management data of the AdR Group in the first nine months of 2006. The management company of Fiumicino and Ciampino... more
AirportsIndonesia: the "Cilik Riwut" airport re-opens
Jakarta, Indonesia - It was closed because of fires
After some weeks of closing, one of the Indonesian hubs, the "Cilik Riwut Airport" in Palangkaraya, in Central Kalimantan Province, started operations again. The Borneo's main airport re-opened yesterday,... more
AirportsAeradria: Air Berlin flies from "Federico Fellini"
Rimini, Italy - From next Summer on Saturday
"Air Berlin will have a new destination in Italy, as of next Summer. From half of May 2007, on Saturday, the second German carrier to link Rimini with some German cities, as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg,... more
AirportsMarriages in the airport at Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Dutch airport offers the possibility to celebrate the marriage
Since today in the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol it will be possible, besides to fly all over the world, to get married. With a simple and fast ceremony, like sometimes happens in Las Vegas, or with a... more
AirportsFlorence Airport, in third quarter substantial growth of passengers
Florence, Italy - In July, August and September have recorded increases of 16,5%, 11,9% and 13,9 respect to the same months of 2005
The board of directors of the Florence Airport has approved the quarterly reports to September 30 2006. The third quarter of 2006 has recorded a substantial growth of passengers, confirming the positive... more
AirportsIndia: emergency in the airports goes on
New Delhi, India - A letter with terrorist threats alerted the main airports of the Country
The alert in the Indian airports is going on, after few days ago a letter with terrorist threats was sent to the director of Chennai airport (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday another letter has been... more
AirportsMajorca airport eliminates the ban on "Ensaimada"
Madrid, Spain - The typical Balearic cake was banned because it contains liquid
The airport of Majorca has eliminated the ban about the "Ensaimadas", the typical cakes of the island which every tourist loves to take away. After the coming into effect of the new rules about the hand... more
AirportsPossible discomforts at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Because of AZ Airport staff's assemblies
The assemblies planned at Rome-Fiumicino airport by the workers of AZ Airport, the ground assistance services company for Alitalia, Air France and KLM, could create discomforts for passengers of the three... more
AirportsInaugurated the first low-cost airport in Marseilles
Marseilles, France - It is the first airport destined to receive only low-cost carriers
Today the new Marseilles airport destined to the low-cost traffic, the "Mp2", has begun to work. The two maiden flights have been operated by Ryanair and easyJet. The new airport has been designed to receive... more
AirportsEgypt: the airports will be partially privatized
Cairo, Egypt - It has been announced by the Minister of Civil Aviation; the State will however keep 15% of shares
The Minister of Egyptian Civil Aviation, Ahmed Shafiq, has announced all the airports of the Country will be put before a privatization program, which aims to increase their efficiency and competitiveness.... more
AirportsBlack-out at Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles, USA - A power cut caused many delays and cancellations
Yesterday the Los Angeles airport has been closed for several hours because of a power cut which left dark the runway and provoked many delays and cancellation of the flight all over the State. In fact... more
AirportsGlasgow is the busiest airport in Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland - In October the airport received 881.791 passengers
The airport of Glasgow is the busiest in Scotland. Last month it received 881.791 passengers, with an increase of 1,5% compared with the same month of last year. In 2005 8.8 million people landed at Glasgow... more
AirportsBangkok airport: prevision of growth for 2007
Bangkok, USA - The new airport will receive 15 million people next year
The new airport of Bangkok, recently opened, makes increase the prevision of growth for the arrivals next year. According to Thai airport sources, in 2007 about 15 million people will land in the new airport,... more
AirportsTighter security measures at Chennai airport because of a letter with threats
Chennai, India - The airport authorities have received a letter which communicated a bomb was in the airport
Today at Chennai airport (India) the security measures have been strengthened because of an anonymous letter received by the airport authorities which warned of presence of several bombs in the airports... more
AirportsOlympic Games 2012 and the London City Airport
London, United Kingdom - The frequency enlargement projects
Great turmoil in London as for investments in tourist sector, also in sight of the Olympic Games that will take place in the city next 2012. As for transports, the improvement of the DLR, the light metro... more
AirportsNew Delhi airport will have the fourth runway
New Delhi, India - The works will also include the modernization of terminal 1-B
The society which manages the New Delhi airport (Indira Gandhi International Airport) has announced that soon will start the works to build the fourth runway. "We will add the fourth runway- stated the... more
AirportsSouth Africa: an airport closed because of a fuel leak
Johannesburg, South Africa - This morning a strong smell of fuel alerted the authorities
Six planes which were directed to the Tambo international airport (Johannesburg), in South Africa, have been diverted to other airports because of a fuel leak. It has been communicated by the airport authorities,... more
AirportsNew hand luggages rules (2): European Union expresses its satisfaction
Brussels, Belgium - A few of delay but the adopted measures have not provoked discomforts
According to the statements of the Transport commissioner's spokesman, Jacques Barrot, it is satisfaction by the side of European Committee after the introduction of the new hand luggages rules, happened... more
Airports"Charle de Gaulle" airport snares the Heathrow leadership
Paris, France - An increase of 6%
A battle for the European primacy between Paris and London's airports could outline. According to the data of first six months of 2006, instead, the airport of Paris-Roissy "Charles de Gaulle" has recorded... more
AirportsExpanding works in three Saudi airports
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - The plan has a cost of USD 8 billion
Three airports in Saudi Arabia will undergo extension works during next year. The plan set an expense of USD 8 billion and will allow the airports to cope with the growing number of passengers arriving... more
AirportsBaghdad airport open again
Baghdad, Iraq - The Iraqi airport capital has been closed for two days
Today the Baghdad airport has been opened again, after the two-day block. On Saturday night in fact started a curfew over the capital to prevent any violence on the occasion of the sentencing in the process... more
AirportsRadar's breakdown creates problem at the Seattle airport
Seattle, USA - Yesterday over an half of flights have been diverted to other airports
An half of the scheduled flights yesterday were able to land at Tacoma Seattle airport because of a problem with the radar. In the mean time the technicians were working to solve the problem and find an... more
AirportsNew hand luggage rules: some delays
Rome, Italy - Few minutes in Rome, more in Milan
Longer queues than usual and slight departure delays: these are some effects of the new hand luggage rules that became effective yesterday in all European airports and that ban liquids or creams exceeding... more
AirportsNew rules on the hand luggages: in Europe discomfort no excessive
Berlin, Germany - A few of problem in the airports of Germany, Spain and Greece
The new rules on the transport of the liquids aboard of the aircraft, became effective today in Europe have not provoked particular discomforts. In Germany there was tailbacks and delays no excessive.... more
AirportsBrazilian airports were haywire for the strike of air traffic controllers
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Thousands of furious passengers assaulted the airlines' desks
Plunders and disorders in the main Brazilian airports during last weekend because of a strike of the air traffic controllers to protests against the excessive work, the tiring shifts and the suspension... more
AirportsAdR: strike on November 28 2006
Rome, Italy - The agreement for the forfait of EUR 40 has been revoked
The taxi drivers' union of Rome have announced a strike on November 28 and have suspended the contents in the protocol signed last August 30 with the Capitol in reply to the decision of the mayor of Rome... more
Airports600 passengers blocked by fog in Paris
Paris, France - Several Ryanair flights have been cancelled, others diverted to other airports
Yesterday there have been many discomforts at the Paris-Beauvais airport because of the fog. A flight coming from Stockholm has been forced to land in Lille because of the scarce visibility, while another... more
AirportsCopenhagen airport will be enlarged
Copenhagen, Denmark - An expansion project was approved
Australia's Macquarie Airports, owner of Copenhagen airport, approved a EUR 680m enlargement plan for the next 10 years. The plan includes the enlargement of terminal and boarding areas and a new central... more
AirportsSEA Handling strike is postponed
Milan, Italy - It was expected next Monday
Milan and Varese Prefects met SEA top managers (Milan-Malpensa and Linate airports) and Union Trades asking a postponement of the strike that was scheduled on Monday, November 6 (see AVIONEWS for details).... more
AirportsAeradria: Ryanair announces a new route to Nottingham from March 2007
Rimini, Italy - Two connections, still to define, from next September and March 2008
Ryanair, the European low-cost carrier with 435 routes in 24 countries, has announced today, during a press conference held at the Federico Fellini's airport, the start of a new route to Nottingham from... more
AirportsIncreasing international arrivals in Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Data from January to September 2006
The Rimini Riviera, from January to September 2006, registered a tourist increase of 3.9% in terms of arrivals and 3% in terms of presences. Data concerning foreign market are positive too, with a 6.2%... more
AirportsSEA Handling staff on strike
Milan , Italy - Monday, November 6
Upcoming discomforts at Milan airports, Malpensa and Linate, next Monday, November 6. SEA Handling employees announced a strike from 1pm to 5pm. The agitations are connected to the negotiation on a new... more
AirportsMoscow, net raise of the traffic on the "Domodedovo"
Moscow, Russia - + 9,8% respect to 2005
11 million and 766 thousand passengers passed in the "Domodedovo"-Moscow Airport in first nine months of 2006, 9,8% more respect to the same period of 2005. The best performance are been Bangkok, Sochi,... more
AirportsFiumicino airport: where are the taxies?
Rome, Italy - Service deficiencies were denounced
The Italian Citizen Defense Movement (MDC), after receiving several complaints by citizens about the lack of taxies at Rome-Fiumicino airport, denounces the inefficiency which is caused by the limitation... more
AirportsThailand: plus 13,2% of passenger traffic in the airports
Bangkok, Thailand - The statistics are related to the period between January and September
The passenger traffic in the five main Thai airports has increased of 13,2% in the period that goes from January and September 2006, reaching the number of 38,52 million travellers. These numbers have... more
AirportsChina: 50 new airports will be built within 2010
Rome, Italy - It has been stated by Gao Hongfeng, Chinese Vice-Minister for Civil Aviation
During a speech at the Forum about the Chinese civil aviation, the Vice-Minister with proxy for the field, Gao Hongfeng, stated that his Government wants to construct, within the end of 2010, 50 new airports... more
AirportsAustrian Airlines focuses on Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Code-share with AirUnion alliance
The Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow is the object of an agreement between Austrian Airlines and AirUnion alliance, which will operate in code-share regime on some routes. Flights from Innsbruck... more
AirportsAlghero focus on Czech Republic
Alghero, Italy - 15 tour operators in the Sardinian city
It is started first charter connection between Prague to Alghero, which with the tourists has brought in the city 15 tour operators which have realized educational tour on the territory. Another charter... more
AirportsZurich: protests for the Kloten airport
Zurich, Switzerland - This morning 400 demonstrators asked the suppression of the noisy overflights
This morning at Zurich about 400 people held a demonstration to protest against the landing from south at Klosten airport. The action has been organized by two civic committee that ask the elimination... more
AirportsLugano airport: understanding between unions and LASA
Lugano, Switzerland - In order to enter in a collective contract
An agreement has been reached between unions and Lugano Airport SA (LASA) for a collective job contract which could come into force starting from 2007. The understanding is a first step towards a regulation... more
AirportsPassengers growth for the Budapest airport
Budapest, Hungary - Increase of 2,3% in September
Passenger growth for the Budapest Airport. The airport has closed September recording an increase of 2,3%, reaching the 841 thousand units. In last 12 months, the passengers number is raised of 7,2%,... more
AirportsOn September 3,5 million of passengers to the Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, China - The aircraft movements are increased of 3%
The passengers in transit in the Hong Kong airport are 3,5 million in September. The figure represent a raise of 3,6% respect to the same period of 2005. The aircraft movements are increased of 3%, reaching... more