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AirportsAdria Airways and Verona's airport present the link Pristine-Verona
Verona, Italy - With a biweekly frequency
Adria Airways and Verona's airport present new Pristine-Verona link. The flight, operated from last January 28, has a biweekly frequency (every Tuesday and Saturday) and served by an A-319 airplane from... more
AirportsThree new air links from Genoa to Spain
Genoa, Italy - Madrid, Valencia and Ibiza to be operated by Ryanair
New links between Genoa and Spain have been announced this morning during a press-conference at "Colombo" airport, precisely Madrid, Valencia and Ibiza. The flights will be operated by the low-cost carrier... more
AirportsCosta Rica airport best in South America and Caribbeans
Milan, Italy - ACI (Airports Council International) awarded it
The international airport "Juan Santamaria" in San Josè, Costa Rica, has been classified as the third best one in 2011 for service quality in South America and Caribbeans. The award has been gifted... more
AirportsOslo Airport: strong passenger traffic growth in February
Oslo, Norway - 178,016 or 12.4% more than in 2011
In February, 1,609,815 passengers travelled through Oslo Airport, which is 178 016 or 12.4% more than in 2011. Adjusted for leap day in 2012, passenger growth amounts to 8.4%. International traffic... more
AirportsAdF shares acquisition. Rossi: "The airport is upgraded, but it is not international"
Florence, Italy - "No environmental and orographical conditions"
The president of Tuscany Enrico Rossi declared yesterday about the airport and the runway which should be upgraded soon due to its unsuitability. Declarations arrived during the press-conference about... more
AirportsAirports in Tuscany: Rossi will meet Riggio this week
Florence, Italy - After 5% shares acquisition, new proposals on the table
"To create a third airport core after Rome and Milan", probably with the future project of a joint-venture between Pisa and Florence. This seems to be the plan of Enrico Rossi, president of the Region,... more
AirportsNew passenger terminal in London-Southend opens, sixth international English reality
London, UK - New runway and structures to host a competitive traffic
The airport of London-Southend, Essex, United Kingdom, received funding for 10 million pounds to improve its capacity in international civil air traffic. A new control tower has been built, same way... more
AirportsA suspect of Al Qaeda has been charged at Cairo airport
Cairo , Egypt - Mistaken identity, but USA wants to verify more
International press continues to communicate news about the mystery of Cairo airport, Egypt, where a man has been charged yesterday accused of being the number three of Al Qaeda. The man, considered... more
AirportsJersey airport: 10,000 passengers grounded last week
Jersey, United Kingdom - Routine starts again with some inconveniences
Despite of optimistic forecast of Sharon Merren of Met Department of Jersey about better weather, the same weather which brought a dense fog over the small English possession in the English Channel, flights... more
AirportsKyrgyzstan Prime Minister will close the Russian air base
Manas, Kyrgyzstan - Nonpayments and missed clauses
The new Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, called for the closure of the Russian air base of Kent, close to Manas, a city not far from the Capital Bishkek, saying "Neither Russia or Kyrgyzstan... more
AirportsEast Midlands Airport will base Ordnance Survey
Nottingham, United Kingdom - Coloured airplanes for high visibility
Ordnance Survey (OS), an agency operating in map creation of United Kingdom, moved its airbase from Blackpool to the new East Midlands Airport, located in the middle of the triangle made by Derby, Leicester... more
AirportsStrikes in Frankfurt: the odyssey continues
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement with Fraport failed
The wave of strikes which completely paralyzed the Frankfurt airport, the one with the biggest attendance in whole Germany and also the operative base of Lufthansa (the administration is sited in Cologne,... more
AirportsJersey airport blocked by fog
Jersey, United Kigdom - More than thousand people grounded due to turbulence
Alan Donald, marketing and communication manager of Jersey airport, the island in the English Channel close to Normandy, released to press that many passengers grounded have shown understanding about delays... more
AirportsFraport: smooth operations at Frankfurt Airport despite strike
Frankfurt, Germany - Fraport remains ready for talks with GdF Union
Despite renewed strike action by the GdF (Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung) mini-union from 5:00 am (CET) yesterday morning until 5 am (CET) on Wednesday, February 22, operations at Frankfurt Airport continue... more
AirportsCivil airplanes. Frankfurt, strikes at airport to continue until Friday
Frankfurt, Germany - More flight cancellations and delays expected
Strikes at Frankfurt airport will continue until Friday, causing more delays and flight cancellations, GdF union said as reported by "Reuters". Just under 200 apron control workers, such as those who guide... more
AirportsItaly. Sagat: more than 300,000 passengers in Turin airport on January
Turin, Italy - 30% travels low-cost
Turin airport began 2012 with 300,967 passengers, the best January ever (+0.1%). Destinations National routes passengers have been more than 162,000 (+4%), while internationals more than 98,000 (+0.2%). Traffic... more
AirportsNews update: the Frankfurt strike (2) will continue tomorrow
Frankfurt, Germany - Hundreds flights grounded and heavy economic losses
The strike which paralyzed the air traffic in the German airport last Friday, protracted today all day long, will also continue tomorrow February 21, 2012. A spokesman from Fraport (you can also read... more
AirportsStrikes announced in Frankfurt airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Worker unions claim for better wages
A new strike has been declared today February 20, 2012 in Frankfurt airport, Germany. The ground crew asked by workers union GdF a wage rise related to money crisis and to the new runway which is going... more
AirportsAircraft security. Results from body scanner in Italian CISA conference. The are going to be supplied to airports soon
Rome, Italy - A software will alter bodies to guarantee absolute privacy to passengers
The CISA conference, which saw the participation of Vito Riggio (ENAC President) and Alessio Quaranta (General director of ENAC) and vice-minister of Infrastructures Mario Ciaccia, revealed the results... more
AirportsThe video with ENAC conference highlights above Italian body scanners (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Quaranta, Riggio and Carrabba speak about it
Alessio Quaranta and Vito Riggio explain new body scanners are not a personal choice but a step forward due to international standards. This technology will probably provide crew increase, above all... more
AirportsItaly. Bologna's airport about weather alert: notice to passengers
Bologna, Italy - Possible delays or interruptions of the normal airport's operativity
Bologna's airport, considering the strong wave of bad weather predicted from this evening on all North-Italy, with snowy precipitations also abundant and strong wind, communicates to its own passengers... more
AirportsBudapest Airport: recovery continues after Malev's collapse
Budapest, Hungary - A series of airlines have already announced new services
Budapest Airport continues to receive offers from airlines wishing to operate services to or from Budapest since the collapse of Malév on Friday 3 February. A series of airlines have already announced... more
AirportsCatania airport/Etna: air space reopened this morning after eruption
Catania, Italy - The update at 12am
"Fontanarossa. Ash emission by Etna ended. None limitation to traffic by airplane": this is the latest news of one hour ago appeared on the website of SAC, Catania's airport management society. The... more
AirportsNew route by British Airways from Menorca's airport to London
Menorca, Spain - Starting from May 25
The Menorca's airport (Spain) will have, from next May 25, a new route served British Airways towards "London City Airport", with a return and three time per week as frequency (Mondays, Wednesdays and... more
AirportsItaly. SEA (Milan's airports) continues its efforts towards climatic change
Milan, Italy - The Milan's airports accredited with "Neutrality" level of ACA program
ACI Europe has recently announced the last results of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) initiative, voluntary program of certification of the fall for CO2 emissions, launched in June 2009. The... more
AirportsWarsaw. "Chopin Airport" passenger numbers up 5%
Warsaw, Poland - It has handled 609,000 passengers in January 2012
International flights continue to account for the vast majority of all traffic, with 528,000 travellers served, 4.3% more than a year ago. The "Chopin airport" in Warsaw also recorded its busiest January... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi: 2% traffic decrease in January
Brussels, Belgium - The national strike causes this result
Brussels South Charleroi Airport registered 371,536 passengers in January. This is a 2% decrease compared to the 378,664 travellers during the same month last year. The general strike in Belgium on... more
AirportsMore flights to Budapest from Brussels South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Following the Hungarian national airline’s (Malev) bankruptcy
Following the Hungarian national airline’s (Malev) bankruptcy, Brussels South Charleroi Airport announces that Wizz Air will double frequencies on its 7 weekly flights to Budapest: - as from March 7... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa's airport: +6,0% for passengers traffic in January 2012
Pisa, Italy - The year opened with positive numbers for "Galileo Galilei" air station
SAT (Società aeroporto toscano "Galileo Galilei" SpA) Pisa's air station management society, communicates that 246,119 passengers, with a +6% compared to the same month of 2011, are transited into the... more
AirportsAci Europe: European airport traffic above economic woes of 2011
Brussels, Belgium - Freight traffic growth began promisingly, before going negative in the second half of the year
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for 2011, a year in which freight traffic growth began promisingly, before going negative in the second half of the year. By contrast,... more
AirportsItaly. Hardships in Genoa's airport for strong wind. Bologna's one remains closed
Genoa, Italy - Two flights redirected to "Colombo". The "Marconi" hopes to open again at 4:30pm
Bad weather and snow are creating hardships as predicted after the notices of weather alert regarding the entire Italian peninsula, in particular on Bologna's airport, that had to to open again at 2:30pm... more
AirportsSea: Qatar Airways, twice a day from Milan as of April 30
Milan, Italy - 14 weekly connections from Malpensa and best coincidences from Doha in the world
Qatar Airways flies to Doha twice a day from Milan-Malpensa, one of the major airports in North-Italy, from April 30. The easy coincidences are redoubled to Doha towards 110 destinations by Qatar Airways. The... more
AirportsLufthansa Technik renews partnership with SEA, Milan's airports
Milan, Italy - For the maintenance facility in Malpensa
Lufthansa Technik confirms its effort on Milan-Malpensa through its subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Milan; the renewal of the strategic partnership has been signed last Monday between SEA (Milan's airports... more
AirportsItaly. Bologna's airport closed until 2:30pm, due to snow
Bologna, Italy - The airport management society, SAB, communicates it in a note on its website
SAB, Bologna's airport management society, communicates in a note on its own website that "Due to snowy precipitation, the airport is closed until 2:30pm of today. The flight operations are suspended. The... more
AirportsNew York airports: planes always in late
New York, USA - TomTom GPS better than radar systems
"You can be in a cab in Manhattan with GPS and you are dealing with more sophisticated technology than is being used by FAA" confessed Susan M. Baer, the director of aviation at the Port Authority of New... more
AirportsBrussels airport closure due to national strike next Monday
Brussels, Belgium - No aircraft will take off nor land that day
Because of the general strike in Belgium, announced to take place on Monday 30st of January, Brussels South Charleroi Airport announces that all airports’ services will be interrupted on Monday 30th J... more
AirportsVueling and Aeroporto di Firenze: two new direct links to Paris and Madrid
Florence, Italy - Added to the route towards Barcelona
Massimo Di Perna, Vueling Country Manager, and Biagio Marinò, Aeroporto di Firenze's CEO, have presented in Florence the launch of three new connections: Florence-Barcelona, Paris and Madrid, operating... more
AirportsEC opens investigation about State aid in air transport sector in France, Germany and Sweden
Brussels, Belgium - Regarding the airports Niederrhein-Weeze, Altenburg-Nobitz, Pau and Västerås
The European Commission will investigate whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the airports of Niederrhein-Weeze, Altenburg-Nobitz (both in Germany), Pau (France) and Västerås (... more
AirportsFAA: new runway at "Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport"
Washington, Usa - For a $ 791 million expansion
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta helped break ground yesterday for a $791 million runway expansion at "Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International... more
AirportsThe Spanish Government has decided to not privatize the airports due to the bad economic trend
Madrid, Spain - Madrid and Barcelona's airports will be it later
The announcement by new Spanish Transport Minister, Anna Pastor, has arrived yesterday about to give up the decision adopted by the previous Government led by socialist Josè Luis Zapatero to privatize... more
AirportsLondon-Luton Airport could create up to 6,000 new jobs
London, UK - And generate millions of pounds of investment
London-Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) announced it would seek to increase the capacity of the airport to 18 million passengers per year using the existing runway, which it estimates could create up to 6,000... more
Airports2011: second best result in Warsaw "Chopin" Airport’s history
Warsaw, Poland - It handled more than 9.3m passengers
The Warsaw airport served a total of 622.2 thousand travellers in December 2011, a 6.1% increase year-on-year. The number for the whole of 2011 was 9.337 million, 7.2% more than in 2010. Aircraft movements... more
AirportsInaugural SIA A-380 aircraft flight takes off from Frankfurt to Singapore
Frankfurt, Germany - The carrier currently has 15 units in service and further four on firm order
Dieter Posch, Minister of Economics, Transport, Urban and Regional Development, German Federal State of Hessen, officially inaugurated the first Singapore Airlines (SIA) A-380 flight from Frankfurt to... more
AirportsSwiss FOCA on new project to build a soundproof hangar at the airport of Zurich, for aircraft engine tests
Berne, Switzerland - The submitting of opposing proposals can be done between January 23 until February 21, 2012
The construction of a soundproof hangar for testing of aircraft engines is planned to be built near the airport of Zurich. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has published the project today. By... more
AirportsItaly. Airport of Bologna: 5.9 million passengers in 2011
Bologna, Italy - 6.8% annual growth, London, Paris and Catania the most requested destinations
The Bologna Airport closed 2011 with a new record for the history of the airport traffic: 5.9 million passengers (5,885,884 to be exact), a growth of 6.8% over the previous year, amounting to an increase... more
AirportsThe airports of Milan closed 2011 with more than 28 million passengers
Milan, Italy - A growth of +4.2%
"Despite the fact that 2011 has been a particularly difficult year for the aviation industry, and a new recession seems to be approaching, the airports of Milan closed the year positively. Malpensa recorded... more
AirportsAirport of Verona: nearly 3.4 million passengers transported in 2011, a 12% growth
Verona, Italy - Scheduled flights grew by +43%
"In 2011, the passengers that transited through the airport of Verona were 3,385,794, an increase of 12% when compared to last year. Passengers on international flights totaled 2,049,021. Last year, Verona... more
AirportsItaly. SACBO: final 2011 traffic data of the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - A passenger traffic increase of 9.7%
The airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio has closed 2011 with a 9.7% increase in the number of passengers, based on scheduled flights that have continued to register a load factor percentage ??above the overall... more
AirportsAutogrill and Starbucks Coffee extend partnership in Europe
Milan, Italy - For points of sale in French stations, Marseille Airport and on Dutch motorways
Autogrill Group and Starbucks Coffee Company, which started their co-operation in the United States in 1991, have extended their global partnership to develop new business in Europe. The Group will start... more
AirportsItaly. SAT SpA: "Galilei" airport of Pisa set records during 2011
Pisa, Italy - More than 4,5 million passengers transited, +11.3% when compared to 2010
SAT- (Società Aeroporto Toscano - Tuscan Airport "Galileo Galilei" Management Company) SpA, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange and that manages the airport of Pisa, announced that in 2011 the total... more