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AirportsAdR. Fiumicino's airport: delays into the departing baggages' sorting with effects during the morning
Rome, Italy - Due to a malfunctioning of a data server situated in UK
Due to a malfunctioning occurred in a data server situated in UK that provides information for routing of baggages to almost all European airports, some delays have been recorded in Rome-Fiumicino's airport... more
AirportsWizz Air links Catania with Prague and Budapest
Catania, Italy - The airline is present in ten Italian airports
From Catania to East capital cities: Prague and Budapest, starting from EUR 43 per leg. It's the promotion offered by Wizz Air, the Hungarian airline, until September, that has presented in Catania new... more
AirportsPisa-Budapest: direct flight by Wizz Air
Pisa, Italy - Starting from tomorrow, on Saturday July 3rd
The direct flights Pisa-Budapest will begin tomorrow Saturday, on July 3rd, served by Wizz Air, the Hungarian low-cost carrier, with twice weekly frequency. The new connection to Budapest enriches... more
AirportsAbu Dhabi Airport: passenger traffic up by 12.2% in May 2010
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Cargo increased by 19.4%, aircraft movements up by 12.4%
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today released its monthly traffic report, which showed a 12.2% increase in passenger traffic for the month of May 2010, compared to the same month last year. Cargo movements... more
AirportsMilan airports management: contract to 51.1 million euros for Terminal 1, Satellite C and expansion in North
Milan, Italy - Works will enable Malpensa-Linate to handle a traffic of 50 million passengers
Green light to Sea's (Milan airport's management company) contract for building works for the extension north of Malpensa airport, with the completion of Terminal 1 and the realization of satellite C.... more
AirportsGreen light from Kenya government to Nairobi airport renewal
Nairobi, Kenya - A 95 mln Euros works contract
The Kenyan government has removed all obstacles to starting work on expansion and modernization of the airport of Nairobi, one of the largest airports in the continent for freight and passenger traffic. Work... more
AirportsUseless airports: comes a plan by Italian ministry of Infrastructure
Rome, Italy - 25 airports not exceed 700 thousand passengers, experts put break-even to 1 mln
48 airports opened to commercial traffic, 25 do not reach the 700,000 passengers a year. Of these only 17 are positive on an annual basis (2009 on 2008). This profile of Italian airport situation highlighted... more
AirportsMilan Central station-Malpensa airport with high speed train from December
Milan, Italy - The winter timetable of Italian railways provide link with "Frecciarossa"
Expected to be activated at year end, to coincide with the publication of the next winter timetable of railways, is the Malpensa Airport from Milan's central station link operated with "Frecciarossa" (RedArrow)... more
Airports"Sanzio" Falconara-Ancona airport privatization: "Another farce of Region Marche", Silvetti (PdL party) says
Ancona, Italy - Board of directors will make a decision, but the only one 40% offer does not seem to match the expectations
On July 6 the board of directors of Aerdorica, the company which manages Ancona airport, will make a decision about the only one offer, made by Itali Airlines on a 40% majority stake. A surprise seems... more
AirportsAncona airport: Silvetti (Pdl party), unions and management to meet on redundancy fund
Ancona, Italy - Layoffs risk despite positive trend
Fears for the forthcoming expiry of the "solidarity contracts" between Aerodrica - management company of the airport of Ancona - Marche and trades unions (FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, Uiltrasporti and UGL transport).... more
AirportsMinisterial delays on increasing airport charges, rebound of responsibility between government and Rome Airports
Rome, Italy - Palenzona (AdR president): "Shareholders ready to recapitalize, but only after green light for rates"
As AVIONEWS anticipated just two days ago, today Italian financial newspapers took up the argument on the tug-of-war between government and Airports of Rome (AdR), which opposed the delays with 500 mln... more
AirportsUE keep an eye on Milan airports Sea Handling
Milan, Italy - UE commission start examining the measures adopted in 2002 to overcome losses of ground services manager
One more problem for Sea, Milan airports management company. Sea Handling, the subsidiary company that manages the handling, ends under observation by the EU for alleged "Incompatibility of fund compensation... more
AirportsDubai International Airport records strong growth in May
Dubai, Uae - Eleventh consecutive month of double-digit passenger growth
Dubai Airports announced its May traffic results today reporting double-digit year-on-year growth in both passenger and cargo traffic at Dubai International. Passenger traffic rose 13.6 per cent in... more
AirportsFirst airplane touches runway at the new Dubai's Airport
Dubai, Emirates - The "Superhub" plans to have a capacity for 160 million passengers annually
One first flight at the world's largest airport has touched down, paving the way for passenger operations to begin at the "Superhub" next year. The Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum international airport... more
AirportsRome taxi new fares: to city airports up to 50 Euros, taxi drivers happy
Rome, Italy - Mastrantoni (Aduc):"An increase by 72% in three years"
This evening goes the first step in the convoluted process that will lead to adjustment of fares for Rome City taxi service, probably completed by summer. Today the meeting of city committee mobility,... more
AirportsGatwick airport ready for restyling, also for the name
London, United Kingdom - The new operator Global Infrastructure announces a two year investment programme, to improve the air station
London-Gatwick Airport is to be known simply as Gatwick Airport and will undergo a USD 1.5 billion facelift, its new owner Global Infrastructure Partners said today. The decision to drop London from... more
AirportsThe stick first, then the carrot: landing fees approved by the Italian Interministerial Economic Planning Committee, never activated
Rome, Italy - Delay due to Economics Ministry to push Rome airports stockholders to invest, rumors say
Adjustment of airport charges was approved last November by the CIPE (Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning) and would take due January 1, 2010. But to date that did nothing. The increases... more
AirportsItaly decree law on finance maneuver, amendment for additional boarding fees at airports
Rome, Italy - Promoted by senator Tancredi (Pdl party)
Among the large amount of amendments to the Decree Law on finance maneuver by both sides of Italian parliament (over 2500, about 40% are from Pdl, prime minister Berlusconi's party) there is one signed... more
AirportsMore new links from Genoa to Tirana airport
Genoa, Italy - Flights rise to six times a week in summer
Flights from "Cristoforo Colombo" in Genoa direct to "Nene Tereza" Rinas-Tirana will grow from three to six times a week. A new link will be added to the three routes already operated by Albanian airline... more
AirportsWorks at Boston's airport: partially closed Terminal B
Boston, Usa - It interests the roadway system with installation of new beams, for keeping the air station in "Great shape"
On the go the work for rehabilitation at Boston-Logan International Airport's. The Terminal B's lower level roadway will be closed from tomorrow, Wednesday June 23 until Thursday July 1 so workers can... more
AirportsThe "World Football Cup 2010" in Malpensa and Linate
Milan, Italy - Two maxi-screens put at disposal by Emirates
Also on last Sunday, on the occasion of the Italy-New Zealand the football keens are arrived and departed from Milan's airports and to see the Italian Team's match. The Italian and foreign passengers have... more
AirportsItalian Sea on the Livingston SpA debt position
Milan, Italy - Following several news reported by press and by different sites
"Following several news about the Livingston SpA debt position towards Sea SpA (Milan's airports management society) reported by many news agencies and written in several web sites, Sea SpA informs that: -... more
AirportsNew Commercial Area Open to the public at the Trapani Airport
Trapani, Italy - The new airport web-site is on-line www.airgest.it
A coffee shop, a fast food, a self service restaurant, and three shops in eight hundred square metres. It is the new commercial area in "Air Side" on the first floor of the Trapani Airport. Only passengers... more
AirportsBrussels Airport: three new destinations in Winter
Brussels, Belgium - Göteborg, Lappeenranta (Finland) and Verona
Brussels South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium, announces the opening of 3 new destinations for this winter: Göteborg, Lappeenranta (Finland) and Verona. These routes will be operational... more
AirportsViterbo will absorb Ciampino air traffic: green light to the realization
Rome, Italy - Lazio airport network is a priority, this is pointed out by the directive of the infrastructure minister sent to Riggio
The Italian Infrastructure Minister, Altero Matteoli, has given the go-ahead to the Viterbo airport: a ministerial directive addressed to the Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) president Vito Riggio... more
AirportsAVIONEWS interviews Ivan Maravigna, Soaco CEO of Comiso airport
Comiso, Italia - The signature of the agreement for the passage from the military property to the regional was expected for today but has been postponed to July
It has been delayed to July the 1st the protocol approval for the passage from the military to the civil jurisdiction for the area of "Magliocco" in Comiso. The signature was expected for today in the... more
AirportsRyanair to leave Brescia and aims for Verona
Brescia, Italy - Montichiari at risk to become a "Cargo only" airport
Brescia airport surrounded by the sound of tumbleweeds, more and more every day passing. Ryanair also goes away, aiming to do the best synergy with its routes on Verona. On this side there is the internal... more
AirportsMalpensa: in June 2010 +12% passengers
Milan, Italy - Bonomi: "Without volcano we would have had +10% with respect to the previous year"
Golden hypothesis: if there was not eruption in Iceland, Malpensa would have had a growth in the passenger number of about 10% on annual basis and of about 40% on cargo. These are the last estimations... more
AirportsMunich Airport voted number one in Europe for the fifth time at the World Airport Awards 2010
Munich, Germany - Singapore tops Seoul in world ranking
Official ceremony today on the occasion of the World Airport Awards 2010 at Munich Airport to celebrate Munich's selection as the "European champion" in the World Airport Awards 2010. The London-based... more
AirportsACI Europe: "Within 2030 the passengers in European airports will double"
Milan, Italy - A traffic of 2.8 billions is foreseen in 20 years
The demand in air traffic is increasing and the European airfield must be prepared to the growth. "In 2030 the European airport will double the number of passengers, that nowadays is about 1.4 billions... more
AirportsACI Europe chooses Milan for its twentieth edition
Milan, Italy - 2010-2030: how airport are changing
SEA, Milan airports company, hosts in the city for the first time on history the 20th annual conference ACI Europe, the association that represents more than 400 European airports in 46 countries. The... more
AirportsPisa: Bucharest linked by Wizz Air twice per week
Pisa, Italy - From last Saturday, on June 12
The Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air, has begun last Saturday on June 12, to operate the direct scheduled link to Bucharest, Romania's capital. The flight, with two weekly frequencies (on Tuesday... more
AirportsCrotone's airport: new flights to Bergamo and Bologna
Crotone, Italy - Daily flight to Bergamo from June, 24th, from July Crotone-Bologna flight rise to 3 times a week
New flight Bergamo-Crotone from June 24th, operated by Danube wings, linking the Calabrian city to Lombardia. The flight frequency will be daily, from Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport every Saturday at... more
AirportsIran: aircraft forbidden for women not so hidden by the veil
Tehran, Iran - But it seems president Ahmadinejad dissent from the Police's stricter measures in airport
Arriving at airport with "Not appropriate" clothes could cost a dear fine arriving up to USD 1300 dollars, or even can justify the arrest. This happens in Iran, where in last three months just 71 women,... more
AirportsAbruzzo region airports hanging in wait
Pescara, Italy - Pescara airport waits for a runway stretch, L'Aquila for ENAV and ENAC decisions
Waiting for decisions from the high places the International Airport of Abruzzo in Pescara and the small and unexpected Preturo airport, the airport of the Parchi, past the rank of airfield to that of... more
AirportsHere is "Billi", the low-cost air station
Bordeaux, France - No shuttle, no tapis roulant, do-it-yourself check, luggage left directly near the plane by passengers
Following the low-cost air companies, debuts in France another air-station with a low-cost profile, the third airports after those of Marseilles and Lion, and which could contribute to mark the beginning... more
AirportsAir traffic in Italy down after April volcano eruption
Rome, Italy - No-flight days sunk passengers traffic and slowed cargo growth
Average decrease of 7.9% in passenger traffic, according to data in April (compared to April 2009) released by Assaeroporti, determined largely by blocking the airspace of the 17/19 days of the month.... more
AirportsFraport: traffic figures in May 2010
Frankfurt, Germany - Impressive growth in passenger and airfreight traffic at Frankfurt
With the growth trend stabilizing, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) registered new record levels for both passengers and airfreight in May 2010. FRA welcomed some 4,761,086 passengers and handled more than 200,000... more
AirportsEuropean passenger traffic tumbled by 13.5% in April
Brussels, Belgium - The unprecedented closure for several days of up to 80% of Europe’s airspace
The unprecedented closure for several days in April of up to 80% of Europe’s airspace caused a sharp and shocking fall in air traffic at European airports. The overall passenger traffic at European a... more
AirportsBologna: traffic figures in May and activation of five new routes from November
Bologna, Italy - Passengers increasing 11,3%
"The Bologna's airport expresses satisfaction for the Ryanair's choice to recompense the good results reached in Bologna in a year of base's operativeness, with the activation of five new routes (Fez,... more
AirportsNew record for Brussels-South Charleroi Airport in May
Brussels, Belgium - 467,943 passengers, an increase of 39%
Brussels-South Charleroi has reached a new monthly record for its number of passengers in May. A total of 467,943 passengers have used the airport, representing a growth of 39% compared to the same period... more
AirportsBologna's airport: today strike by handling workers by RbB
Bologna, Italy - Fixed for four hours, from 12 to 4:00pm
"The Bologna's airport informs its passengers that today, on Monday June 7, some hardships could verify, due to the strike announced by RdB for handling workers for four hours, from 12 to 4:00pm For... more
AirportsMiami Airport: Alitalia begins Milan no-stop service
Miami, Usa - With a special ceremony: a ribbon-cutting, a cake, and a water cannon salute
Miami International Airport (MIA) welcomed the inaugural flight of Alitalia’s new Milan-Miami no-stop service on Thursday, June 3, with a special ceremony that included a water cannon salute by Miami-Dade F... more
AirportsAirgest, Trapani's airport: record May with a transit of 163,781 passengers
Trapani, Italy - An average upper to 5,000 per day
The passengers, passed through "Vincenzo Florio" in Trapani-Birgi's airport in May, have been 163,781 with a +45,85% compared to 112,296 in May 2009; an average up to 5,000 per day. The data unveiled... more
AirportsItalian Assaeroporti: the volcanic cloud "Burns" EUR 20 million and slows down the recovery
Rome, Italy - More than 9300 flights cancelled and almost 1,300 million less
"Over 9300 flights cancelled and almost one million and 300,000 passengers less, grounded due to the cloud of ashes of Icelandic volcano, have left the sign into the Italian airport system. The traffic... more
AirportsItalian Gesac-easyJet: new route Naples-Ibiza from half of July
Naples, Italy - Ten years of success celebrated
"Gesac, Naples' airport management society, and easyJet, European low-cost carrier, made a report of 10 years of successful collaboration that has brought the Capodichino's airport to become one of the... more
AirportsBrussels Airport: direct flights to Barcelona
Brussels, Belgium - As from September 2nd
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) announces a new route to Barcelona-El Prat. The new service brings the number of destinations available from BSCA to a total of 80 and will be launched on 2... more
AirportsVolcano's ashes: Kalitta Air's Cargo Jumbo Jet chooses Turin-Caselle
Turin, Italy - Intense traffic because of Amsterdam's airport closing
Last week, characterized again by volcanic cloud-caused discomfort in the north Europe air traffic, Turin-Caselle was theater of B-747 Kalitta Air's several re-directions, directed from USA to Middle-East... more
AirportsAirports push for liberalisation between EU & Latin America
Brussels, Belgium - It has emerged from the 1st EU-Latin America Aviation Summit kicks off today in Rio de Janeiro
As the 1st EU-Latin America Aviation Summit kicks off today in Rio de Janeiro, airports on both sides were quick to herald the benefits of opening aviation markets between Europe and Latin America. European... more
AirportsDubai International growth continues despite volcanic disruption
Dubai, UAE - April passenger traffic up 13.9%, cargo increases 19.6%
The volcanic ash cloud that grounded flights around the world for six days last month had a minimal impact on growth at Dubai International as April passenger numbers rose 13.9 per cent from 3,289,037... more