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AirportsMalta Airport denies hampering Efly
Luqa, Malta - MIA: "We have simply adhered to regulations"
MIA-Airport of Malta yesterday denied Efly airline's statements reporting that the airport operator would have hampered the carrier's operations. MIA said that it has simply adhered to its regulations,... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma Group: Board of Directors approves Q3 Report at 30 September 2009
Rome, Italy - Chaired by Fabrizio Palenzona
"After the losses generated in Q1 and Q2, the Group operating result is positive again in the third quarter for 19.3 million euro, benefiting from Alitalia-CAI recovery consolidation at Fiumicino and of... more
AirportsQantas unveils plans for Airport of the Future
Sydney, Australia - A chip in Frequent Flyers' cards
Qantas today unveiled plans to overhaul its domestic airport check-in at CityFlyer ports across Australia. The project has been illustrated by CEO, Alan Joyce, adding that the Airport of the Future initiative... more
AirportsUSA: free Internet at airports thanks to Google
Montain View, USA - During the festive season
Thanks to an agreement with Google, the American IT colossus, 47 airports in the USA will be able to provide their travellers free wifi Internet connections. This initiative was launched yesterday, in... more
AirportsSat, (Pisa's airport): the Board approves September 30, 2009 results
Pisa, Italy - In force foreseen by the Contract of program ENAC/SAT for the November 27 new tariff levels
SAT, Tuscan Airport Society, manager of the "Galileo Galilei" Pisa airport, unveiled the results on September 30. The salient points follow in detail hereunder. "• Passengers traffic on September 3... more
AirportsThe new parking system at Bari airport goes haywire
Bari, Italy - Disoriented drivers
Notwithstanding the announcements and explanations of the past days, the new parking management system at the Bari-Palese airport went haywire on inauguration yesterday, creating inconveniences and mystification... more
AirportsItalian Sacbo: new Ryanair connection to Nantes
Bergamo, Italy - From two to four flights a week
"Nantes, capital city of the Loire region is today easier to reach from Italy, thanks to the new airline connection Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Nantes with Ryanair, which offers from 2 to 4 flights a week. The... more
AirportsAutogrill: Alpha renews exclusive Jordan inflight catering contract for 10 years
Milan, Italy - Other international airports served by the Royal Jordanian also envisaged
"Alpha, Autogrill Group’s flight division, has secured a ten year contract extension with Royal Jordanian for the exclusive provision of inflight catering services from the airports of Jordan. The e... more
AirportsCyprus increases tourism inaugurating new ultramodern airport
Larnaca, Cyprus - The ceremony last Saturday, tomorrow the opening for flights, as from 17th November in full operation
Realising the new airport structure, for which the Cypriot government has had to fork out EUR 654m, was the French Group Bouygues: with its 110.000 metre squared extension, the new airport will be four... more
Airports"Tourist Angels" arrive also at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The service of the Rome's Municipality extended to the airport
They are young people who move on Segway (a form of motorised scooters) to the shape of shears the "Tourist Angels" of the Rome's Municipality, and are present as from today at the Fiumicino airport to... more
AirportsItalian SEA: the newness in Winter season 2009-2010 at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Numerous new airlines have chosen the Lombard airport
"Many newness for Winter season 2009 in Malpensa. Numerous new airlines have chosen the Lombard airport or those already present that have decided to increase own frequencies. Among the new ones, the... more
AirportsItaly: traffic growth on Bari and Brindisi airports
Bari/Brindisi, Italy - Results for October 2009
The Italian airports of Bari and Brindisi in October 2009 reported a strong increase of passengers traffic, as announced toady by the airport operator AdP-Aeroporti di Puglia SpA (which manages also Taranto... more
AirportsSummer 2010: Jetairfly starts 6 new destinations from Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - The stationing of a new carrier's aircraft at this airport
Brussels-South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium, announced the stationing of a new Jetairfly aircraft yesterday as well as the opening of 6 new Jetairfly routes to: Istanbul, Al Hoceima,... more
AirportsItaly: Palermo airport positive trend goes on
Palermo, Italy - Passenger traffic and movements up in October
The positive period of the "Falcone e Borsellino" airport of Palermo goes on. In October 2009, in fact, scheduled flights on the Sicilian airport have been 3,670, 2.06% more than last year. The number... more
AirportsItaly: Alghero airport reported traffic up 14%
Alghero, Italy - Thanks mainly to the new national flights operated by Ryanair
The "Riviera del corallo" airport of Alghero, Italy, has reported a 14% growth in passenger traffic for October 2009, thanks mainly to the new national flights operated by the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair,... more
AirportsTurin-Caselle airport back to regular operations
Turin, Italy - Agreement reached in the evening with Aviapartner workers
The protest of the workers of the handling company Aviapartner at Turin-Caselle airport is over, after a two-day strike that had totally frozen all flight operations. Things have come back to normal this... more
AirportsGround services workers' protest goes on at Turin-Caselle
Turin, Italy - Dozens of flights cancelled. Discussions freezed
Also today dozens of flights (more than 60) have been cancelled at Turin-Caselle airport, due to the strike of the workers of the handling company Aviapartner, that had begun yesterday morning. The reason... more
AirportsNew lounge room for Etihad passengers at Milan-Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The carrier moved to the "Pergolesi" room of the airport
Etihad Airways' premium passengers will have a new space to relax while waiting for their flights at Milan-Malpensa airport (Italy): the "Pergolesi" room. The carrier opened its new lounge room in this... more
AirportsAeroports de Paris will carry out studies for new airport in Iraq
Paris, France - The goal is to manage 30 million passengers per year
ADPI, a subsidiary of ADP-Aeroports de Paris (company which manages 14 airports in the Ile de France area, including "Charles de Gaulle", Orly and Le Bourget), yesterday signed a contract with the Iraqi... more
AirportsTurin: Aviapartner strike: "Safeguard workers first"
Turin, Italy - The regional Council of Piedmont, Davide Gariglio of the Democratic Party, confirm this in a statement:
“The situation that has arisen in recent days at the airport of Caselle, resulted in the strike of Aviapartner workers. They have paralysed yesterday the airport which makes it extremely serious and a... more
AirportsMap and magazine given to passengers leaving for Berlin
Bergamo, Italy - Italian Sacbo has launched an initiative
"On the night between the 9th and 10th of November 1989, the Wall of Berlin, built in 1961, was demolished and the border between East and West Germany was opened. Sacbo (the management Company of the... more
AirportsItaly: Pisa airport programme contract filed
Pisa, Italy - The agreement foresees investments for € 90 million
SAT, Pisa "Galileo Galilei" airport operator, announced today that it has filed an interministerial approval of the programme contract for the new charges' regulation for the services offered at Pisa... more
AirportsItaly: flights cancelled and delayed in Turin due to Aviapartner employees' strike
Turin, Italy - Also blocked Juventus FC's airplane
Also the airplane that was due to carry Juventus FC footballers to Tel Aviv, for the Champions League match against Maccabi Haifa, has been blocked today by a strike carried out by employees of Aviapartner,... more
AirportsAgrigento's airport. Sicilian Region: EUR 30 million granted for its realization
Rome, Italy - The Sicilian regional government has decided the granting in the meeting of last Tuesday
Airport Agrigento-Valley of the Temples has taken another step towards its realization. Last Tuesday afternoon, the regional government of Sicily ruled a budget of 30 million Euros for the construction... more
AirportsSea SpA reduces its participation as a share holder in Malpensa European Logistics
Milan, Italy - The Milan airports’ management company is continuing in putting into action the implementation of the Industrial business plan as formulated in 2009–2016
“SEA Sp? has, yesterday morning, signed a contract for the handing over of 75% of the company ‘Malpensa European Logistics’ to Argol Sp?, a company that deals with cargo and logistics sector. With this... more
AirportsAir Arabia's flights take off from Casablanca to Bologna
Bologna, Italy - Four ones per week to Bologna, for a total of 14 weekly links with Italy
"Air Arabia (Maroc), the new low-cost airline for Morocco, has announced today the starting of flights that will link Bologna's airport to Casablanca, the carrier's hub in Morocco. The maiden flight was... more
AirportsHeathrow voted for the worst airport again
Rome, Italy - The Singapore Changi airport was elected the favourite
For the second consecutive year the London airport of Heathrow was voted as the worst airport in the wold, according to a survey testing the opinion of over 14,500 passengers from 160 different countries,... more
AirportsItalian strike: eight arriving and departing flights from "Marconi" Airport in Bologna have been cancelled
Bologna, Italy - Another flight arriving from Gatwick was redirected to Milan-Linate
"Regarding the general transportation strike called by RdB, Confederazione Cobas and Sdl, occurring at a national level today from 12:00am to 4:00pm, airlines have cancelled eight departing and incoming... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (2): Aviation and Security Manager, Pistola, explains details of the change denomination of terminals and boarding areas
Rome, Italy - The new sign system is given the green light
"- The new sign system is given the green light Terminal A will be renamed Terminal 1. Terminal AA will become Terminal 2, B and C – together - will become Terminal 3. A veritable revolution i... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR) changes denomination of Terminals and boarding areas
Rome, Italy - The replacement of passenger information signs will take place in two stages: the first one next Sunday
"Conforming to the world major hubs, the Rome airport adopts the numerical identification system of the Terminals: 1, 2, 3, 5, so as to distinguish them from boarding areas, identified from letters B,... more
AirportsFlorence Airport: strike called for tomorrow by Italian Cub Trasporti union
Florence, Italy - For four hours
"After the communication made by Cub Trasporti, calling for a general strike, which was adhered to by the Cub unions present at the Florence Airport SpA, changes to normal activities at the 'Amerigo Vespucci'... more
AirportsFraport Airport Winter timetable 2009-2010
Frankfurt, Germany - It will go into effect next Sunday, October 25
Featuring 4,275 flight departures per week, the Frankfurt Airport Winter Timetable 2009/10 will go into effect on Sunday, October 25 in tandem with the time change throughout Europe. Although there will... more
AirportsGatwick Airport sold for 1,6 billion Euros
London, Great Britain - This was announced by British Airport Authority
A press-release from British Airport Authority (BAA), the company that manages 7 airports in Great Britain, declares that the Gatwick airport has been sold to the Global Infrastructure Partners for 1,6... more
AirportsBritish Antitrust orders BAA to sell Gatwick airport
Rome, Italy - Some of the possible purchasers include the Global Infrastructures Partners and Ferrovial
The British authority that ensures fair trade and market competition, the Competition Commission, has established that the British Airport Authority (BAA) should sell the London airport of Gatwick. According... more
AirportsAeroporti di Rome (AdR): the glamour of cinema lands in Rome
Rome, Italy - For the fourth consecutive year the company partners this demonstration
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the society that manages both of Rome's airports, will partner the 2009 edition of the international Film Festival in Rome. For the fourth consecutive year AdR will join this... more
AirportsLufthansa Technik opens maintenance center in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - A further enlargement is forecast for the future
"Lufthansa Technik has opened a new centre for aircraft maintenance and component services at the Italian airport Malpensa. The services of Lufthansa Technik Milan (LTMIL) include component and planed... more
AirportsBergamo airport traffic data for September 2009
Bergamo, Italy - Positive trend confirmed
"The positive trend of passenger traffic at Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport (Italy) was confirmed in September, with a 15.8% increase compared to last year. The number of passengers (651,589) exceeds by... more
AirportsThe Italian government backs the development of Rome and Milan airports (3). Speeches by Matteoli, Palenzona and Berlusconi
Rome, Italy - Increase of airport fares and certainty of investment return are necessary to attract private capitals
The Italian minister of transport and infrastructures, Altero Matteoli, welcomed today the development plans presented by ADR and SEA. "So far -the minister stated- our country has not been able to work... more
AirportsFiumicino and Malpensa airports: short- and long-term investments for the future (2)
Rome, Italy - Presented today to the Italian government
The president of SEA-Aeroporti di Milano, Giuseppe Bonomi, together with his colleague from ADR-Aeroporti di Roma, Fabrizio Palenzona, today presented to the government the projects for the future investments... more
AirportsItaly: SEA and ADR together for the growth of the country
Rome, Italy - Presented the project for the complementary usage of the two hubs of Fiumicino and Malpensa
The development program of Rome and Milan airports, dubbed "Two hubs, one goal: make the country grow", was presented this morning at Villa Madama, Rome (see AVIONEWS). The two airport operators, ADR-Aeroporti... more
AirportsAVIONEWS at the presentation of ADR and SEA (Rome and Milan airports operators) development plans
Rome, Italy - Two hubs, one goal: make the country grow
SEA and ADR (airport operators of Milan and Rome respectively) this morning presented together to the Italian government their development plans to 2020 and 2040: 17 construction sites overall, for an... more
AirportsTokyo-Haneda might become an international hub
Tokyo, Japan - In autumn the Japanese airport will have 110,000 slots to handle
The Japanes transport ministry announced today its intention to make Tokyo-Haneda airport an international hub, as next autumn it will have 110,000 slots to handle. Half of these, in the government's plans,... more
AirportsAci Europe: European passenger traffic down -4.5% during August 2009
Brussels, Belgium - Its report confirms that any improvement in the recovery of air traffic is likely to be slow
"ACI EUROPE’s latest monthly airport traffic report – for August – confirms that any improvement in the recovery of air traffic is likely to be slow. The overall passenger traffic at European airports decre... more
AirportsItaly: Sardinia region confirms its trust in Luzzati, president of Alghero Airport
Alghero, Italy - The governor denounces "Political plots" against SOGEAAL
The president of Sardinia region, Ugo Cappellacci, confirmed its full trust in the president of Alghero-Fertilia Airport operator, Carlo Luzzati, denying recent voices. The "Riviera del corallo" airport... more
Airports€ 3.6 billion investment for the airports of Rome
Rome, Italy - The development program that will be unveiled tomorrow is ready
The new development program of AdR-Aeroporti di Roma will for the next 10 years will be presented tomorrow and, as anticipated today by the Italian newspaper "Il Sole 24 Ore", includes an overall investment... more
AirportsFraport placed more than €1 billion in contracts
Frankfurt, Germany - Already during the first nine months of the year
Fraport AG continued to serve as a major economic engine during the first three quarters of 2009 – particularly in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. Already during the first nine months of the year Fraport a... more
AirportsRecovery in September and October for Catania-Fontanarossa's airport
Catania, Italy - An agreement for anti-ash radar signed with Civil Defense
"Recovery signals from International Catania-Fontanarossa's airport where a marked activity's increase has been recorded during the first week in October with a +5,91% of passengers and a +4,81% the overall... more
AirportsSEA-Lufthansa Technik Milan: inauguration ceremony of a new maintenance center
Milan, Italy - It will take place next Thursday at Malpensa's airport
The inauguration ceremony of a new service by Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Technik Milan Srl, will take place at Malpensa's airport next October 15 (Terminal 1, arrivals). Lufthansa Technik is a world... more
AirportsBAA might sell London-Gatwick airport
London, UK - To a joint-venture between Credit Suisse and General Electric
BAA (British Airports Authority), the company managing seven major airports in the UK, subsidiary of the Spanish Ferrovial group, might sell London-Gatwick airport to an investment fund in the next days,... more
AirportsMilan airports to invest as much as Munich
Milan, Italy - The plan will be presented to the government on October 14
The president of SEA-Aeroporti di Milano Giuseppe Bonomi stated today that he wants to invest € 3,7 per passenger, the same as Munich airport, within the new investment plan for Milan airports that will b... more