Dragonair will for the summer season increase Hong Kong service to Kaohsiung (32-times-weekly to 42), Xiamen (thrice-daily to four-times-daily), and Ningbo (seven-times-weekly to 10) March 27. It will also increase service from HKG to Chongqing (to daily) and Nanjing and Chengdu (to twice-daily), for the season.
Munich Airport and Lufthansa this autumn will begin construction Dallas/Fort Worth International last month launched IATA called on authorities London Mayor Boris Johnson continued to lobby DHL announced last month...
European Commission initiated infringement procedures against Poland, alleging the country is not fully applying EU legislation on aviation security at its airports. It gave Polish authorities two months to inform the EC of measures taken to ensure compliance with EU law. If the country fails to do so, the case may be referred to the EU Court of Justice.
US airports have collective estimated capital costs of $80.1 billion in 2011-15 including $64.3 billion for commercial airports and $39.9 billion for large hubs, according to Airports Council International-North America. The five-year estimate is 15.1% below the $94.3 billion five-year projection made by the organization in 2009.
Airports Council International said global passenger traffic at its member airports increased 7.1% in January compared to the same month in 2010 including 7.8% international growth and 6.5% domestic expansion. Asia/Pacific airports led the way with a 10.2% gain in total passengers for the month, followed by Latin America/Caribbean (up 8.7%), Middle East (up 8.6%), Europe (up 7.9%), Africa (up 7.3%) and North America (up 2%).
Japan unquestionably has liberalized its aviation policy over the past year, from opening Tokyo Haneda to intercontinental flights to inking an open skies accord with the US, but IATA and other observers are pushing the country to go further, warning that its airports increasingly may have trouble competing with East Asia's major hubs.
Budapest Airport on March 18 will formally open its new SkyCourt, linking its existing terminals 2A and 2B. The shell-shaped glass and steel building will almost double the capacity of the terminal and should markedly enhance the passenger handling and travel experience by adding 28 new passenger security screening channels, 50 border crossing points, 21 boarding gates, 80 check-in counters, 16 self-check-in kiosks and multiple retail outlets. The contemporary structure extends over five stories, two of which are underground, and offersan impressive view of the apron.
While TSA is committed to the widespread introduction of body-scanning machines at US airports, the EU's European Economic and Social Committeeadvised against their use at EU airports, asserting the technology is "not yet sufficiently fit for purpose and more consideration needs to be given to the alternatives."
Wataniya Airways in cooperation with the Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait and travel agents, has launched a tourism initiative called 'We Love Egypt' to encourage tourism to Egypt following the revolution on 25 January.
Reuters reports that the opening of the passenger terminal at Dubai's new airport will be further delayed to 2012, but the chief executive of Dubai Airports said the emirate's air industry should benefit from unrest in the Arab world.
