Airports worldwide reported 7.7% increase in passenger traffic for October compared to the year-ago period, bringing the 10-month traffic gain to 6.4% compared, according to figures released by Airports Council International.
Dublin Airport's new Terminal 2 was opened Czech government plans to merge 92% Munich and Singapore airports signed a cooperation agreement Contracts and Services
Air Serv adopted SITA's PRM Data Access service to rationalize special service requests from passengers with reduced mobility at London Heathrow. Air Serv is the dedicated ground services provider that manages assistance for such passengers departing from or arriving at LHR. It receives around 3,000 messages daily, coming from more than 90 airlines, each containing multiple requests for special assistance.
Cairo International officially inaugurated its third runway and a newcontrol tower. ADPI was responsible for the engineering design, architectural design and work supervision for both projects while Thales was the general integrator for all ATC equipment. It supplied, installed and commissioned the control tower flight data management system, the voice communication control system and voice recording system, the EUROCAT automation system extension, the weather broadcasting system, the screens and the global time synchronization system.
Bmi is urging the UK Civil Aviation Authorityto investigate BAA's plans to introduce higher charges for domestic passengers flying out of London Heathrow and warned that it is preparing legal action to block the increases. The carrier, which is the second-largest slot holder at LHR, believes BAA's conduct is "unreasonably discriminating" against domestic operations from the airport.
Construction of a new international passenger terminal at St. Petersburg Pulkovo officially started last month, part of a €1 billion investment program by the Northern Capital Gateway consortium that won a 30-year concession bid proffered by the airport last October. The private consortium comprises Fraport AG (35.5%), VTB Bank of Russia (50%), Cypriot investor Koltseva Holdings Ltd. (7.5%) and the Greek Copelouzos Group (7%). It effectively took over management of LED in April.
US airports appear to be taking a different approach to use agreements with airlines to account for a changing environment in which gates and other facilities are less likely to be devoted to a single carrier and the airline industry is increasingly unpredictable. Whereas historically US airlines have maintained effective ownership over gate and counter space through long-term lease agreements, the new model more closely resembles traditional practices in Europe and Asia.
Air France flight operations have relocated to the South Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah which is usually operated by Saudi Arabian carriers only.
Air France will bring the Airbus A380 to its Paris Charles de Gaulle–Washington Dulles route on June 6. IAD will be the carrier’s fifth A380 destination and the second A380 destination in the US besides New York JFK. The A380 will allow AF to rationalize its frequencies on the route from the current twice-daily to once daily.
