ACI World

Uncertainty remains in near-term forecast for airport traffic around the world.

Routes World 2022 will bring together over 2,000 decision makers from airlines, airports and destinations around the globe.

The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule in summer 2023.

Eight of the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021 were in the US, data published by ACI World has found, with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson retaking top spot.

ACI World director general Luis Felipe de Oliveira has hit back at claims made by IATA director general Willie Walsh that many airports are “addicted to a ‘spend big and cream it off the customer’ mentality.”

ATL is one of the eight US airports that feature in the list of the globe's top 10 busiest airports.

The US government is extending pandemic relief that allows airlines to cut international flights.

Passenger numbers last year were 59% lower than pre-pandemic levels and airports across the continent remain under 'considerable stress.'

The European Commission will require airlines to use-or-lose more EU airport slots in the 2022 summer.

A report from the trade body says the current framework for airport charges is 'no longer appropriate' for today’s industry.

Passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean is forecast to return to long-run pre-pandemic growth trends—but the lack of harmonization between governments remains a problem.

Guangzhou tops the list as seven Chinese airports make the top 10.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority will allow London Heathrow to raise passenger charges—but not as much as the airport had hoped for. The proposed increase has been branded “outrageous” by airline groups.

Head of ACI World calls for unity after criticism from Willie Walsh on rising airport fees.

IATA’s claims that a rise in airport charges is 'unacceptable behavior' and risks damaging the recovery has been met with a stern rebuke from ACI World.

Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers entering the US.

The European Commission had an unenviable task of trying to please incumbent airlines, airports and opportunistic LCCs when it came to establishing the slot measures for winter flights.

The organization says COVID-19 remains an 'existential crisis' for the world's airports.

With ACI Asia-Pacific welcoming three new members into its fold, we look at their route networks and key statistics.

Airports Council International–North America EVP Matthew Cornelius says the lack of connectivity is “the biggest hole in our business” and “a huge problem that remains unsolved.”

ACI says US has the opportunity to be a leader in the recovery and how to reopen borders.

Airports, governments may not be ready for passengers returning to air travel this summer, ACI Europe warns.

Speaking at Routes Reconnected, Luis Felipe de Oliveira said it is vital that governments around the world step up their support for airports.

Atlanta has lost its crown as the world’s busiest airport as Guangzhou takes top spot.

Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.