Restrictions Reversed On Rio De Janeiro – Santos Dumont Limits

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Council has overturned the 2024 restriction on Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), which planned to limit the routes available to a maximum distance of 400 kilometers (248.5 miles), heavily impacting the connectivity of this airport located in the city’s downtown. Decision overturned The Civil Aviation Council revoked a resolution […]

SITA revolutionizes the check-in experience at Seymour Airport

Expanding its two-decade long partnership with leading global private airport operator Corporación América Airports S. A. (CASA), SITA is bringing innovative, frictionless check-in processes to a key CASA airport: Seymour Galápagos Ecological Airport (GPS) serving the island of Baltra in Ecuador. In a first for the region, GPS will introduce SITA FlexBox at the Baltra […]

Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport Sees 39 Million Passengers By Year-End

El Dorado International Airport in Colombia’s capital Bogota expects to hit the milestone of around 39 million passengers by the end of the year as its post-COVID recovery continues, Stephane Marcoux, the airport’s aviation marketing director, told a session at Routes World in Istanbul. “The worst, hopefully, is behind us,” Marcoux said, adding, “The words […]

IATA Says Bogota Capacity Can Increase By 47%

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has presented a study determining the current effective capacity of Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport (BOG) could have a 47% increase in capacity if authorities were to implement a set of 23 measures, including optimizing processing times in terminals, improving the efficient use of parallel runways, and more. El […]

Tampa Targets Transatlantic, Latin America Service

Tampa International Airport (TPA) has expanded its network to reach 98 destinations in 2023, a notable increase from the 89 destinations in 2019. During this period, the airport has managed to boost its traffic levels by approximately 10%. Internationally, TPA celebrated the arrival of Virgin Atlantic in November 2022, introducing the airport’s first-ever scheduled nonstop […]

San Diego International Airport Wins 2023 ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Award

San Diego International Airport (SAN) has been selected as the 2023 Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) Environmental Achievement Award winner in the Mitigation Award Category. Earlier this year, SAN introduced renewable diesel for all non-road diesel vehicles and equipment on the airside. The judging panel praised the program, saying it was an effective […]

GTAA, Air Transat and Autism Ontario host first airport familiarization tour for autistic individuals and their families

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority partnered with Air Transat and Autism Ontario to host its first annual “Ready, Set, Fly…with YYZ” experience, a unique, immersive, and welcoming airport travel familiarization tour for families with neurodivergent needs. Amidst lots of laughter and smiles, about 100 people were welcomed at Toronto Pearson on Sunday for a chance […]

United Opens Two New Clubs in Denver, Including Its Largest Club in the World

United announced the opening of its largest United Club at Denver International Airport. This new, 35,000 sq.-ft. club is located in the B Concourse, providing a modern take on the United Club experience with a new feature bar offering beer flight boards to taste a seasonal rotation of premium local and craft beers. This club […]

WFS invests in a fifth, new-build cargo terminal in Madrid to provide growth capacity

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of The SATS Group, is to open a fifth cargo handling terminal at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport to provide additional growth capacity and secure its position as Madrid’s largest independent handling provider. Construction of the new 6,500m₂ terminal has now commenced and WFS aims to begin operations from the […]