U.S. airlines gain final approval to drop services to 75 domestic airports
Fifteen U.S. airlines were granted final government approval on Wednesday to temporarily halt service to 75 domestic airports as travel demand has been crushed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Transportation Department said all airports would continue to be served by at least one air carrier. Despite some objections to a tentative list made […]
Aerodom: airlines will operate in the DR “as soon as possible”
Álvaro Leite, commercial director of Dominican Airports Siglo XXI ( Aerodom ), said that he hopes that the country’s borders will be reopened so that the airlines restart their operations in the airports operated by the company with a lower initial offer that will grow to adapt to demand over the course of the next […]
ACI World data reveals the turning point of the COVID-19 pandemic
Airports Council International (ACI) World reports that global passenger traffic declined by -55.9% year-over-year by the end of March as a result of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. This followed a drop of -10.7% in February. Global passenger traffic experienced an overall drop of -22.7% for the first quarter of 2020. The 12-month rolling average for […]
Joint industry position on the restart of aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Over the past weeks, Airports Council International (ACI-LAC) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have come together to secure alignment between airlines and airports, with the aim of jointly engaging and supporting institutional stakeholders in the challenging endeavor of restarting the aviation industry. The proposed layered approach of measures across the entire passenger journey […]
Azul introduces new boarding queue system to speed up boarding by 25%
Azul, via its official Facebook account, announced (25-May-2020) the launch of «Blue Carpet» at Curitiba Afonso Pena Airport. Blue Carpet is Azul’s new boarding method using Pacer Tecnologia’s WaveMaker image projectors at airport departure gates. Boarding order is in waves, with passengers’ seat numbers being projected on to the airport’s floor. Passengers stand on their […]
ACI World issues new guidance for airport industry restart and recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published comprehensive guidance for airports as they prepare to restart operations to assist them in sustaining a business recovery in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a systemic crisis resulting in unprecedented disruption to global air transport. ACI World estimates that, in 2020, […]
EASA/ECDC Guidelines Welcomed – Essential that European States Adopt Harmonized Measures
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the release by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) of the COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol guidelines for the safe restart of air transport in Europe. The EASA and ECDC guidelines are aligned with recommendations provided by both […]
ACI and IATA Outline Roadmap for Aviation Industry Restart
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called on governments to ensure any new measures introduced for airports and airlines in the wake of COVID-19 are supported by scientific evidence and are consistent across the world. The aviation sector has been brought to a standstill and a balanced and […]
Delta-designed airport lobby and gate safety barriers on the way
To add another layer of safety at airports for Delta customers and our people, Delta turned to its Delta Flight Products subsidiary to design and manufacture a custom plexiglass safety barrier especially for airport check-in lobbies, departure gates and Delta Sky Club counters. The Delta Flight Products team quickly created a thoughtful design, worked with […]
ACI reveals top 20 airports for passenger traffic, cargo, and aircraft movements
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed its preliminary world airport traffic rankings covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for 2019 combined with a glimpse of 2020 data which shows the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on airports in the first quarter. Passenger traffic at the world’s top 20 busiest airports grew by […]
