Interview: Miami CEO outlines airport’s path to recovery
MIA CEO Lester Sola discusses how the airport can support airlines to recover their networks, the advantage of being a US ‘funnel airport’ and what will drive the return of demand. How badly has the airport been affected by COVID-19? Last year Miami International Airport had a record number of passengers, reaching 46 million. The […]
American Airlines celebró 30 años de liderazgo en Miami
American Airlines celebró el 30 aniversario de su audaz decisión de establecer un hub en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami (MIA). En octubre de 1989, American operaba tan solo 19 vuelos al día a seis ciudades desde MIA. Hoy, la aerolínea opera más de 350 vuelos diarios a cerca de 130 destinos desde su hub […]
México: Crece debate sobre aeropuerto mexicano de Santa Lucía
Si bien los planes para el aeropuerto internacional Felipe Ángeles en la base aérea militar de Santa Lucía en México han sufrido otro golpe legal, el gobierno sigue comprometido a que se inicien las operaciones antes de que termine el mandato del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador en 2024. El lunes, un juez de Edomex […]
MIA surpassed 45 million passengers in 2018 for first time
Miami International Airport passed the 45-million-passenger milestone for the first time ever in 2018, serving nearly one million more travelers than the previous year. The busiest U.S. airport for international freight also set a new record of 2.3 million tons of freight, adding 60,000 tons to the 2017 total. MIA served nearly 21.9 million international […]
MIA bate récord en traslados, movilizó 2,48 millones de pasajeros en 4 semanas
Desde el fin de semana anterior al Día de Navidad hasta el Día de los Reyes Magos el 6 de enero, el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami recibió a 2,48 millones de pasajeros, su número más alto durante el período de viaje de vacaciones de 17 días, y un aumento de 117,000 en comparación con 2017. […]
Nueva alianza entre Amazon Air y el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami
El Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami ahora es parte de las operaciones de vuelo de carga de Amazon Air. La compañía ha lanzado un servicio de carga doble diario en MIA a destinos en todo el EE. UU. Atlas Air Worldwide está operando el nuevo servicio de carga con aviones Boeing 767-300F, e incluye una instalación […]
MIA Welcomes Amazon Air as Company Continues to Expand
Miami International Airport is now part of Amazon Air’s cargo flight operations. The company has launched double-daily freighter service at MIA to destinations across the U.S. The new cargo service is being operated by Atlas Air Worldwide with Boeing 767-300F aircraft, and includes an onsite facility to sort packages bound for their next destination. «I […]
MIA opens first passport clearance facility with facial recognition
Today, officials from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Miami International Airport’s newly renovated Concourse E federal inspection facility for international arrivals. The facility is the first in the country completely dedicated to providing expedited passport screening via facial recognition. The new technology […]
Two MIA pharmaceutical hub partners earn global seals of excellence
Miami International Airport announced that two cargo handlers have received a special designation for transporting pharmaceutical cargo, expanding the airport’s role as a hub for pharmaceutical trade. Worldwide Flight Services and LATAM Cargo achieved the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics certification. IATA created the CEIV […]
MIA ranked the most transit-accessible airport in the U.S.
Miami International Airport has been ranked the most transit-accessible airport in America, according to a study released yesterday by transportation technology firm TransitScreen. MIA received a TransitScreen MobilityScore of 66 (on a scale of one to 100). The study analyzed the 20 busiest U.S. airports in passenger traffic and their access to buses, trains and […]
