ACI World Annual General Assembly urges global climate change effort
In a resolution, the Airports Council International (ACI) World Annual General Assembly has emphasized that climate change, adaptation, and resilience should be included in airport recovery plans and remain key issues for the sector despite the pandemic. Climate change is a global challenge that requires worldwide collaboration and action. ACI World recognizes the unprecedented impact […]
ACI World Annual General Assembly resolution supports industry recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World Annual General Assembly has published a resolution pledging support for the industry in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aviation is major catalyst in supporting growth in other industries and is essential to the social and economic welfare across the world; it will be a key driver of the global economic […]
Aviation needs ‘unprecedented collaboration’ to survive COVID
Airports, airlines and the wider industry must collaborate more closely than ever before to survive the threat posed by COVID-19, according to Huntley Lawrence. Lawrence, aviation director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the “unprecedented events” seen so far since the virus emerged must be matched by “unprecedented collaboration” between […]
ACI Global Traveller Survey reveals half want to travel again soon
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published its ASQ Global Traveller Survey which reveals half of those surveyed want to travel again soon which can be attributed to a strong level of confidence in the environment safety provided by airports and airlines. The survey found that 48% of travellers considered themselves likely to travel […]
Summer traffic review shows international market remains virtually non-existent
New Airports Council International (ACI) World data shows the COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a dramatic impact on global passenger traffic during the ordinarily busy Northern Hemisphere summer peak. Global passenger traffic declined by -75.1% in July and -69.4% in August compared to the corresponding months in 2019. The improvement in passenger traffic volumes from […]
Salt Lake City International opens second new concourse in two months
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) moved ahead with the opening of the latest portion of its $4.1 billion expansion project, a new concourse that will house 21 gates serving seven airlines. The Utah airport that serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines, which last month started operations as the sole tenant out of […]
COVID-19 Testing Facility Coming to Boston Logan Airport
A new COVID-19 testing facility at Logan International Airport in Boston will be opened and fully operational by mid-November. MarketPlace Logan announced on Thursday that XpresSpa Group’s new XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility would be coming to the International Arrival area in Terminal E (pre-security) as a modular constructed facility. The coronavirus testing facility is expected […]
El Salvador Airport targets cargo with new terminal
El Salvador Airport has awarded German airport management firm Munich Airport International (MAI) and construction company EMCO a concession to develop and operate a new cargo terminal at the hub. The concession is expected to start this year and will last for 40 years. While a new terminal will eventually be built, the first 15 […]
TSA Screens Highest Number of Passengers Since April
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 984,354 passengers at airports on October 11, marking the highest number since April 14. The nearly one-million travelers marks the fifth time in October that TSA agents screened more than 900,000 passengers in a day and is a stark difference from the 87,534 travelers that passed through security on […]
American Airlines Plans Move to Beijing Daxing International Airport in March 2021
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is moving flights to the biggest airport in the world: the new Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) when service returns from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) on March 27, 2021. Flights will operate on a Boeing 787-8 and will be available for purchase on Monday, Oct. 12. “Moving to Daxing International […]
