Delta expands optional facial recognition boarding to new airports, more customers
Over the next month, Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) will install optional facial recognition boarding at ATL Concourse E, MSP and SLC – expanding the technology to 49 new gates and […]
Jamaica’s Airports Are Adding More Immigration Kiosks
Jamaica is looking to reduce waiting time for travelers at its two main airports in Montego Bay and Kingston. The country’s government is planning to add more automated border-crossing kiosks to both Sangster and Norman Manley airports, according to Jamaica National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang. “This will contribute to an overall improvement in services […]
Aena and IATA to collaborate to streamline processes
Airport operator Aena and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to streamline operational processes at airports and to share information on technological innovation. The agreement was signed by Rafael Schvartzman, IATA vice president for Europe, and Maurici Lucena, president and director of Aena, on June 20. Under its terms, the two […]
Ryanair opens second French base
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has opened its second base in France, at Bordeaux; it already has one at Marseilles. The carrier intends to station three Boeing 737-800s at the southwest French airport, from which it will serve 37 routes in 14 countries with up to 86 weekly flights. The airline anticipates the new arrangement will bring […]
YVR Airport ranked one of North America’s top 10 global gateways
When it comes to its significance as an international gateway in North America, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is aligned with Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and just behind Chicago O’Hare International Airport. A new report by OAG, a global travel data analysis firm, ranked both YVR and IAH in a ninth-place tie in the […]
Heathrow invests more than $63 million to upgrade security equipment
London Heathrow is investing £50 million ($63.5 million) in security-screening upgrades, meaning passengers will no longer be required to remove their liquids and laptops from their hand luggage. The UK hub has been trialing computed tomography (CT) scanners since 2017, in partnership with the UK government Department for Transport. “Heathrow is beginning a program to […]
American Airlines Is Expanding Its St Vincent Flights
In an important sign of confidence in the destination from the world’s biggest airline, St Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting another weekly flight on American Airlines. Beginning Dec. 18, American Airlines will be launching a second weekly flight between Miami International Airport and St Vincent’s Argyle International Airport, according to Cathy-Ann Joseph, American […]
Terminal 3 at Mexico City not enough to relieve saturation, airlines warn
Construction of a third terminal at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) won’t be enough to solve its severe saturation problem, according to the chief of a regional airlines association. “New infrastructure is always positive but there are several problems at the AICM,” said Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director of the Latin American and Caribbean […]
Delta upgrades Boston to hub status on strong growth
Boston Logan International airport is Delta Air Lines newest hub, in a rare growth move by a US network carrier establishing a new connecting complex. «We’ve been making significant investments in Boston this year… this has really enabled us to graduate Boston from what we consider a focus city to our newest coastal hub,» says […]
American Airlines Is Expanding Its Flights to St Kitts
St Kitts is in the midst of an airlift boom, and now the world’s largest airline is adding another new flight to the destination. American Airlines will launch a second weekly nonstop flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to St. Kitts on Wednesdays, Caribbean Journal has learned. This new flight will complement […]
