Australian airport begins passport-free biometric check-in trials
Qantas passengers who travel through Sydney Airport will be among the first groups of travelers to use facial recognition in automated check-ins, bag drop, lounge access and plane boarding. The system will ultimately allow officials to process travelers quicker. Early trials which provide a glimpse into a seamless, passport-free future are currently underway, but their […]
Spokane International Airport adds TSA pre-check lane to expedite travel
Getting through airport security at Spokane International just got faster, but only if you’re a member of the TSA’s pre-check program. There are now two TSA pre-check lanes and four regular lanes in the airport’s A-B concourse. The lane was added because summer travel is at the highest level ever. TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers says […]
IATA Urges To Enhance Caribbean Aviation
The association called on governments and other aviation stakeholders in the Caribbean region to work together to maximize the benefits of connectivity The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments and other aviation stakeholders in the Caribbean region to work together to maximize the benefits of aviation connectivity. «Aviation is essential to support tourism […]
SLC International Airport in top 10% globally for on-time performance, one of only six in U.S.
Salt Lake City International Airport has got the punctuality thing down, it seems. It is one of only six U.S. airports "” and the busiest among them "” to earn a top five-star rating for on-time performance over the past year. The airport saw 86.5 percent of its departures and arrivals occur within 15 minutes […]
Bali"™s International Airport Closed after Mount Agung Spews Volcanic Ash
The Ngurah Rai International airport on the island of Bali was closed early Friday, after the Agung volcano erupted, emitting an ash cloud around 2,000 meters high. Dozens of domestic and international flights in and out of the airport were cancelled or delayed and passengers stranded at the airport. "Ngurah Rai International Airport is closed […]
En el 2018, Bus Airport Express Lima proyecta trasladar a más de 200 mil pasajeros hacia y desde "Jorge Chávez"
Con el objetivo de ampliar la oferta de servicios de transporte y pensando en el bienestar y seguridad de los usuarios, Lima Airport Partners (LAP) anunció que la empresa Airport Express Lima, que brinda el servicio de bus hacia y desde el Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez (AIJCh), proyecta trasladar a más de 200 mil pasajeros […]
Heathrow gets go-ahead to become world’s biggest airport
A century after it opened as a simple grass runway in a village west of London, Heathrow could be transformed into the world’s biggest airport following a controversial decision by British lawmakers. Construction of a third runway — one which would extend over the country’s busiest freeway — was approved in a parliamentary vote that […]
US plan to fully implement biometric scans at Orlando renew privacy fears
A joint plan by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Florida"™s Orlando International Airport (MCO) to accelerate deployment of biometric facial recognition scans on every passenger arriving or departing on international flights at the airport is reviving privacy concerns. Orlando would be the first US airport to fully implement the procedures, although a completion […]
IATA and ACI see scope for airport charges arbitrator
IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac and Airports Council International (ACI) DG Angela Gittens see potential for independent oversight of airport charge disputes and for airports to have greater involvement in slot allocations. Speaking at the ACI Europe and World General Assembly in Brussels on June 20, de Juniac and Gittens agreed that regulation "infantilize" both […]
Vancouver airport begins international terminal expansion
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has started the next phase of a multi-year capital improvement program that includes a much-needed expansion of its Pier D international terminal. The terminal expansion"”the airport"™s largest in more than two decade"”will add four new gates and four remote stands configured to support aircraft up through the Airbus A380. YVR executives […]
