United Airlines to cease transatlantic service from Shannon Airport
UNITED Airlines is to cease its transatlantic flight from Shannon Airport to Chicago"™s O"™Hare, it has been confirmed. The airline, which recently announced the suspension of its service from the airport to Newark, will cease the Chicago service in 2018 despite Shannon"™s "best effort" to convince it otherwise. The seasonal summer service was launched in […]
Airlines Returning to Saint Martin in October
After being ravaged by Hurricane Irma, the famous Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of Saint Martin is scheduled to reopen later this month. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced it will be resuming service to the island on October 29, but the carrier will be lowering the number of flights from four a week […]
Passengers at Dubai airports to pay excise tax
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) confirmed on Monday that both departing and arriving passengers at Dubai"™s airports will pay an excise tax on carbonated drinks and energy drinks in line with the UAE"™s implementation of the tax. Just like the rest of the country, passengers at Dubai"™s airports will pay a tax of 50 per cent […]
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport resumes flights after ‘temporarily’ suspending them following shooting
Las Vega"™ McCarran International Airport resumed ‘limited’ flights Monday after it "temporarily halted" the flights following the gunfire near the Mandalay Bay casino during a country music festival that killed at least 2 people and left two dozen injured. McCarran Airport first advised its passengers that some flights "will be affected" and said delays are […]
American Airlines terá hangar de US$ 100 milhões em Cumbica
A American Airlines vai construir no Brasil seu primeiro centro de manutenção fora dos Estados Unidos. A aérea americana fechou parceria com a GRU Airport, operadora do Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo, em Guarulhos, para a construção de uma megaestrutura de cerca de 36 mil metros quadrados, que ocupará a antiga planta da Vasp. Com […]
Curaçao Airport focuses on non-aero revenues with Concessionaire Analyzer+
Curacao Airport Partners NV (CAP), operators of Curaçao International Airport, have chosen the Concessionaire Analyzer+ (CA+) software solution to assist in improving the management of its non-aeronautical sector. The solution will focus on automating the collection of detailed sales data from concessions, whilst providing a centralised platform for contracts management, as well as facilities for […]
Passenger Airport Charges Double in 10 Years: Tighter Regulation Needed
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) calls on the European Union to significantly strengthen economic regulation of major European airport monopolies by focusing on the interests of passengers. Enforcing greater cost-efficiency at Europe"™s airports will feed through into cheaper air fares, stimulate travel and enhance European competitiveness. In turn, this will support jobs and grow […]
Frontier Airlines adds nonstops from CHS to Chicago, Philadelphia
Frontier Airlines will fly nonstop next year between Charleston and Chicago and between Charleston and Philadelphia. The low-fare carrier plans to fly between Charleston International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport as of February, and to and from Chicago O"™Hare International Airport beginning in May. The airline said in July that it will begin its Charleston […]
American Airlines CEO says airlines, airports ‘not going to agree’ on higher ticket fees
Airlines and airports are split over whether to raise passenger fees to fund airport improvements, a divide that American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said Tuesday he doesn’t see going away. «It’s something we’re just not going to agree on,» Parker said at a meeting of airport operators and suppliers. «We’re opposed; we’re going to remain […]
Thousands stuck in New Zealand after digger punctures airport fuel pipe
New Zealand has been hit by a severe shortage of jet fuel, with thousands of domestic and international passengers stranded after a digger struck the sole supply pipe in Auckland, the country"™s biggest city. Flights have been affected, with airlines told to fill plane tanks to capacity at other airports before flying to Auckland, and […]
