TSA Reports Single-Day High in Passenger Screenings Since COVID-19 Began
The Transportation Security Administration reported that it screened 831,789 passengers at airports across the country on Sunday, August 9 – the highest single-day total since the coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent travel restrictions, began devastating the airline industry back in March. It’s still not anywhere close to the number of fliers from last year. In fact, […]
Cancun Travel on Rise as Airport Hosts Record Flights Since COVID-19 Outbreak
Officials from Cancun International Airport announced it hosted the highest number of arriving and departing flights this weekend since the coronavirus outbreak shut down travel in March. According to The Riviera Maya News, airport managing company Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) said the Cancun airport hosted 639 flights this weekend, including 199 flights on Friday […]
Heathrow pleads for testing regime to boost traffic
Heathrow Airport saw an 88 per cent decline in passenger numbers in July when compared to last year, with just 860,000 people passing through. However, even this low figure reflects a slight uptick on the figures from earlier in the year, driven by government efforts to open travel corridors from July 4th. More than half […]
TSA Adding New Security Barriers at Priority Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a new contract to a small business in California to build safety barriers for security checkpoints at select airports around the United States. TSA officials are working with Lavi Industries of Valencia, California, on acrylic barriers and associated equipment for installation at security checkpoints throughout 37 priority airports […]
Recovery Delayed as International Travel Remains Locked Down
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. In the base case scenario: Global passenger traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected. The recovery in […]
Bahamas closes borders to United States travellers
The Bahamas will to close its borders to international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers from the United States. The move, confirmed by prime minister Hubert Minnis earlier, follows the continued increase in Covid-19 cases in a number of states. Jamaica announced it would impose new restrictions on US travellers earlier. The Bahamas order […]
ACI introduces new Airport Service Quality questions related to COVID-19
Airports Council International (ACI) World has introduced new assessments on health and safety into its world-renowned Airport Service Quality Departures Survey in the wake of COVID-19. ACI’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme is a global benchmarking programme measuring passengers’ satisfaction whilst they are travelling through an airport. ASQ works with 400 airports worldwide to help […]
Traveler Survey Reveals COVID-19 Concerns
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released public opinion research showing the willingness to travel being tempered by concerns over the risks of catching COVID-19 during air travel. The industry’s re-start plans address passenger’s main concerns. Concerns for Travel During COVID-19 Travelers are taking precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19 with 77% saying that they […]
ACI World data shows dramatic impact of COVID-19 on airports
Airports Council International (ACI) World data has revealed that global passenger traffic declined by an unprecedented -94.4% year-over-year in April as a result of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. This followed an already dramatic drop of -55.9% in March, representing the worst decline of global passenger numbers in the history of the aviation industry. Global passenger […]
May Passenger Demand Shows Slight Improvement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in May (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), dropped 91.3% compared to May 2019. This was a mild uptick from the 94% annual decline recorded in April 2020. The improvement was driven by recovery in some domestic markets, most notably China. “May was not […]
