Chetumal airport terminal expansion to add 2,500 square meters
The Chetumal International Airport terminal will be expanded this year to meet the needs of an increasing number of passengers. Airport operator Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation, announced a competitive tendering process for companies interested in adding almost 2,500 square meters of space to the terminal in the Quintana Roo capital. […]
New process for review and authorization of air carrier joint ventures now in place
Canadians rely on an aviation sector with diverse international travel offerings for both business and leisure travel. Growing Canada’s international air transportation networks allows airlines to provide passengers and businesses with greater connectivity, to grow their businesses and compete globally. The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced that effective today, the Minister of Transport […]
VINCI Airports reportes Q4 and FY 2018 traffic
VINCI Airports’ network handled close to 48 million passengers in Q4 2018 (7.2% more than in Q4 2017 on a like-for-like network base) and a total of 195.2 million passengers in FY 2018 (6.8% more than in 2017). Europe Traffic at the 10 assets operated by VINCI Airports in Portugal rose 6.2% to 12.4 million […]
Passenger Demand Moderates in February: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February 2019 showing total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to February 2018. This was the slowest rate of growth in more than a year but still in line with long-term demand trends. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
Funding and Reforms for Screening a Positive Move for Air Travellers
Canada’s airports today welcomed the Government of Canada’s commitment in Budget 2019 to invest in improving security screening at Canada’s airports for the coming government fiscal year, and looks forward to discussions with government on a new corporate structure for CATSA. Canada’s airports have sought permanent structural changes to how the Canadian Air Transport Security […]
LATAM Airlines’ (LTM) Load Factor Decreases in February
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. reported mixed traffic figures for February. Although traffic increased substantially on strong travel demand, load factor declined as capacity expansion surpassed traffic growth. Consolidated traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) came in at 10.12 billion, up 4.9% from the year-ago figure. On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available […]
JetBlue Off to Strong Start in 2019
JetBlue is off to a surging start so far in 2019, according to the New York City-based carrier’s latest numbers. The company reported 3.913 billion revenue passenger miles in February, a 6 percent traffic surge compared to February 2018. That came on a capacity increase of 7.5 percent. Load factor was 81.5 percent, which represented […]
Corporación América Airports S.A. Reports 5.5% YoY Increase in Total Passenger Traffic in February 2019
Corporación América Airports S.A. (NYSE:CAAP), («CAAP» or the «Company») the largest private sector airport perator in the world by number of airports, reported today preliminary year-over-year passenger traffic growth of 5.5% in February 2019. Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights Statistics Feb’19 Feb’18 % Var. YTD’19 YTD’18 % Var Domestic Passengers (thousands) 3,584 […]
United’s Testing a New Program That Could Save Late Passengers From Missing Their Flights
The disappointment that comes when you run through the airport only to realize you missed your connecting flight by a matter of minutes can be painful. And it might not seem rational – especially if there are other passengers and checked bags involved. The reason behind strict gate closures is to obtain high “D-0” (D-zero) […]
Cooperation Key to Keeping Aviation Secure Amid Evolving Threats and Doubling Passenger Demand: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on industry and governments to work together more closely to keep aviation secure in the face of evolving security threats and the forecast doubling of passenger demand to reach 8.2 billion by 2037. “Flying is secure. But keeping it that way is not an easy task. Threats are […]
