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 […]
San Juan’s Airport Is Picking Up Steam
It was a strong comeback for Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in the final quarter of 2018, according to newly-released data from airport operator ASUR. San Juan’s air hub saw a 30.4 percent increase in passenger traffic in the last quarter compared to the same period in the previous year, reflecting the impact […]
US airlines working to add gender options for non-binary passengers when booking trips
Major airlines will soon offer passengers who don’t identify as «male» or «female» more options when booking tickets to travel. The announcement came after an industry trade group, Airlines for America (A4A), and International Air Transport Association members recently approved a new standard to account for non-binary IDs. «U.S. airlines value a culture of diversity […]
US House bill would stop diverting TSA passenger security fees
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced legislation to ensure that revenue collected by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fund its operations will no longer be diverted for non-security uses. The Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act, or the “FASTER Act,” would repeal a requirement that a portion of the […]
Passenger numbers up in 2018, but trade tensions continue to concern
Trade tensions continue to cause uncertainty despite rising numbers in the passenger growth market, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. The latest figures from the IATA year-end results show that demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), increased by 6.5% in 2018. Although the figure was less than the 2017 annual growth of […]
Healthy Passenger Demand Continues in 2018 with Another Record Load Factor
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2018 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by a healthy 6.5% compared to full-year 2017. Although this represented a slowdown compared to the 2017 annual growth of 8.0%, it was another year of above-trend growth. Full year 2018 capacity climbed […]
TAP reports 11.3% traffic growth on African routes in 2018
TAP Air Portugal carried 15.8 million passengers in 2018, up 10.4% from the previous year, with European routes outside Portugal accounting for the bulk of the increase, the airline reported. The airline carried 9.6 million passengers on European routes, excluding Portugal, in 2018—a 10.7% year-over-year (YOY) increase. Full-year passenger traffic was up 9.6% to 38 […]
MIA surpassed 45 million passengers in 2018 for first time
Miami International Airport passed the 45-million-passenger milestone for the first time ever in 2018, serving nearly one million more travelers than the previous year. The busiest U.S. airport for international freight also set a new record of 2.3 million tons of freight, adding 60,000 tons to the 2017 total. MIA served nearly 21.9 million international […]
Martinique’s Airport Seeing Strong Growth
Traffic reports for Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport show increased traffic for the island, according to newly released data. The airport saw a rise in traffic of 5.51 percent for November 2018 over November 2017, bringing the number of passengers transported since the beginning of the year to 1,783,431. For the month of November, the France […]
