Three million passengers as Melbourne Airport eyes full international recovery
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Three million passengers as Melbourne Airport (MEL) eyes full international recovery Melbourne Airport is on track to become the first Australian airport to exceed pre-pandemic levels of international capacity, with airlines set to add thousands of extra seats. From next week, Singapore Airlines will increase its Melbourne service to five times a day, giving Melbourne Airport the airline’s highest year-round frequency of any Australian port. In December Melbourne Airport will welcome the start of Air India’s historic direct flights to Mumbai, the return of Aircalin from Noumea, an...
Schiphol's response to the suspension of the Experimental Ruling
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Schiphol's response to the suspension of the Experimental Ruling The Dutch government is suspending the Experimental Ruling. Schiphol is disappointed by the recent developments, as local residents are getting the short end of the stick. Reducing the number of flights is not a goal in itself for us, but the Experimental Ruling did provide clarity and certainty for local residents. Moreover, according to Schiphol, falling back on 'anticipatory enforcement' leads to more uncertainty, including for the aviation sector itself. It is time that hindrance for local residents is noticeably...
Manchester Airport beats pre-pandemic passenger numbers
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Manchester Airport beats pre-pandemic passenger numbers · Manchester airport served 2.6million passengers in October 2023, compared to 2.5m passengers in October 2019, before the pandemic · 99.3% of October passengers pass through security in under 15 minutes · Managing director looks ahead to an exciting period ahead for the airport More than 2.6m passengers flew through Manchester Airport in October 2023, marking the first time it has overtaken pre-pandemic volumes. The figures cement Manchester Airport’s status as the UK’s global gateway in the North and show the...
Passenger numbers soaring at East Midlands Airport
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Passenger numbers soaring at East Midlands Airport East Midlands Airport has soared above the 3m passenger mark – with 500,000 more people flying through its terminal than last year bringing totals close to pre-pandemic levels. Figures released today show 413,259 travelled through EMA in October, nearly 60,000 more than the same month in 2022. That represented a 20.4% annual increase and pushed the total number for the year so far to 3,096,712. Last month’s figures meant EMA handled 98% of pre-pandemic volumes and set it on course to break through the 4m passenger barrier by March...
daa's Sustainability Credentials See It Welcomed Into UN Initiative
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daa's Sustainability Credentials See It Welcomed Into UN Initiative daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, has signed up to the United Nations Global Compact Initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. daa is one of the first 60 Irish organisations to join the global network of thousands of companies committed to taking responsible business action. The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the...
Condé Nast readers vote LLA 'Best UK Airport'
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Condé Nast readers vote LLA 'Best UK Airport' London Luton Airport (LLA) has been named as the UK’s best airport by readers of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveller magazine. The Readers’ Choice Awards launched in 1998 and are regarded as one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in the travel industry, providing readers with an opportunity to celebrate the world’s best hotels, resorts, countries, cities, islands, airlines, airports and cruises. Nominations are marked on various criteria, including service, food and atmosphere, with more than 240,000 people worldwide sharing their...
Pegasus Airlines is launching three-times-a-week route between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Istanbul
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Pegasus Airlines is launching a three-times-a-week route between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is to start flying three times a week between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), with one-way fares from Birmingham Airport starting at £39.99. From December 21 Pegasus will offer the flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Pegasus serves more than 130 destinations in 49 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe from its SAW hub. Nick Barton, CEO of BHX...
More than 770,000 passengers use Malta Airport during October
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October brings more than 770,000 passengers through Malta International Airport’s doors October traffic registers a 9.6 per cent increase over 2019 levels At 84.7 per cent, the seat load factor remained high 7.8 million passengers expected by the end of 2023 October marked the end of summer for the aviation industry and brought 771,253 passengers through Malta International Airport’s doors. This total represents an increase of 9.6 per cent over 2019 figures. In parallel, seat capacity saw an increase of 6.4 per cent. Despite this increase in the seats available on flights, strong...
TUI takes off to Sal, Cape Verde, for the first time from Newcastle International Airport
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TUI takes off to Sal, Cape Verde, for the first time from Newcastle International Airport Yesterday marked the beginning of the leading global travel and leisure company’s new year-round service to this popular beach destination. Cape Verde is an African country renowned for its Caribbean characteristics, with white-sand beaches, turquoise blue ocean and brightly coloured villages. Located off the west African coast, Sal is the most popular island in the Cape Verde archipelago, and its geographical location makes it the perfect escape for holidaymakers looking to relax in a sunnier...
easyJet flights from Bristol to Malta return for summer 2024
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easyJet flights from Bristol to Malta return for summer 2024 easyJet has put new flights on today from Bristol to Malta First flights will take off from 3 April 2024 and operate throughout the summer season Seats are now on sale on easyJet.com and via the mobile app with fares starting from £52.99* Brand new package holidays available on the new route with easyJet holidays easyJet has today announced that a route from Bristol to Malta will return for next summer. The new service will operate twice weekly from 3rd April 2024, offering customers even more choice for their summer holidays...
Singapore Airlines goes 5 daily from Sydney
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Singapore Airlines goes 5 daily from Sydney Singapore Airlines announces permanent 5th daily return service from Sydney Airport From October 2024, an extra daily service will be added to the Northern Winter schedule With more than 12,000 seats a week, Sydney Airport will be the largest port for the airline outside its homebase, Singapore In a major boost for Australian travellers, Singapore Airlines has announced it will be offering a permanent fifth daily service from Sydney Airport. Starting on October 27, 2024, the airline will add a new 6:45AM daily flight to its Singapore...
Return of Sichuan Airlines to Sydney marks full recovery of 8 Chinese carriers
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Return of Sichuan Airlines to Sydney marks full recovery of 8 Chinese carriers Sichuan Airlines returns to Sydney Airport after an almost forty-five month break All 8 Chinese airlines that flew through Sydney pre-Covid have now returned Seat capacity from Sydney Airport to mainland China will be 86% recovered in November compared to pre-Covid Sydney Airport has welcomed back Sichuan Airlines, with flight 3U3883 from Chengdu touching down this afternoon. The airline’s inaugural flight into Sydney Airport was in December 2013, with services pausing from early February 2020, when Covid...
Halfway there: the story so far of Birmingham airports security hall build
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Halfway there: the story so far of Birmingham airports security hall build Exclusive footage was released today showing the ongoing construction of Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s £50m new security hall. Time-lapse video conveys the scale and complexity of the project to transform the Midlands transport hub. This is just one of the upgrades in BHX’s £300m capital investment programme, which will take it from a 12m-customer-a-year airport today to one serving 18m customers a year by 2033. Work on the new security hall has made significant progress since April, with the state-of-the-art...
Local good causes to receive more than £16,000 of project funding from Manchester Airport
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Local good causes to receive more than £16,000 of project funding from Manchester Airport • Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund donates up to £3,000 per initiative to charities and community groups in neighbouring areas • Beneficiaries of the latest round of funding include sports clubs, food banks and an initiative supporting adults who are learning to read • For more information or to apply for a grant see: www.manchesterairport.co.uk/community. Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund has pledged to donate more than £16,000 to a variety of...
Bristol Airport Invests £3.5m in Air Traffic Control Tower
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Bristol Airport Invests £3.5m in Air Traffic Control Tower Bristol Airport has commenced work on a comprehensive six-month refurbishment of the Air Traffic Control Tower and is investing over £3.5m to improve and enhance the 20-year-old facility. The Tower will undergo extensive renovations, improving the overall aesthetics and functionality of the building whilst meeting the latest building standards and regulations. It will incorporate environmentally friendly elements such as energy-efficient lighting, heating and cooling system reducing the building’s carbon footprint. The project...
Ryanair announces 1 new aircraft, 2 new routes & 30 new jobs at Bristol for Winter 23/24
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Ryanair announces 1 new aircraft, 2 new routes & 30 new jobs at Bristol for Winter 23/24 Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today announced its Winter 23/24 schedule for Bristol with 25 routes, including 2 new Porto and Venice routes, making for perfect winter sun and weekend city breaks. Ryanair will also operate even more frequencies on another 10 routes to popular winter sun destinations, such as Alicante, Budapest, Lanzarote, Malaga, and Sofia. Ryanair will base 1 new aircraft at Bristol Airport for winter 23/24, bringing its total Bristol-based fleet to 5, representing a $500m...
London Gatwick grows food and beverage offer as airport announces newest openings
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London Gatwick grows food and beverage offer as airport announces newest openings Black Sheep Coffee and Krispy Kreme will be opening stores at London Gatwick before Christmas Giraffe World Kitchen will be extending its South Terminal restaurant and serving breakfast, brunch and world plates in new-look menu Brewdog will also open in the North Terminal in December, while Greggs, The Breakfast Club and Vagabond Bar & Kitchen opened earlier this year London Gatwick is set to welcome its first Black Sheep Coffee and Krispy Kreme stores before Christmas, with new outlets opening across...
Heathrow delivers strong summer with eyes on future
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Heathrow delivers strong summer with eyes on future - Results for nine months ended 30 Sept 2023 Heathrow is back at its best after a super summer - Our colleagues welcomed 29 million passengers this summer, taking the total for the first nine months of the year to 59 million. Passenger satisfaction levels have continued to exceed 2022 levels. Britain's hub "the most connected airport” globally - Britain's hub airport reclaimed the crown as "the most connected airport in the world", providing a boost to the country's growth potential and prosperity. With connections to over 214...
JetBlue Announces Seasonal Flights to Dublin and Edinburgh on Sale Today
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JetBlue Announces Seasonal Flights to Dublin and Edinburgh on Sale Today JetBlue Will Also Launch its Highly Anticipated Service from Boston to Paris and Add Second Paris Flight from New York’s JFK To Celebrate Launches, Limited Roundtrip Fares Starting at $1,999, $2,499, £1,499, €1,499 and €1,999 in Mint and $399, $599, £399, and €399 in Core Available NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced entrance to two new transatlantic destinations – Dublin and Edinburgh – with flights available on sale starting today. Daily seasonal service from New York’s John F...
New flights to New York with JetBlue from Edinburgh
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New flights to New York with JetBlue from Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport will welcome JetBlue to Scotland in 2024 as the airline launches its first ever Scottish route to New York. The airline will run a summer service from EDI to New York JFK from May to September 2024, marking the first time it has ever operated in Scotland. Flights will depart daily on an Airbus A321neo, giving passengers even more opportunity to see the bright lights of the Big Apple. The addition of this route further enhances connectivity to North America out of Scotland’s busiest airport after a strong 2023 where...
Dublin Airport Aiming To Get More Passengers To Travel By Bus
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Dublin Airport Aiming To Get More Passengers To Travel By Bus Dublin Airport is targeting an increase in the number of passengers travelling to and from the airport by bus over the coming years. The airport is seeking expressions of interest from bus operators who would like to operate scheduled bus services from the various bus stops outside the two terminals from Spring 2024 onwards. The licences on offer will start from March 1, 2024 for a period of three years, with an option to be extended for an additional two years. In the tender documents issued this week, Dublin Airport says...
Busy September for Malta International Airport as traffic totals more than 812,000 passenger movements
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Busy September for Malta International Airport as traffic totals more than 812,000 passenger movements September is the third consecutive month with more than 800,000 passenger movements Strong travel demand reflected in the monthly seat load factor of 89.2 per cent Malta International Airport publishes its flight schedule for winter (November 23 to March 24) September was the third consecutive month during which Malta International Airport saw more than 800,000 passengers. Traffic for September totalled 812,176 passenger movements, translating into an increase of 6.5 per cent over...
Heathrow’s new CEO plans stronger hub for UK
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Heathrow’s new CEO plans stronger hub for UK Thomas Woldbye has officially taken over as Heathrow CEO His arrival marks a new chapter for Heathrow that will push innovation in passenger service, sustainability and growth at the airport over the next decade He is spending his first day meeting colleagues across the airport seeing first-hand what goes into making Britain’s hub one of the top 10 airports globally Thomas Woldbye has officially taken the helm of the UK’s hub airport this morning following the departure of former CEO John Holland-Kaye. As a champion of passenger service...
Sydney Airport Traffic Performance September 2023
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Sydney Airport Traffic Performance September 2023 A total of 3.37 million passengers passed through Sydney Airport in September 2023, representing a 92.3% recovery compared to pre-pandemic September 2019 and the strongest post-Covid traffic recovery rate to date. Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal saw 1.27 million passengers pass through in September, a 93.1% recovery compared to September 2019. Domestic passenger traffic was 91.7% recovered, with 2.10 million passengers coming through the T2 and T3 domestic terminals. Aussies flock overseas as Chinese visitor numbers continue...

Newcastle International named ‘Airport of the Year’ at the prestigious Routes World Conference

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Newcastle International named ‘Airport of the Year’ at the prestigious Routes World Conference Newcastle International Airport has been awarded global ‘Airport of the Year’ in the less than five million passengers category at this year's prestigious Routes World Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Nominated and voted for by airlines across the globe, Newcastle International Airport was the only UK Airport to be nominated across any of the categories and was recognised for airline engagement, operational delivery and providing comprehensive marketing and travel trade exposure. The Airport’s...

Jet2 launch flights from Birmingham Airport to Morocco

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Jet2 launch flights from Birmingham Airport to Morocco Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced the launch of scheduled flights and holidays from Birmingham Airport to Morocco for the first time. As a result of today’s announcement, the UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline will operate year-round from Birmingham Airport to two destinations in Morocco – Agadir and Marrakech – with flights and holidays on sale for both Winter 24/25 and Summer 25. The companies will operate up to four weekly flights to Morocco from the airport, commencing from October 2024 and running...
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch flights and holidays to Morocco
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch flights and holidays to Morocco As a result of today’s announcement, from October 2024 the UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline will operate year-round to two destinations in Morocco – Agadir and Marrakech – with flights and holidays on sale for both Winter 24/25 and Summer 25. The companies will operate up to 17 weekly flights to Morocco from six UK airports, with over 180,000 departing seats going on sale today. Customers travelling to Morocco with Jet2holidays and Jet2CityBreaks will initially be able to choose from around 50 4-5 star...
Leeds Bradford Airport £100m Regeneration Programme
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Leeds Bradford Airport £100m Regeneration Programme Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has announced over a £100m investment into a vital regeneration of its terminal facilities which will dramatically improve the passenger experience and help unlock economic growth for the region. Approved by Leeds City Council, the work is set to commence in autumn 2023 and is expected to complete in 2026. Farrans Construction has been appointed as the contractor to deliver Phase 1 of the project, the construction of the terminal extension. The regeneration will see a 9,500 sq. mt., three storey extension...
More than 120,000 passengers expected during first week of October break
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More than 120,000 passengers expected during first week of October break Glasgow Airport is gearing up for one of its busiest periods of the year today (Thursday 12 October) as tens of thousands of holidaymakers prepare to jet off for the October holiday week. Over 120,000 people are expected to pass through the airport between today and Monday 16 October with many flying out to popular sunspots in the Canary Islands, southern Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, Portugal, Cancun and Dubai. Destinations such as Rome, Reykjavik, Barcelona, Porto, Lisbon, Dubrovnik and Krakow are set to be popular...

Trip review: Rugby World Cup trip from Cardiff Airport

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This is my review of my trip to the Rugby World Cup in Nantes that I took between 6/10/23 and 9/10/23. This was for Wales final group game with Georgia, and I also went to Japan v Argentina game. I made my way down from Leeds where I live on the 5/10/23 and stayed overnight at the Celtic International hotel which was on the approach road to the airport and was a decent place to stay for the night. After killing some time on Friday, I got to the airport to park my car just after 3pm and headed into the terminal to meet one of the Gulliver’s Sports reps for my group. We were flying with...

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