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Employees start making use of new baggage robots at Amsterdam
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Employees start making use of new baggage robots at Amsterdam Schiphol acquires stake in manufacturer of baggage robots In the baggage hall at Schiphol, Aviapartner employees have started using the first of the airport’s new baggage robots. The robot is taking over the heavy physical work – the lifting of suitcases – from the baggage handling staff. Schiphol purchased 19 robots after positive reactions from employees during a trial earlier this year. In addition, the airport has acquired a 10% stake in Cobot Lift, the company that makes the robots, in order to ensure a swift roll out and...
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Perth: China Eastern Airlines fires up for Year of the Dragon celebrations
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Perth: China Eastern Airlines fires up for Year of the Dragon celebrations China Eastern Airlines will launch a seasonal direct service between Perth (PER) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) over Chinese New Year celebrating the Year of the Dragon. The non-stop service will operate three times a week for a four-week period between 20 January and 18 February 2024. Perth Airport Acting Chief Executive Officer Kate Holsgrove said the service gives Western Australians a perfect opportunity to experience Chinese New Year celebrations in Shanghai. “We are delighted to see China...
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Carbon cutting fuel use grows at Heathrow, while Government continues to stall on securing aviation’s greener future
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Cutting fuel use grows at Heathrow, while Government continues to stall on securing aviation’s greener future image: @elmdon74 Heathrow’s pioneering Sustainable Aviation Fuel scheme will incentivise the use of up to 155,000 tonnes of SAF at the airport in 2024, which targets the equivalent of 341,755 tonnes of carbon cut from flights1 £71m is available to airlines to support the swap to cleaner fuels It comes as Government misses opportunity to back a UK SAF industry at the Autumn Statement, while EU and US markets take off Airlines at Heathrow are anticipated to use record amounts of...
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Australian first: Google Maps Indoor Live View lands at Sydney Airport
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Australian first: Google Maps Indoor Live View lands at Sydney Airport Sydney Airport is the first Australian airport to get Google Maps Indoor Live View New augmented reality feature on Google Maps available in both international and domestic terminals Designed to help passengers find gates, baggage claims, retail outlets, dining options, restrooms, ATMs and more In a first for an Australian airport, Google has launched Indoor Live View at Sydney Airport, just in time for the Christmas travel rush. The new augmented reality (AR) feature on Google Maps provides arrows, directions, and...
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Heathrow gears up for holiday season as UK’s hub climbs to world’s 4th busiest airport
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Heathrow gears up for holiday season as UK’s hub climbs to world’s 4th busiest airport · A busy October with nearly 7 million passengers has helped to prepare us for the peak season of festive travel ahead, with the strong demand to fly from Heathrow propelling the UK’s hub airport to the 4th largest globally · 2.2 million passengers passed through our terminals during the October half-term, with Dubai, New York and Los Angeles proving popular this year. Team Heathrow colleagues provided great service, keeping the airport moving, despite weeks of heavy rain and two named storms ·...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2.9 Million Passengers Through Dublin Airport's Terminals in September
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2.9 Million Passengers Through Dublin Airport's Terminals in September A total of 2.9 million passengers passed through the doors of Dublin Airport's two terminals in September, 11% higher than in the same month in 2022, according to airport operator daa. A busy September took the total number of passengers starting or finishing their journey at Dublin Airport in the four peak months of the summer season - June to September - to just over 12 million. Around 800,000 passengers transferred or transited through Dublin Airport during the four summer months, including 200,000 in September...
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China Eastern to fly to Brisbane
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China Eastern to fly to Brisbane China Eastern Airlines has today announced it will resume non-stop services between Shanghai and Brisbane from 31 October. China’s second largest airline will commence with three flights per week, rising to daily seasonal flights from 8 December 2023 for the peak of the travel season. China Eastern Airlines will deploy wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route, carrying 232 passengers. “This is another sign Queensland’s Chinese tourism market is set to roar back to life. We are delighted to welcome Shanghai back to the BNE destination map...
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Schiphol, FNV and CNV reach agreement on pay supplement and structural improvements in the quality of work
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Schiphol, FNV and CNV reach agreement on pay supplement and structural improvements in the quality of work Royal Schiphol Group, FNV and CNV have agreed on a follow-up to the social agreement for employees at the airport. With this agreement, Schiphol remains an attractive place to work and the quality of work is being further improved. The agreement comprises two parts: extending and then phasing out the labour market supplement on the one hand and structural actions and agreements regarding work at Schiphol on the other hand. The unions presented the agreement to their members. All...
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Dublin Airport reports a strong operating performance in first half of 2023
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daa plc Reports A Strong Operating Performance In First Half Of 2023 daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, has reported that passenger numbers recovered strongly in the first six months ended June 30, 2023 with 17.1 million passengers flying in and out of the Republic of Ireland’s two busiest airports. This compares to 13.0 million in the same period last year. Total Group turnover at daa plc for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was €458.8 million (H1 2022: €295.6 million) an increase of 55%. Improved passenger numbers in the first six months of 2023 versus 2022 contributed to...
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London Gatwick could support more than 35,000 new jobs through imports
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London Gatwick could support more than 35,000 new jobs through imports Imports could double at London Gatwick by 2038 if the airport’s Northern Runway is brought into routine use, alongside its Main Runway Increased imports could generate 35,000 new jobs across the UK and add £2bn to the national economy London Gatwick has submitted a planning application to bring the airport’s existing Northern Runway into regular use towards the end of the decade  London Gatwick could support more than 35,000 additional jobs across the UK, through the doubling of imports, if its Northern Runway...
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Sydney Airport Traffic Performance August 2023
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Sydney Airport Traffic Performance August 2023 A total of 3.25 million passengers passed through Sydney Airport in August 2023, representing an 88.6 per cent recovery compared to pre-pandemic August 2019. This is the second month in a row that the international passenger recovery has been stronger than the domestic. A total of 1.23 million travellers passed through Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal in August, which is an 89.7 per cent recovery rate on August 2019. The domestic passenger recovery rate was 88.0 per cent in August, with 2.02 million passengers coming through...
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Heathrow delivers a super summer getaway for millions
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Heathrow delivers a super summer getaway for millions 7.5m passengers travelled through Heathrow in August, as we became the London airport of choice for passengers wanting a smooth journey this summer. Passengers checked in more bags than ever before, and our baggage support team went the extra mile to help airline handlers get bags away on time. Passenger satisfaction was higher than pre-pandemic, reflecting the investment the airport, airlines and their ground handlers have made in recruiting and training over 25,000 new colleagues in the last two years. This extra resilience meant...
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London Gatwick relaunches graduate programme as 2023 cohort begin roles
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London Gatwick relaunches graduate programme as 2023 cohort begin roles London Gatwick has relaunched its successful graduate programme, with seven new graduates starting this week Six apprentices also began their careers at London Gatwick, across Engineering, IT and Cyber Security Gatwick will offer 12 places on its 2024 graduate programme, with applications opening next month Seven university graduates have started their London Gatwick careers this week, as the airport relaunched its graduate programme following a pause during the Covid-19 pandemic. Five female and two male...
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Sydney Airport’s luxury precinct is complete with the arrival of Cartier
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Sydney Airport’s luxury precinct is complete with the arrival of Cartier Luxury Maison, Cartier, has officially opened at Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal This is the first Cartier boutique to open at an Australian airport Sydney Airport’s luxury shopping precinct, SYD X, is now complete with 20 of the world’s most exclusive brands under one roof SYD X has Australia’s largest collection of luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Dior, Gucci, Prada and Saint Laurent Sydney Airport’s T1 international luxury shopping precinct is now officially complete, with the arrival...
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Participate in the examination of London Gatwick’s growth plans
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Participate in the examination of London Gatwick’s growth plans From today, members of the public can submit their views on the airport’s plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use, alongside its Main Runway The Planning Inspectorate must receive ‘Relevant Representations’ no later than 23:59 on 29 October 2023. Airport’s plans will create 14,000 new jobs and inject £1 billion into region’s economy every year. London Gatwick’s application to bring its Northern Runway into routine use, alongside its Main Runway, was accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate...
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Bienvenido LATAM! Melbourne Victoria reconnects with South America
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Bienvenido LATAM! Victoria reconnects with South America Victoria is once again directly connected to South America with the continent’s largest airline, LATAM, resuming flights between Santiago and Melbourne. The first direct flight from South America to Victoria since 2020 touched down at Melbourne Airport this morning, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Flights will initially operate three times a week, departing Chile’s capital for the 11,000-kilometre journey across the Pacific Ocean on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to arrive in Melbourne the following day. Services from...
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Turnaround for Schiphol in first half year of 2023
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Turnaround for Schiphol in first half year of 2023 2023 Interim Results of Royal Schiphol Group Schiphol's first six months marked the beginning of a turnaround for passengers, employees and the airport's future plans. Passengers had a good travel experience again and Schiphol intensified its initiatives to improve working conditions. Another development that characterised the first six months was the plan Schiphol presented to be quieter, cleaner and better. The Group’s underlying net result for the first half year is 44 million euros. While passenger numbers compared to last year are...
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Sydney Airport Traffic Performance July 2023
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Sydney Airport Traffic Performance July 2023 A total of 3.38 million passengers passed through Sydney Airport in July 2023, representing an 87.8% recovery compared to pre-pandemic July 2019. For the first time since Covid travel restrictions eased, the international recovery has overtaken the domestic recovery, with a surge of passengers from China boosting international traffic. A total of 1.30 million travellers passed through Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal in July, representing an 89.1% recovery rate on July 2019. Domestic passenger traffic increased 4.1% year-on-year to...
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London Gatwick increases passenger choice with 50 long-haul routes
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London Gatwick increases passenger choice with 50 long-haul routes Launch of Ethiopian Airlines boosts passenger choice at London Gatwick The airline will operate three times per week to Addis Ababa from November Other upcoming new services include Accra, Miami and Mauritius Passengers at London Gatwick can now fly to a choice of 50 long-haul destinations, after the airport landed a new Ethiopian Airlines service to Addis Ababa. The new route will operate three times per week from 21 November. It is Gatwick’s first direct flight to the Ethiopian capital since 2006 and becomes the...
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Greater Toronto Airport Authority Reports 2023 Second Quarter Results
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Greater Toronto Airport Authority Reports 2023 Second Quarter Results The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) today reported its financial and operating results for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2023. Passenger activity significantly increased by 2.0 million or 22.1 per cent to 11.3 million and 6.6 million or 46.1 per cent to 21.2 million during the second quarter and first half of 2023, when compared to the same periods of 2022. Passenger activity increased due to the high travel demand, which continues to remain strong, and the removal of pandemic-related government...
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New deal delivers extra tourists to the Aussie Sunshine State
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New deal delivers extra tourists to the Aussie Sunshine State 3 million people to travel through BNE these holidays Queensland’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund will deliver even more tourists to the Sunshine State with China Airlines of Taiwan to expand its number of services to Brisbane from Taipei and Auckland. Currently the airline flies from Taipei to Brisbane and return three times a week. This will grow to 5 weekly services from January 1. Flights between Auckland and Brisbane will also be boosted from 3 per week to 5 from the start of the new year. The expansion has been...
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