Electric vehicle chargers installed at Edinburgh Airport
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Electric vehicle chargers installed at Edinburgh Airport Dozens of new electric vehicle charging points are now open to passengers, enhancing the provision for sustainable transport to and from Edinburgh Airport. A total of 40 EV chargers are available across three of the airport's car parks, providing a convenient option to drivers who want to charge their electric vehicles either before or after their flight. These chargers were installed as part of Edinburgh Airport's Low Carbon Energy Project which will also see a solar farm installed on the airfield, in turn helping work towards...
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Amsterdam Traffic and transport figures for August 2023
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Traffic and transport figures for August 2023 6 million passengers flew to, from or via Schiphol in August 2023. It's an increase of 14% compared to August 2022 and an increase of 60% compared to 2021. Most passengers flew to Spain, the United Kingdom, Greece, Italy and Turkey. The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 41,584. That is also an increase compared to 2022 (+10%) and 2021 (+31%). 2021 2022 2023 Number of passengers 3,787,215 5,327,361 6,053,641 Number of commercial flights 31,847 37,730 41,584 Number of cargo flights 1,743...
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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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Luton Airport recognised for carbon management
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Luton Airport recognised for carbon management London Luton Airport (LLA) has achieved Level 4 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme, becoming only the third major UK airport to achieve this level. The ACA scheme is a globally recognised carbon management programme, overseen by Airports Council International (ACI), that independently assesses and recognises efforts to manage and reduce airport carbon emissions. As a Level 4 accredited airport, LLA has demonstrated that it is ‘transforming its operations to achieve carbon reductions in line with global climate goals’. This...
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Malta: August seat load factor reaches all-time high
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August seat load factor reaches all-time high of 91.4% as summer holiday rush peaks 878,462 passengers travelled through the terminal in August Seat capacity registered an increase of 2.8 per cent over 2019 The Italian market accounted for around 28 per cent of total traffic Traffic through Malta International Airport continued to exhibit an upward trend in August, increasing by 6.7 per cent over 2019 to total 878,462 passenger movements. Even though seat capacity increased by 2.8 per cent over 2019, the seat load factor (SLF) stood at an all-time high of 91.4 per cent, reflecting very...
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London Stansted’s recovery continues to outpace other major airports
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London Stansted’s recovery continues to outpace other major airports London Stansted rounded off the school holiday season by continuing to outpace the recovery of all major UK airports. Figures released today show that despite the significant impact of the national air traffic control failure on Bank Holiday Monday, August was Stansted’s second busiest month ever as more than 2.91 million passengers took advantage of the industry-leading choice, value and efficiency it offers. The monthly total was up 12% on August last year, and equivalent to 102% of the number of people served in...
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London Luton Airport welcomes special arrival
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London Luton Airport welcomes special arrival London Luton Airport (LLA) staff worked together to provide the warmest of welcomes to a very special ‘airport arrival’, after a pregnant passenger went into labour in the airport departure lounge. Rushing to the scene, members of the LLA Guest Experience, Security and Fire Service teams moved quickly to make the passenger comfortable and organise privacy screens, before delivering the baby in the departure lounge. Melanie Horwood, Guest Experience Manager at LLA, led the team’s effort to successfully deliver the baby, following advice...
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Malta: August seat load factor reaches all-time high of 91.4% as summer holiday rush peaks
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Malta: August seat load factor reaches all-time high of 91.4% as summer holiday rush peaks 878,462 passengers travelled through the terminal in August Seat capacity registered an increase of 2.8 per cent over 2019 The Italian market accounted for around 28 per cent of total traffic Traffic through Malta International Airport continued to exhibit an upward trend in August, increasing by 6.7 per cent over 2019 to total 878,462 passenger movements. Even though seat capacity increased by 2.8 per cent over 2019, the seat load factor (SLF) stood at an all-time high of 91.4 per cent...
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£30m investment for LLA passenger experience
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£30m investment for LLA passenger experience London Luton Airport (LLA) has announced investment worth more than £30 million to enhance the passenger experience. It follows another successful summer, during which 3.3 million passengers passed through the terminal (1st July – 31st August), with four in five passengers rating their overall passenger experience as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’*. LLA is embarking on the £8 million development of a new, flagship two-storey restaurant to replace the existing Frankie & Benny’s unit. Set to open next year, the restaurant will feature a striking...
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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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Birmingham Airport greenhouse gas emissions fall
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Birmingham Airport greenhouse gas emissions fall Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions fell 25% in 2022/23 compared to the most recent pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, a report published today revealed. While the airport’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for 2022/2023 showed an increase compared to 2021/22, where COVID-19 forced a 90% drop-off in activity at BHX, the reduction versus 2019/20 shows BHX is heading in the right direction. Simon Richards, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer at BHX, said: “This report shows encouraging progress toward our 2033...
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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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Corendon Airlines Launches Summer 2024 Dalaman flights from Newcastle
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Corendon Airlines Launches Summer 2024 Dalaman flights from Newcastle International Airport Corendon Airlines has put flights to Dalaman on sale for summer 2024 from Newcastle International Airport. The new summer 2024 programme comes in addition to the airline’s summer 2024 flights to Antalya, which went on sale earlier this year. This summer, Newcastle International Airport has seen its largest ever programme of flights to popular holiday destinations across Turkey. Following this year's strong demand, Corendon Airlines has confirmed it will operate twice-weekly flights to Dalaman...
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London Luton Airport in customer service finals
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London Luton Airport in customer service finals London Luton Airport (LLA) has been recognised for its commitment to delivering exceptional customer service to passengers, after being named as finalist in the 2023 UK Customer Experience Awards for the third year running. The annual awards, now in their fourteenth year, recognise organisations, teams and individuals who deliver groundbreaking customer service initiatives and best-in-class customer experience. LLA, alongside customer experience partner, Ethos Farm, is shortlisted in the category of Placing Customers at the Heart of...
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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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UK Airport first as Newcastle International Airport's Training Academy announces virtual reality investment
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UK Airport first as Newcastle International Airport's Training Academy announces virtual reality investment Newcastle International Airport has become the first Airport in the UK to invest in FLAIM Trainer, the world’s first multi-sensory virtual reality firefighting technology at its Training Academy Located on the airport site, the Training Academy offers a range of world-class fire and safety related training courses that attract delegates from around the globe. The FLAIM Trainer is a pioneering immersive learning solution, providing firefighters with realistic, virtual reality...
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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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Black Sheep Coffee lands at London Luton Airport
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Black Sheep Coffee lands at London Luton Airport Fast growing coffeehouse chain Black Sheep Coffee has continued its UK expansion drive with the opening of its first UK airside airport location at London Luton Airport (LLA). The new, 200 m2, state of the art coffeehouse opened LLA’s departure lounge this month and, alongside its 100% specialty grade Robusta coffee range, will offer passengers a wide choice of smoothies, pastries, bagels, toasties and Norwegian waffles. Tryfen Kil, at Black Sheep Coffee, commented: “We are delighted to open our first UK airside branch in a UK airport...
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New electric equipment for parked planes at Schiphol
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New electric equipment for parked planes at Schiphol Fuel generators at Schiphol are being replaced by 30 new electric Ground Power Units (e-GPUs), and the use of more electric systems that provide fresh air on board (PCAs) are being introduced — important steps towards emission-free ground handling at the airport. Aircraft parked at various piers at Schiphol will soon get their power from emission-free equipment thanks to the arrival of these new e-GPUs, which are a kind of electric power bank for planes. The electric PCAs that are placed at piers E, F and G ensure that planes parked at...
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Local school children name the new fully electric buses at Bristol Airport
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Local school children name the new fully electric buses at Bristol Airport At the beginning of this year, pupils of Winford Church of England Primary School were asked to come up with the names of the new fully electric buses at Bristol Airport. The students were invited to suggest 'space-themed' names for the four fully electric CoBuses – the vehicles used to transfer customers between the terminal to their aircraft. The school children came up with some fantastic and innovative suggestions with the winners being ‘Bus Aldren’; ‘Bus Light Year’; ‘The Solar Express’ and the ‘Comet...
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Bristol Airport adds eight new water refill stations
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Bristol Airport adds eight new water refill stations Last month, Bristol Airport installed six new water stations making it easier for customers to reuse their water bottles instead of buying a new plastic bottle every time, increasing the total to thirteen water refill stations in the terminal. The water refill stations will help reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles being bought and disposed of at the airport. Within the first week of being used, the new water stations saved over 34,000 plastic water bottles from being sent to a landfill site. The new water refill stations...
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Manchester Airport looks ahead to the busiest days of the year with confidence
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Manchester Airport looks ahead to the busiest days of the year with confidence - Almost three million people travelled through Manchester Airport in July - 96 per cent of those passengers got through security in under 15 minutes - August set to be the busiest month of the year, with up to 107,000 passengers coming through per day. Manchester Airport is gearing up for its busiest days of the year, with around 100,000 passengers a day set to pass though the northern gateway this month. August is the peak month of the holiday season and follows a successful...
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Ryanair celebrates 15 million passengers at Leeds Bradford Airport
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10 AUG 2023 RYANAIR CELEBRATES 15 MILLION PASSENGERS AT LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (10 Aug) celebrated carrying it’s 15 millionth passenger at Leeds Bradford Airport. Ryanair first began operating to/from Leeds Bradford Airport in 1989 with its first flight to Ireland West Knock Airport. Since then, the airline has grown to become one of Leeds Bradford Airport’s biggest carriers operating a record schedule for Summer ’23, with over 186 weekly flights across 24 routes, incl. 2 new routes to Porto and Perpignan for Summer ’23, connecting 8 countries with...
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easyJet celebrates 20 years based in Bristol
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easyJet celebrates 20 years based in Bristol easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today celebrated the 20th anniversary of its base at Bristol Airport - its largest outside of London. In 20 years of operations, easyJet has grown to be the largest airline at Bristol having flown over 72 million passengers since operations started there. With 17 based aircraft and over 650 crew members, easyJet provides Bristol passengers with 70 domestic and international routes, including the most popular destination Geneva. easyJet’s very first flights from Bristol – to Faro, Palma and Nice began in...
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Numbers exceed pre-pandemic levels in July
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Numbers exceed pre-pandemic levels in July London Stansted has become the first major UK airport to achieve above pre-Covid passenger volumes in any given month, as more than 2.8m passengers passed through the terminal in July, equivalent to 102% of the total served in July 2019. The start of peak summer holiday season also saw the airport experience its busiest ever July, up 13% on last year’s total, and the third busiest month in Stansted’s history. The airport handled an average of 90,322 passengers per day during the month, up from 88,709 in 2022 and only topped by August in the two...
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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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Luton Airport & Wizz hit 65 million passenger milestone
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Luton Airport & Wizz hit 65 million passenger milestone More than 65 million passengers have now travelled with Wizz Air from London Luton Airport (LLA). The milestone 65 millionth passenger was welcomed on a flight from London Luton Airport to Istanbul. Wizz Air has a longstanding relationship with London Luton Airport, the destination for the airline’s first flight from Katowice in Poland. Jonathan Rayner, Chief Commercial Officer at London Luton Airport, said: “The success of Wizz Air at London Luton Airport is testament to our strong partnership. Since that first flight in 2004...
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