Britons returning from their Easter school holidays will face delays ahead of the strike planned by Border Force workers at Heathrow Airport. In particular, more than 600 Border Force workers at London airport are to go on strike for four days between 11 and 14 April. In a ballot held last week, members of the […]
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Thanks to demand for air travel continuing to grow amid staff shortages, the majority of airline and airport executives predict that flight disruptions will continue this year, a survey by Amadeus reveals. Flight disruptions, which occur when a flight is delayed for two or more hours or cancelled within 48 hours of departure time, remain […]
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There are strong protests in Corfu over Fraport’s decision to suddenly close the island’s airport, causing great disruption. Despite the fact that the airport was closed for long periods of time for the reconstruction of the runway, Fraport, without any justification, proceeds again to close “I. Kapodistrias”. Fraport’s announcement is as follows: “In the context […]
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Ahead of final discussions between the EU Council and the European Parliament, ACI EUROPE has today urged both institutions to fully endorse the European Commission’s recommendation to return to the 80/20 airport slot usage rate for the Winter 2022-23 season. It is imperative that the EU Council and European Parliament now agree on slot rules […]
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Airport trade body ACI EUROPE has today given its strongest support to the World Health Organisation’s call for a calm and measured response to the Omicron variant, and urged governments to react accordingly. Specifically, in its updated COVID-19 Travel Advice released yesterday, the WHO states: • Countries should continue to apply an evidence-informed and risk-based […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2021 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), which delivered two main conclusions: 1. Passengers want to use biometric identification if it expedites travel processes. 2. Passengers want to spend less time queuing. “Passengers have spoken and want technology to work harder, so they spend less time ‘being processed’ […]
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European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for July 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of August. The report shows that passenger traffic in the European airport network decreased by -49.3% in July compared to the same period pre-pandemic (2019) – a significant improvement compared to previous months (-74% in Q2 […]
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Europe’s airline and airport associations have written to Prime Ministers, Transport, Health and Home Affairs Ministers across the European Union, Schengen and the UK, setting out deep concerns over their failure to implement coherent and science-based approaches to travel restrictions. The letter, sent jointly from Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE), Airlines for Europe (A4E) […]
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The revamped and upgraded Kavala “Megas Alexandros” airport was inaugurated by the Fraport Greece management team, in the presence of representatives of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the Municipalities of Kavala and Nestos, as well as representatives from the business community and stakeholders of the region. The € 11 million project completed in […]
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Fraport Greece presented the architectural design of the new Mykonos airport during an event that took place in Mykonos Island. The event was attended by representatives from the local authority, local stakeholders, the tourism and airline industry. The design that was presented to the public for first time highlighted the philosophy behind the new face […]
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