Airports in the News

Airports in the News

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Schiphol continues to push the boundaries in the name of passenger facilitation, opening a 20,000 square foot, free-to-enter, ‘mixed reality’ park, with plants and trees, an outdoor section and images and sounds projected out to passengers.on 10 May 2011

Shannon Airport

A small regional airport facing seriously challenging trading conditions, Shannon has embarked on the first steps of an ambitious plan to become a global cargo hub on the edge of Europe.

Aéroports de Paris

AdP announced its intentions to expand its business in the near future, identifying Brazilian tenders to manage & modernise congested airport during the forthcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games as tempting targets. Europe, Russia, India and China are also being considered.

Munich Airport

On 26 July Munich Airport won planning permission for a third runway, to address the capacity bottleneck which has already begun to arise within operations. The move comes as Munich is also investing €63m in baggage systems to expand terminal capacity.

Aena Aeropuertos

Spain joins in the move towards the privitisation of airports as commercial businesses, with its government approving the sale of 49% of Aena Aeropuertos, and the offering of management contracts for Madrid-Barajas & Barcelona.

SEA Milan Airports

SEA, the operator of Milan’s two international airports, announced its intention to launch an initial public offering on the Milan stock exchange, although this may be postponed, with rumours of investment firm interest in buying the company.

Helsinki Airport

Helsinki Airport is trialing electronic cards which are provided to transferring passengers to guide them through the transfer process. The cards stream personal live flight info, such as departure times and walking times to the gate, as well as information about services such as shops, cafes, etc.

Warsaw Chopin Airport

Warsaw Airport is advancing with its own ‘Chopin Airport City’ concept, which is at the preliminary stages of planning. Work has already begun on a 5-star hotel on campus, set to open in mid-2013.

London Heathrow Airport

On 20 September 2011 Heathrow Airport introduced driverless pods to ferry passengers, replacing 50,000 bus journeys annually with zero-emissions, on-demand trips. As well as benefiting the environment, the initiative also saves each passenger 10 minutes journey time.

Budapest Airport

Budapest Airport has had a busy number of months, with a lot of activity centered on expansion. As well as its ‘SkyCourt’ facility opened earlier this year, Budapest Airport is working on a range of medium-term initiatives, including its Cargo City plans and the building of a €25m 200-room hotel.

Athens International Airport

Athens International Airport opened a €20m Photovoltaic Park on 29 September. The largest installation of its kind in an airport worldwide, the park will generate 11m kWh annually – almost 20% of the company’s electricity needs. Athens is accredited at ‘Reduction’ level within Airport Carbon Accreditation.


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