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Heathrow Airport
In 2015 the UK’s biggest airport was just 41,969 passengers short of breaking the 75 million annual traffic barrier.
Heathrow Airport has announced a £2m (€2.6m) plan to ‘go electric’ with the installation of more than 135 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in a bid to become Britain’s most environmentally-responsible transport hub. The new chargers, which will be able to power at least 260 electric vehicles at the airport at any one time, are the latest in a line of new sustainability commitments aimed at reducing emissions at the airport.
Lisbon Airport
Passed the 20 million annual passenger mark for the first time in its history during 2015.
ANA’s Lisbon Airport, part of the VINCI Group, became the latest gateway to sign up to Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM) in a bid to improve its efficiency and operational performance. Under the agreement signed between the main stakeholders at Lisbon Airport, a technological platform will be created to make airport operations more efficient, benefiting from the sharing of information and the adoption of coordinated processes.
Fuerteventura Airport
Was just 24,969 passengers behind Valencia in the race for 10th spot in largest airports in Spain rankings in 2015.
ENAIRE has invested over €1.3m in a new radar in Fuerteventura to enhance air traffic surveillance in the Canary Islands. The new radar will monitor air traffic in the eastern part of the Canary Islands, as well as flights coming from the American and African continents that enter into Spanish airspace through the archipelago. It will also provide support to the approaches to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote airports. The new radar coverage area is approximately 407km.
Oslo Airport
The three airports which serve Oslo – Gardermoen, Sandeford Torp and Rygge – reached nearly 28 million passengers in 2015.
Oslo Airport has become the first international hub to offer jet biofuel to all airlines through its regular fuel hydrant system. The biofuel, which is produced from camelina oil, is available for airlines to buy at Oslo and is supplied from the main fuel farm, via common storage and distribution facilities, without the need for segregated infrastructure. Air BP, Norwegian airport operator Avinor, the Initiative Towards sustAinable Kerosene for Aviation (ITAKA) consortium and biofuel supplier SkyNRG are behind the project. Air BP has agreed provision of a minimum of 1.25 million litres of jet biofuel to Oslo Airport.
Eindhoven Airport
The Dutch airport has average monthly growth of 13.5% in the first two months of 2016.
Eindhoven Airport announced a new value proposition with which to welcome passengers in coming years. The airport’s new positioning is underpinned by the tagline: ‘Always Easy’. It will be implemented through three pillars: Infrastructure, People and Online. Examples of how the philosophy will be implemented in real terms include a number of scheduled renovation projects, courses and training on customer orientation and the launch of an all-new website.
Russian Airports
Moscow Sheremetyevo won the 2015 annual traffic battle against neighbour Domodedovo to become Russia’s biggest airport again for the first time since 2005.
Pulkovo, Sochi and Sheremetyevo airports shared first place in the 2015 “Best Airport by Region (over 2mppa)” Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award in Europe. The ASQ Awards are based on feedback from over 550,000 passenger surveys at over 300 airports in 80 countries around the world conducted last year. The ASQ Survey covers 34 key service areas and 8 major categories including: access, check-in, security, airport facilities, food & beverage, retail and others.
Göteborg Landvetter Airport
A good start to 2016 for Sweden’s second-largest airport, with 6.1% growth in January.
Göteborg Landvetter Airport’s ambition to build a new hub for western Sweden has moved to the next stage with the launch of the next construction phase of its Airport City covering 250,000sqm. The Airport City project is huge and not expected to be complete until 2017. It will cover around two million square metres of land adjacent to the terminal and will include retail outlets, retail experiences, logistics services, offices and hotels. Göteborg Airport welcomed 6.2 million passengers in 2015.
Osijek Airport
Osijek Airport handled 30,000 passengers in 2015 – year-on-year growth of +7%.
Osijek Airport is to be put up for concession by the end of the year, with the future strategic partner expected to modernise existing infrastructure, boost capacity and acquire new equipment for commercial operations. The overall aim of the project is to strengthen cargo traffic in the Osijek-Baranja County and to foster economic development in the region by improving the airport’s competitiveness.
Ljubljana Airport
During 2015 the airport posted monthly growth figures in nine out of 12 months.
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has begun upgrading its terminal building with the refurbishment to be carried out in several phases, until its completion in 2018. Slovenia’s busiest airport has already added an additional arrivals and departures gate and is clearing space in a bid to expand commercial and retail areas, as well as improve passenger comfort. The bulk of the work will take place next year, when both the check-in area and baggage handling facilities will be expanded, while additional capacity will be added at baggage claim.
Malta Airport
Double-digit year-on-year growth of 13% in January 2016.
Malta International Airport will invest €78m in a new terminal expansion programme, a new SkyPark business enterprise and general capital expenditure. Phase 1 of the terminal expansion, which is to commence in October, will comprise an €8m expansion of the airport’s check-in desks and a relocation and expansion of the security screening area to 700sqm. Phase 2 will involve the construction of an extension to the Check-In Hall and Departures area at an estimated cost of €20m.
