ACI EUROPE Activities

Europe’s regional airports meet in Vilnius

The 9th ACI EUROPE Regional Airports Conference & Exhibition took place in Vilnius on 11-13 May, graciously hosted by Lithuanian Airports. Report by Inês Rebelo

Better water availability buoys passenger perception

Since the arrival of the security rules on liquids, aerosols and gels in summer 2006, passengers have to surrender bottles of water at airside security checkpoints. As part of a series of efforts to reduce the inconvenience of this rule, airports have sought new ways to address the problem by making water cheaper or more easily available. ACI EUROPE took note and issued a Recommended Practice last year and since then a good idea has spread further and further. Robert O’Meara reports.

Private investment in Europe’s airports still rising

Over the past 6 years, the airport ownership landscape in Europe has evolved quite significantly. In order to take stock of these changes, ACI EUROPE has produced an all-new 2016 edition of The Ownership of Europe’s Airports report, following the very first edition in 2010. So, who owns Europe’s airports now? Inês Rebelo reports.

A brief look back to…1995

By Robert O’Meara

8th ACI Airport Economics & Finance Conference & Exhibition

ACI Airport Economics & Finance Conference & Exhibition is an annual event organised jointly by ACI EUROPE, ACI Asia-Pacific and ACI World. This year was the 8th year of this conference, which took place on 7-9 March in London.