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Technology, Sustainability and Aviation Regulatory Liberalization are the key topics for the premier event of the Airport Sector in Latin America and The Caribbean

Source: ACI-LAC In 2023, the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference and Exhibition will be held in Miami, United States. The Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) will hold the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly, Conference & Exhibition, the most important event for the airport sector in the region, on November 6 and 7, 2023. The event will bring together key authorities, senior executives from Latin America and the Caribbean and aviation experts to discuss key current issues in the airport industry. Under the theme "The Future is Now", speakers will share experiences on the state of airport concession processes, the new airport commercial paradigm, air transport liberalization in Latin America and the Caribbean, the development of the accessibility culture at [...]

2023-11-02T21:30:49+02:00November 2nd, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Aena reaches an EBITDA of €2,113.6 million up to September

Source: Aena At year end 2023, Aena expects to achieve a consolidated EBITDA of more than €2,700 million with an EBITDA margin of more than 56% Aena Group passenger traffic (Spain, London Luton and the airports in Northeast of Brazil) is up by 17.4% as of September versus the first nine months of 2022 with 240 million passengers, representing a 100.8% recovery in pre-pandemic traffic (2019) In Spain, passenger traffic to September reached 216.6 million, up 17.6% versus the same period in 2022 Aena expects to end 2023 with around 280 million passengers in Spain, a 102% recovery in 2019 traffic Total consolidated revenue increased 19.9% compared to 2022, reaching €3,779.1 million Total sales from commercial activities exceed pre-pandemic levels [...]

2023-11-02T19:20:49+02:00November 2nd, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Using facial recognition, SITA and Fraport enable contactless travel experience for all airline passengers

Source: SITA  Frankfurt becomes the first European airport to offer full-coverage biometric systems, another milestone in the expansion of Fraport's digital passenger processes SITA and Fraport are enabling all airlines at Frankfurt Airport to jointly use face biometrics as identification from check-in to boarding the aircraft. Frankfurt is the first airport in Europe to offer biometric touchpoints to all airline passengers, enabling streamlined, frictionless passage throughout the airport. Using SITA's Smart Path biometric solution, powered by NEC, your face becomes your boarding pass. Passengers can securely register in advance on their mobile device through the Star Alliance biometric app or directly at the check-in kiosk with their biometric-enabled passports. The whole registration process only takes a few seconds. Once registered, [...]

2023-10-27T20:48:11+03:00October 26th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, SUPPLIERS|

LAX Passenger Traffic tops pre-pandemic numbers for the first time during consecutive October days

Source: LAX Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is proud to announce the airport surpassed pre-pandemic passenger levels for the first time since 2019 during a two-day October travel period. The milestone was first reached on Monday, October 9 when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported screening 111,017 passengers at LAX, which represents about 103% of the number of passengers screened on the same day in 2019 (107,675 vs. 111,017). On Tuesday, October 10, the TSA screened 94,686 passengers representing more than 100% of the passengers screened on the same day in 2019 (94,211 vs. 94,686). From October 1 – 16, the airport welcomed 3,317,276 passengers compared to 3,509,522 passengers during the same time in 2019, which represents a 94.5% recovery. [...]

2023-10-23T11:30:17+03:00October 23rd, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

OMA announces update on the Tariff Regulation Bases

Source: OMA Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB; BMV: OMA), informs that on October 19, 2023, we received new tariff regulation bases from the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil, "AFAC"), a deconcentrated entity of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation ("SICT"), which replace the bases received on October 4, 2023.  The tariff regulation bases refer to those set forth in Annex 7 of the concession titles issued by the SICT on June 29, 1998, as amended, applicable to OMA's 13 airport concessions. According to the notification from AFAC, the new tariff regulation bases will come into effect the day after their reception. The full text [...]

2023-10-20T20:38:44+03:00October 20th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Stop sending your pets through TSA X-ray machines

Source: Houston Airports Houston Airports joins TSA, BARC Animal Shelter in educating passengers who travel with pets. With the holiday travel period set to begin in mid-November, Houston Airports and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are expecting to see a marked increase in the number of pets brought to the security checkpoints at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. Traveling through the security checkpoint with your pet can be easy when you know what to expect. “TSA recognizes that for many pet owners, their animals are an extension of their family, and they want to travel together,” said TSA Deputy Federal Security Director for Colorado Anne Cross. “Becoming familiar with the screening procedures and how to clear [...]

2023-10-17T22:30:02+03:00October 18th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Fraport Traffic Figures – September 2023: Passenger Growth Trend Continues

Source: Fraport Traffic at the Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) grew to a total of 1.0 million passengers, up 1.5 percent. Peru’s Lima Airport (LIM) welcomed around 1.8 million passengers in September (a 10.4 percent increase) Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 5.8 million passengers in September 2023 – an increase of 18.2 percent compared to the same month last year. However, the passenger figures for September 2023 were still 13.9 percent behind those reached in pre-pandemic September 2019. 1 During the first nine months of 2023, FRA served a total of around 44.5 million passengers. This represented a surge of 23.9 percent compared to the same period last year, versus a 17.8 percent decline compared to [...]

2023-10-16T21:23:45+03:00October 17th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Viva Aerobus flights will go live from Miami in 2024

Source: MIA Mexican low-cost carrier to start Monterrey and Merida service next July Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus has announced that it will begin scheduled service at Miami International Airport next year when it launches three-weekly flights every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to Monterrey on July 1, 2024, followed by four-weekly flights every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday to Merida starting the next day. The routes will be served by the airline’s A321 aircraft that seats 240 passengers or its A320 planes with 186 seats. “I greatly look forward to welcoming Viva Aerobus and its daily flights to Miami-Dade County next summer, which will provide our residents and visitors with even more travel options to Mexico. Mexico has been one [...]

2023-10-16T21:34:06+03:00October 17th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

Aena’s airports in Spain registered more than 27.5 million passengers in September

Source: Aena This is 10.7% higher than last year and 1.5% better than in 2019 Cumulatively, between January and September, more than 216.6 million passengers were carried, 17.6% more than in 2022 and 1.3% more than in 2019 In September there were 225,183 aircraft movements and 95,196 tonnes of freight were transported across the network The airports of the Aena network in Spain closed the ninth month of 2023 with an all-time record number of passengers in September: 27,548,232, up 10.7% on the same month in 2022 and 1.5% more than in 2019, before the pandemic, the previous record year. In September 2023, Aena managed 225,183 aircraft movements, 7.7% more than in 2022; and 95,196 tonnes of freight were transported, [...]

2023-10-13T20:57:02+03:00October 13th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

At LAX, historic milestone achieved through post-security connections that allow travellers to journey between all terminals

Source: LAX Link to video documenting the journey from LAX’s Terminal 1 to Terminal 8 post-security. Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports. Airside Link Between Terminals is One of Many Updates Making LAX Efficient, Dependable and User-Friendly When Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)’s Terminal 3 and Tom Bradley International Terminal connector recently opened, ticketed passengers and airport employees began enjoying unimpeded pedestrian access across LAX’s terminals post-security. The new path of travel equals approximately 2-miles from Terminal 1 to Terminal 8, allowing airport guests to conveniently journey to connecting flights and an abundant collection of offerings including food and beverage vendors, shopping and entertainment experiences, lounges, children's play areas and pet relief stations, among others. This transformational moment represents the first [...]

2023-10-08T10:32:36+03:00October 9th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|