Source: MIA Passengers with mobility issues can receive special queueing assistance Passengers with disabilities or limited mobility arriving at Miami International Airport from foreign destinations can now request special queueing assistance when traveling through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) area. If a passenger does not request a wheelchair from their airline but still requires special queueing assistance in the Customs area, they can complete an accessibility lane request form at MIA’s website 48 hours in advance of their arrival. Once they arrive at Customs and provide their name to a Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) employee, they will be directed to the accessibility lane for CBP processing. Submittal of the request form provides access to the special assistance accessibility lane but [...]

Source: Greater Toronto Airports Authority The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, today announced the re-opening of Runway 06L/24R, the airport’s second-busiest runway, after an eight-month rehabilitation. The project is one of the largest in Pearson’s history and required careful planning and coordination, which began over a year-and-a-half ago, to ensure safety and minimal disruption for passengers and nearby communities. The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Federal Transport Minister, joined GTAA President and CEO Deborah Flint, along with local elected officials, the many GTAA teams responsible for the rehabilitation, and representatives from Dufferin Construction and Avia NG for a ribbon-cutting to mark the re-opening. “It’s great to see the reopening of Runway 06L/24R after eight months of [...]

Source: Orlando International Airport The number of passengers this 12-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to reach 1.75 million at Orlando International Airport (MCO). This is the same milestone reached previously in 2019, a record year. The airport anticipates approximately 157 thousand additional passengers over last year or about a 10 percent overall increase. “Being able to reach our record pre-pandemic traffic numbers, this holiday season, is a reality we didn’t think would happen for several years,” says Kevin Thibault, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “Orlando International is ready for the increase. We have the new world-class Terminal C that will help ease overcrowding. There are new systems in place to assist with parking and [...]

Source: LAP In relation to the information that has been disseminated in various media about the accident that occurred at the Jorge Chavez International Airport, LAP reports the following: The maneuver carried out on November 18, by the LAP Rescue team, was an exercise called Response Time. This exercise seeks to prove that aeronautical firefighters can attend to an emergency on the runway in no more than 3 minutes. This exercise is stipulated in the Peruvian Aeronautical Regulation (RAP 314), one of its characteristics being the speed with which the rescue units must enter the runway. It is important to mention that this operation was previously coordinated between the airport operator (LAP) and the Air Traffic Authority (CORPAC), as on [...]

Source: Edmonton International Airport The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the IATA Environmental Assessment for Airports and Ground Service Providers (IEnvA for Airports and GSPs).  Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is the first participant in the expanded IEnvA and will play a leadership role as the value chain aligns to ensure a sustainable future for air transport. IEnvA for Airports and GSPs is an expansion of the successful IEnvA for Airlines. IEnvA programs enable participants to build robust environmental management plans with continual performance improvements. Some 50 airlines are part of the IEnvA program, with 34 of them fully certified while the others are in the process. “IEnvA has a solid track record of improving the environmental performance of [...]

Source: Vantage Airport Group Vantage-led JFK Millennium Partners & JetBlue to Deliver a World-Class Terminal Approval Marks a Key Step in Advancing Vision for a Unified, 21st Century JFK Airport New York State and the Port Authority of New York and New have given a green light to the plan to build a state-of-the-art new international terminal that will anchor the north side of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Officially approved by the PA Board of Directors on August 5, the Port Authority has entered into a lease agreement with Vantage-led JFK Millennium Partners, the private consortium that will finance, develop, and operate the new $3.9 billion, 1.2 million square foot new terminal. The full $3.9 billion expense of building the [...]

Source: MIA This year, Miami International Airport expects to have its busiest Thanksgiving travel period ever, with 1.8 million passengers projected from Friday, November 18 through Tuesday, November 29, for a 4% increase over the record-setting period in 2021. MIA is projected to average 150,000 passengers per day during the 12-day Thanksgiving travel season, compared to 144,000 per day during the same time period in 2021. The busiest travel days are anticipated to be the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day and the Saturday and Sunday after, when more than 160,000 passengers are expected at the airport on each of these days. Because of the record-breaking projections, MIA is expecting its parking garages to fill to capacity beginning on November 17. Instead of [...]

Source: Munich Airport The official ceremony to announce the upcoming opening of the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport in the US state of New Jersey marks a key milestone in the five-year history of the global Munich Airport International GmbH (MAI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Munich Airport. Munich Airport NJ LLC, which was specifically established by MAI, will assume responsibility for running the new Terminal A at Newark Airport on behalf of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). This includes operations, technical terminal maintenance and managing the retail and catering space. The new Terminal A at Newark Airport has a total area of around 93,000 m² and an annual capacity of up to [...]