Source: Fraport Traffic at Fraport’s two Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) rose to a total of 1,099,698 passengers Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru registered some 1.8 million passengers in the reporting month Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 5.2 million passengers in August 2022, achieving a new monthly passenger record since the start of the pandemic. Compared to August last year, FRA’s passenger traffic increased by 54.1 percent, supported by an ongoing high demand for holiday flights. Germany’s largest aviation hub thus maintained its rapid growth momentum from the last few months. When compared to pre-pandemic August 2019, passenger figures were still down by 24.9 percent in the reporting month.1 Cargo volumes in Frankfurt continued to drop [...]

Source: Aena Over 27.3 million travellers passed through its facilities 223,260 aircraft were in operation and 78,468 tonnes of cargo were transported Airports in the Aena network closed August 2022 with 27,301,674 passengers. This figure is 7.4% shy of pre-pandemic levels, meaning that 92.6% of the traffic recorded in August 2019 has already been recovered.In addition, 223,260 aircraft were in operation, which is equivalent to a recovery of 95.1% compared to 2019, while 78,468 tonnes of cargo were transported, representing a decrease of 6.3% compared to the same month of 2019.Of the total number of travellers recorded in August, 27,236,102 were commercial passengers, of which 18,429,626 travelled on international flights, 12.7% less than in August 2019. Meanwhile, 8,806,476 passengers travelled [...]

Source: MIA Reopened service provides closest, easiest airport parking option Valet parking has returned to Miami International Airport for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and just in time for the Labor Day travel weekend, when the airport expects nearly 800,000 travelers from September 1-6. The projection would be a 10% increase over the same period pre-pandemic. Travelers can now save time before their flight and avoid the hassle of parking before heading into the terminal.  Valet parking is conveniently located at the departures level entrance to the Dolphin garage, directly across from door 2 of MIA's Concourse D airline check-in area. Later this month, valet parking will also reopen in MIA's Flamingo garage directly across [...]

Fuente: Transport Canada As Canada’s air sector works towards recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, investments in the airport infrastructure are crucial to keeping travellers, workers, and communities safe. Today, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Annie Koutrakis, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced new funding to help the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport will receive more than $1.7 million from the Airport Critical Infrastructure Program to expand one of the airport’s aprons, where aircraft park, to create additional space for the movement of larger aircraft. The funding will also be used to improve flight scheduling and connection times between flights for [...]

Source: LAX Cargo operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in June set another single-month record for trade by value, with a total of $14.9 billion in global imports and exports. "The continuation of record-setting cargo operations at LAX highlights our airport’s critical role in the global supply chain," said Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). "LAX is one of the busiest ports in the nation, and our long-term cargo modernization plan will ensure that we have the infrastructure and modern facilities needed to continue in this role for decades to come.” In June LAX totaled $8.86 billion in imports and $6.07 billion in exports, a 22.94% increase over June 2021. This also was an impressive [...]