Source: MIA Freight traffic up eight percent in first quarter of 2022 After racking up big numbers during its second-consecutive record-breaking year in freight traffic, Miami International Airport is well on its way to a three-peat in 2022 as it kicks off World Trade Month. In the first quarter of 2022, MIA's total freight volume increased by eight percent year over year to 687,675 tons, with 552,371 tons coming from international traffic. International freight at MIA has grown 5.4 percent year to date, while domestic freight is up 20.5 percent. MIA's strong first quarter comes on the heels of the airport's best year ever in several trade categories. In 2021, MIA set a new annual record of 2.7 million tons of [...]

Source: Aena In the coming months, the consulting firm will define the future strategy The goal is to maximise the value of this business by attracting international operators and incorporating new market trends Aena has awarded the consultancy to design the tender strategy and the contractual relationship with potential operators to the firm Alvarez & Marsal as an initial step in the process of renewing the management of duty-free shops at network airports, which will come into force in November 2023. This contract will allow Aena to identify the optimum business model with the following objectives: to establish the most suitable contractual relationship; to attract the largest number of international operators; to diversify the business; to adapt to the changing trends [...]

Source: Aena Losses for the same period of 2021 amounted to €241.2 million Operating cash flow increases to €343.1 million compared to -€107 million in the same period of 2021 Total consolidated revenue amounts to €683.9 million Gross operating profit (EBITDA) becomes positive with €72.6 million compared to -€121.5 million in the same period of 2021 Passenger traffic in Spain increased by 359.7% to 37.9 million, a recovery of 71.8% compared to 2019, the pre-pandemic year Aena plans to make investments in 2022 across its airport network in Spain to the amount of €535 million, of which €73.1 million has been invested as of 31 March 2022. Aena’s net result for the period between January and March 2022 was a [...]

Source: OMA Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B., de C.V., known as OMA, announced today that its Annual General Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting (the “Meeting”) held on April 22, 2022, approved, among other matters, the payment of a cash dividend of Ps.2,300 million, to be paid in two installments: the first installment of Ps.1,800 million no later than May 31, 2022, and a second installment of Ps.500 million, no later than July 31, 2022. Additionally, the Meeting approved the Annual Report for 2021 prepared by the Chief Executive Officer and the Audited Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 2021; the Reports of the Presidents of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Practices, Finance, Planning and [...]

Source: MIA Winner received two airline tickets for her 13 years of customer service Before retiring in 2009 after 38 years of working for the Guatemalan government and in the retail sector, City of Doral resident Marina Penagos was looking for volunteer opportunities and responded to an ad to become a Volunteer Ambassador at Miami International Airport. Since Marina loved to travel, she thought this would be the perfect fit. Thirteen years later, after assisting hundreds of travelers at the global gateway, Marina was named MIA's Volunteer Ambassador of the Year at the airport's annual Volunteer Ambassador Recognition Gala on April 20, in the middle of National Volunteer Week. For her service, Marina received two tickets from American Airlines to [...]

Source: LAX The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) unanimously approved a new Airline Service Incentive Program for airlines seeking to offer new or returning service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and select international markets. The new program offers competitive financial and marketing assistance for airlines and underscores Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) priority of opening service to new and underserved markets to help boost international service. "LAX’s Airline Service Incentive Program will strengthen our position as the premier West Coast gateway to the world by providing an incentive for airlines to operate and thrive at one of the busiest airports in the world," said Beatrice Hsu, President, BOAC. "This investment will pay dividends as we recruit new [...]

Gateway served the most international passengers and freight in the U.S. Miami International Airport became the busiest U.S. gateway for international passengers while retaining its position as the busiest for international freight in 2021, according to preliminary 2021 airport rankings published this week by Airports Council International (ACI). MIA welcomed more than 13 million international passengers in 2021, moving it from 2nd place in 2020 to the top ranking in the U.S. and 11th place in the world. MIA remained the busiest airport in the U.S. and the ninth busiest in the world for international tonnage handled, at more than two million metric tons.  The global gateway is also now home to the ninth-busiest airfield in the world, with a total of 387,973 takeoffs [...]

Source: Groupe ADP Groupe ADP has adopted a 2022-2025 strategic roadmap to build the foundation of a new airport model geared towards sustainability and performance, in line with societal and environmental expectations. This strategic roadmap is associated to a financial trajectory. In this long-term vision, the group wishes to make its airports multimodal and energy hubs designed and operated in a sustainable way. It aims at excellence in hospitality and fluidity for its passenger customers and operational and environmental performance for its airline customers. Finally, it develops a multi-local approach to a culture of innovation and responsibility by placing its action at the heart of the regions in which it operates. The "2025 Pioneers" strategic roadmap is a first step in this long-term [...]