Source: Aena Over 24.8 million travellers passed through its facilities 209,069 aircraft were in operation and 83,000 tonnes of cargo were transported Airports in the Aena network closed September 2022 with 24,881,291 passengers. This figure is 8.3 percentage points from pre-pandemic levels, meaning that 91.7% of the traffic recorded in September 2019 has already been recovered. In addition, 209,069 aircraft were in operation, which is equivalent to a recovery of 94.2% compared to 2019, while 83,036 tonnes of cargo were transported, representing a decrease of 10.6% compared to the same month of 2019. Of the total number of travellers recorded in September, 24,803,526 were commercial passengers, of which 16,828,868 travelled on international flights, 12.2% less than in September 2019. Meanwhile, [...]

Source: ACI-LAC The Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) presented the ACI-Green Airport Recognition Award to OPAIN, RIOGaleão, GAP, AERIS, CIBAO, BH Airport and Salvador Bahia Airport, airports in the region that stood out for implementing good socio-environmental practices that reduce the impacts of airport operations, during the gala dinner on the first day of the ACI-LAC 2022 Annual Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Argentina on Monday. The Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) presented the ACI-Green Airport Recognition Award to OPAIN, RIOGaleão, GAP, AERIS, CIBAO, BH Airport and Salvador Bahia Airport, airports in the region that stood out for implementing good socio-environmental practices that reduce the impacts of airport operations, during [...]

Source: MIA Miami native Cristina Lei Rodriguez's artwork is now in full bloom No matter the month, it's springtime for passengers traveling near Miami International Airport's Gate D31 Gallery from now until next March, thanks to Miami artist Cristina Lei Rodriguez's colorful augmented assemblages of plant life. Her latest solo exhibition, The Sun Scans New Growth, features scans of South Florida flora created between 2020-2022 in her backyard studio, and a site-specific vinyl mural installation poetically titled Sultry Blossoms in a Periwinkle Sky (January 7, 2021, afternoon sessions), which sprawls one of the exhibition walls. In conjunction with the exhibition and near the Gate D31 Gallery, Rodriguez also created a large-scale, three-part window installation titled Nature Studies in Three Works, consisting of digital prints [...]

Source: Chicago Department of Aviation Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that O’Hare International Airport is the world’s most connected airport this year for the first time since 2016, according to Official Aviation Guide (OAG), the global authority on air service information. “Chicago is proud to have one of the world’s great airports, an economic driver for our region that connects Chicagoans to the world, and the world to Chicagoans,” said Mayor Lightfoot. “As we continue to make unprecedented investments in the airfield and terminal facilities at O’Hare, today’s news underscores the impact of this work, and the future potential for our hometown airport to support new jobs and opportunities for diverse residents from all 77 of our city’s community areas.” [...]

Source: MIA Airport recognized by Future Travel Experience for biometrics project Miami International Airport was one of only three airports in the world to receive a Future Travel Experience (FTE) Airport Pioneer Award at the FTE Global 2022 Awards ceremony earlier this month in Las Vegas. The awards program recognizes the world's most pioneering airports and airlines for their outstanding efforts to transform the passenger experience and define the future of the air transport industry. Other airport winners were Edmonton International Airport and iGA Istanbul Airport.  MIA was awarded for its efforts to implement biometric boarding at more than 130 gates throughout the airport. When fully completed in 2023, MIA will be home to the largest implementation of biometric technology at any [...]