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MIA now offering pre-scheduled TSA screening times

Source: MIA Free reservation service available for American Airlines passengers American Airlines passengers flying out of Miami International Airport can now schedule their TSA checkpoint screening time with MIA Reserve, a free reservation service. During the six-month pilot program with security technology firm Pangiam and American Airlines, which began today, reserved screening times are available daily to American Airlines passengers at MIA's TSA Checkpoint 4 from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are limited and can be scheduled up to 72 hours before a flight. It is recommended that passengers reserve their spot early to secure their preferred appointment time. Appointments are available up to 60 minutes before domestic flights and up to [...]

2022-09-16T17:39:13+03:00September 16th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News|
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Incheon Airport becomes world’s first to achieve highest level of Airport Customer Experience accreditation

Source: ACI Airport also announced as next host of ACI Customer Experience Global Summit At the Airports Council International (ACI) Customer Experience Global Summit today, ACI World announced the launch of the new highest level of its Airport Customer Experience Accreditation program, Level 5, with the Republic of Korea's Incheon Airport as the first airport in the world to achieve this top level of accreditation. ACI World's Airport Customer Experience (CX) Accreditation program is the first and currently the only CX accreditation in the airport industry which guides the airport ecosystem in becoming customer-centric and ultimately improving the overall airport experience. Participating airports take part in a comprehensive review and training process that includes stakeholder and employee engagement and staff development. Since [...]

2022-09-16T17:42:06+03:00September 16th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Aviation leaders gather at the premier global event on airport experience

Source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World today kicked off the annual ACI Customer Experience Global Summit in Krakow, Poland, under the theme “Re/humanizing the airport experience.” The ACI Customer Experience Global Summit is the premier global event on airport experience and attracts more than 400 senior airport executives, civil aviation authority representatives, airport specialists, and related business executives. This year it included keynote speaker Steven Van Belleghem, a global thought leader and international best-selling author in the field of Customer Experience. Delegates were welcomed by ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Host and President of the Board of Krakow Airport Radosław Włoszek, as well as the Polish Minister of Infrastructure Andrzej Adamczyk and Secretary of State, Ministry of [...]

2022-09-15T17:21:40+03:00September 15th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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In less than a month, the Latin American airport industry’s main event will take place

Source: ACI-LAC In 2022, the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference & Exhibition will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina The Airports Council International of Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) is holding the ACI-LAC Annual Conference and Exhibition, the main event for the airport market in the region, on October 3 and 4, 2022. This year, the meeting brings together leading authorities, Latin American executives and aviation experts to discuss the sustainable future of airports. Speakers will share experiences on how actions are being implemented to mitigate environmental impacts with the goal of reducing direct carbon emissions from airports to zero by 2050, according to the sectoral pact assumed by the industry, in line with the Paris Agreement and the recommendations [...]

2022-09-14T15:19:37+03:00September 14th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Fraport Traffic Figures – August 2022: Holiday Travel Further Boosts Passenger Growth

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 [...]

2022-09-14T10:26:31+03:00September 14th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News|
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Airports in the Aena network close August with a recovery of 92.6% of passengers compared to the same month in 2019

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 [...]

2022-09-14T09:37:15+03:00September 14th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News|
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Top Aviation Leaders Discuss Connectivity and Cooperation at Cluj-Napoca

Source: A4E/Cluj International Airport Cluj ”Avram Iancu” International Airport along with Air Transport News (ATN) organizes today, at the airport, an international aviation conference. The 2022 Regional Air Transport Conference will focus on highlighting how airlines, airports or ground handlers can overcome typical air traffic recovery conflicts to jointly pursue sustainable cooperation practices that would bring great benefits, not only to the air transport market, but also for their local regions and societies. European airline industry leaders and other personalities will discuss best practices in cooperation and connectivity. The conference brings together top representatives of some airline and aviation associations, represented by Mr. Thomas Reynaert, Managing Director, Airlines for Europe (A4E) and Professor Andreas Papatheodorou, President, Hellenic Aviation Society. Some reference airports in the region will also be part of this conference, such as iGA Istanbul Airport represented by Mr. Kadri Samsunlu (CEO) and [...]

2022-09-09T17:50:37+03:00September 9th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Athens International Airport accomplishes evolution into a high-performing node within the European Air Traffic Management network

Source: Athens International Airport In 2019, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA) initiated a five-year programme for the implementation of the Action “Evolution into a high-performing node within the European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Network”. This Action (no 2017-EL-TM-0158-W) is co-funded by the European Commission, under the programme of “Connecting Europe Facility – Transport Sector”, which concerns EU's priority for the creation of the “Single European Sky” (SESAR). After three years of implementation, AIA is pleased to announce that two major milestones of this flagship programme, which consists of five interrelated and concurrent projects, have been achieved successfully, in collaboration with international industry partners. The first completed milestone refers to the development of the new Advanced Concept of Airport Operations (ConOps), carried out in [...]

2022-09-08T17:27:17+03:00September 8th, 2022|AIRPORTS, AROUND THE WORLD, News|
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How Delta is designing airports built for ‘walking speed’

Source: Delta Air Lines E.V.P. and Chief Customer Experience Officer Allison Ausband talks about the ways Delta is using digital innovation and infrastructure upgrades to make the airport journey as seamless, hands-free and “walking speed” for customers as possible. There’s no doubt the past few years have been challenging for our people, our customers, our industry and the world. But the Delta team continues to lead the way in delivering an industry-leading customer experience and ensuring the future of travel is personalized, enjoyable and stress-free. In January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a standstill, Delta unveiled our vision for the future of travel at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We showed off PARALLEL REALITY™ technology for [...]

2022-09-06T15:40:17+03:00September 6th, 2022|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|
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Valet at MIA to get away with no delay

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 [...]

2022-09-01T17:47:50+03:00September 1st, 2022|AIRPORTS, News|
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