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American launches largest winter schedule ever at MIA

Source: MIA This December, American Airlines launched new service from Miami International Airport to Chetumal, Mexico (CTM), marking the beginning of the airline’s Miami hub winter operation. This month, American will also launch new Miami service to San Andres, Colombia (ADZ), Dominica (DOM) and Anguilla (AXA), further strengthening the airline’s presence at MIA, its largest international gateway. "This winter we’ve doubled-down on our commitment to Miami, hiring more than 1,500 new team members and adding new destinations, more frequencies to existing markets and more widebody flying. As a result, American will be operating the largest schedules in the history of our Miami hub, serving more passengers than ever before", said Juan Carlos Liscano, Vice President of MIA Hub Operations With [...]

2021-12-03T16:34:43+02:00December 2nd, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

DECEMBER MODERNIZATION HIGHLIGHTS: Key Updates on Construction Projects at LAX and VNY

Source: LAX Each month, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) shares updates on current and upcoming construction projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY). This newsletter contains information about the status of projects at LAX and VNY, as well as construction impacts to the airport roadways and the surrounding communities. In December, work will continue on building the LAX Automated People Mover (APM) guideway over Century Boulevard, with daytime and overnight lane closures. Construction is also taking place on the pedestrian walkways connecting the Terminal 2 to the APM's future Center Central Terminal Area (CTA) station, and Terminals 4 and 5 to the future West CTA station. Additional work continues on the APM train guideway and [...]

2021-12-01T22:07:37+02:00December 1st, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

In Portugal, Madeira airport receives for the first time a direct flight from New York

Source: Vinci Airports Historic day for VINCI Airports and ANA in Portugal! Madeira airport (Funchal) received this morning and for the first time, a direct commercial flight from New York, JFK airport. A new connection that will bring new opportunities to the development of tourism on the island. The first flight from New York, originating at JFK airport arrived at 08:05 on November 30 and the first departure to New York from Madeira airport will be next Monday, departing at 4:10 pm, on a flight which will take around 6 hours. This regular operation will take place on Mondays and is scheduled, at least, up to May 2022, on a SATA Azores Airlines A321Neo. Francisco Pita, Chief Commercial Officer of [...]

2021-12-01T13:08:43+02:00December 1st, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

O’Hare and Midway International Airports Announce New Job Portal for Concessions Employment

Source: Chicago Department of Aviation The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has launched a new job portal to provide job seekers with a convenient way to apply for employment opportunities with concessionaires at O’Hare and Midway International Airports. A list of available job opportunities with links for applications is posted at www.FlyChicago.com/concessionsjobs. "The Chicago Department of Aviation is excited to see travelers returning to our airports,” said Jamie L. Rhee, Commissioner for the Chicago Department of Aviation. “Like many airports across the country, concession businesses are trying to keep up with demand, and the online portal is just one way that CDA is working to help connect these businesses with local talent.” The job portal is housed on the CDA’s FlyChicago.com website [...]

2021-11-30T00:20:34+02:00November 30th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

Miami artist offers MIA travelers serenity at the end of his rainbow

Source: MIA Miami artist Johnny Robles hopes to bring some inner peace to busy holiday travelers at Miami International Airport with Gloria Bow, his 11-foot-by-12-foot mural painting recently installed at the airport’s Concourse E departures area near Door 13.The artwork's title is derived from a glory rainbow, a halo of interlocking colors made up of tiny droplets of water reflecting sunlight scattered back towards the viewer. The natural phenomenon can be experienced from tall buildings, a mountain top, or an airplane in flight. "My intent for this image is to impact the passersby and engage them for a moment of solitude, clarity, or stillness, as it has for me over the years when noticing its beauty outside an airplane window. [...]

2021-11-29T23:53:23+02:00November 29th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

VINCI Airports receives new Ryanair base in Madeira, Portugal

Source: Vinci Airports VINCI Airports and ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal-, Portugal and Madeira Tourism Boards and Ryanair announce the opening of a new operational base at Funchal airport, main gateway to the Madeira region. Ten routes are planned, with five new destinations supporting a significant increase in Madeira's air connectivity. VINCI Airports, ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal -, Ryanair, Madeira’s Regional Government /Madeira Tourism Board and the Portuguese Government/ Portugal’s Tourism Board announced at a joint press conference, the opening of Ryanair's new base in Madeira, Funchal. This event, which took place at Madeira airport, was attended by Pedro Siza Vieira, Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Thierry Ligonnière, [...]

2021-11-24T16:32:42+02:00November 24th, 2021|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

LAX celebrates terminals 1-2 bridge opening as post-security connectivity grows

Source: LAX A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of the new Terminals 1 and 2 connector bridge at LAX. A new bridge connecting Terminals 1 and 2 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will improve passenger flow, create an additional way to access select gates and increase guest access to food and retail concessions. Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners Karim Webb and Nicholas Roxborough, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Erbacci, and other airport partners officially opened the Terminals 1 and 2 connector bridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 12. The connector allows passengers in the post-security-screening area free movement between the terminals without having to be rescreened at a Transportation Security Administration [...]

2021-11-24T16:04:22+02:00November 24th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

DHL Express invests $78 million to nearly double its MIA hub

Source: MIA The improvements further strengthen the company’s connections and service capabilities, with added flights to and from Mexico, Chile, and cities in the U.S., among many others. DHL Express announced today that it has invested more than $78 million to renovate and expand its hub facility at Miami International Airport. The improvements further strengthen the company’s connections and service capabilities, with added flights to and from Europe, Asia Pacific, South America – including Chile, Mexico, and cities in the U.S. The investment, which is part of a larger $360 million plan for the region to increase volume capacity in the DHL Express Americas network by nearly 30% by the end of 2022, includes a state-of-the-art equipment for a fully automated [...]

2021-11-19T14:32:18+02:00November 19th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

Fraport Traffic Figures – October 2021: Passenger Traffic Continues to Increase Including in Their South American Operations

Source: Fraport Fraport’s Group airports worldwide report positive traffic performance In Brazil, combined traffic at the two airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) rose to 908,553 passengers. Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru served some 1.2 million passengers in the reporting month. Achieving the highest monthly traffic volume since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 3.4 million passengers in October 2021. This represents an increase of 218.5 percent year-on-year, albeit compared to a very weak October 2020. The recovery in passenger traffic continued to be driven mainly by holiday travel to European destinations. FRA’s passenger traffic rebounded to more than half of the pre-pandemic level reported in October 2019 (down 47.2 percent).1 During the January-to-October [...]

2021-11-19T14:23:40+02:00November 19th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|

In Portugal, VINCI Airports supports the reforestation program of Porto Santo Island

Source: Vinci Airports VINCI Airports, ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, and the Regional Government of Madeira formalized the partnership protocol for the plantation of trees in Porto Santo Island, with a visit to the land granted by IFCN for the plantation of 500 trees in 2021. This action was attended by the President of the Regional Government, Dr. Miguel Albuquerque, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Dr. Susana Prada, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ANA, Dr. José Luis Arnaut and the Chief Executive Officer of ANA, Mr. Thierry Ligonnière. Reforestation initiatives are part of the priorities and commitments of VINCI Airports to achieve Net Zero Emission on all its European network of airport by 2050. ANA-VINCI Airports supports [...]

2021-11-18T13:25:18+02:00November 18th, 2021|AIRPORTS, News|