Source: Chicago Department of Aviation Travelers are reminded to wear face masks and maintain social distancing when possible The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is preparing for a busy and safe holiday travel week at both O’Hare and Midway International Airports. O’Hare expects to welcome nearly 2.5 million passengers in the two weeks before Monday, January 3 – an increase of 168% over the comparable time period last year, based on projections from airline carriers. Midway will host 50% more passengers, with approximately 500,000 anticipated up to the same sate. “There is no greater priority for us than providing a safe, secure and reassuring airport environment for travelers and employees alike. We remind everyone to wear face coverings and social distancing [...]

Source: LAX The winter holiday travel season is off to a strong start at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) where up to 3.5 million travelers are expected to use the airport until Jan. 3, 2022, making this the busiest travel period the airport has seen this year. "As 2021 comes to a close, we are excited to wish our millions of guests, partners and employees a very healthy and happy holiday season," said Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). "We are committed to providing clean, safe and healthy facilities at LAX and we will be deploying additional help during the holiday season to ensure our guests have a smooth and enjoyable travel experience." Preliminary estimates show [...]

Source: MIA World Travel Expo (WTE) Miami 2022, a three-day travel industry forum and exposition scheduled for October 11-13, 2022 in Miami, has announced that it will have American Airlines as its first Global Sponsor and The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Association of Travel Agents Network (IATAN) as its first Global Partners. The event will be hosted by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, with support from Miami-Dade County’s International Trade Consortium (ITC), the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) as the Platinum Sponsor. “In addition to raising awareness about the diverse travel benefits that Miami International Airport and Miami-Dade County have to offer, the World Travel Expo will also assist [...]

Source: VINCI Airports Salvador Bahia Airport, a member of the VINCI Airports network, has been granted the Seal of Ethnic-Racial Diversity, by which the Salvador’s Municipal Department of Reparation recognizes organizations that develop initiatives to fight institutional racism. In line with VINCI Airports policy of promoting a diverse work environment, since the first days of the administration, Salvador Bahia Airport has implemented the monitoring of employee profiles through a census and adopted processes to increase the hiring of afro-descendant professionals. In addition, it carries out training to terminate unconscious biases and an annual calendar of actions aimed at valuing diversity and promoting an inclusive work environment. In 2018, the airport created the Diversity Committee, which aims to debate the topic [...]

Source: Fraport Group Frankfurt Airport and most of Fraport’s Group airports worldwide report traffic growth – Slowdown expected for December due to pandemic The two Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA), combined, served some 1.0 million passengers. In Peru, traffic at Lima Airport (LIM) rose to about 1.3 million passengers in the reporting month. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in November 2021. This represents an increase of 341.5 percent year-on-year, albeit compared to a very weak November 2020. FRA’s continued traffic recovery was driven by sustained demand for European holiday travel and a rise in intercontinental traffic, including North America. The reopening of the U.S. to international air travel in early November also had a [...]

Source: Vinci Airports VINCI Airports, via its subsidiary ANA, which holds the concessions for Portugal’s 10 airports, recently launched two new reforestation projects near Faro airport in Algarve and Porto Santo airport in the archipelago of Madeira. These new projects were designed with and for their local area, and in partnership with regional authorities and the country’s leading forestry experts. They are part of the global reforestation programme that VINCI Airports set in motion last June at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport with the Rhône departmental council and the French National Forest Office (ONF). On Portugal’s southern coast, about 20 kilometres from Faro airport, VINCI Airports will take part in work to restore Tavira forest, which was damaged by the wildfires in [...]

Source: Aena International passenger traffic in November reached 70.1%, and domestic passenger traffic 79% In November, the airports in the Aena network handled 13,442,676 passengers and 139,716 aircraft movements, equivalent to 73.3% of the passenger traffic for the same month in 2019, before the pandemic. The cumulative annual data as of November shows a 41.7% recovery in passenger traffic compared to the same period in 2019. Over the eleven months of 2021, 107,238,408 passengers passed through Aena network airports, and 1,376,782 aircraft movements were recorded (down 37.4%), and 903,138 tonnes of cargo were transported. Operations The airport that registered the highest number of operations in November was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 24,031, down 29.2% compared to November [...]

Source: LAX The Los Angeles Airport Police Division (APD) has a state-of-the-art new centralized headquarters that will foster interagency collaboration and innovation for decades to come. The $216-million Airport Police Facility officially opened today with a ceremony led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The new facility consolidates police operations from eight standalone buildings that were separated across six miles at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Consolidating these operations into one location, with the latest technology and tools, will improve communication and coordination among the many law-enforcement entities that operate at LAX and Van Nuys (VNY) airport. "LAX is where we greet travelers from around the world, and it's our responsibility to ensure they feel safe, protected, and welcome," said [...]

Source: Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)  Remarks took place at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s Tourism Conference Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) President and CEO Deborah Flint spoke last week at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s (TIAC) Tourism Congress on the vital role that aviation plays in fostering a flourishing tourism industry. Ms. Flint joined transportation leaders that included Vince Accardi, President and CEO, Motor Coach Canada; Joseph Adamo, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Transat; Cynthia Garneau, President and CEO, VIA Rail Canada; and Lineke Kereluk, Vice President, Rentals, Fraserway RV in a panel moderated by Perrin Beatty, President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Flint took the opportunity to remind attendees that while it’s no secret [...]