Source: Vinci Airports For second year in a row, Salvador Bahia airport – member of the VINCI Airports network – has been recognized with the Via Viva award, which is granted by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Brazil. Salvador Bahia airport has reached the highest score on the Environmental Performance Index (IDA) for the transport & infrastructure sector. The Environmental Performance Index evaluates socio-environmental management practices and verifies the quality of the evolution of the sector’s commitment, serving as a parameter to assess the effectiveness of sustainability programs. This is Salvador Bahia airport’s second environmental award in 2021, as in June it was recognized as the most sustainable in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac). Since VINCI Airports [...]

Source: LAX Online pre-booking system, electric vehicle chargers, available space indicators and more will elevate the parking experience at LAX Guests at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) now have access to one of the most advanced economy parking facilities at any U.S. airport with today's opening of a $294 million, state-of-the-art parking structure. LAX Economy Parking, known as the Intermodal Transportation Facility-West during construction, is the first major component of LAX's $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) to be completed and opened to the public, and will become a centralized hub for ground transportation in the future. The four-story, 1.7-million-square-foot facility has approximately 4,300 new parking stalls for LAX. It features the latest in smart parking technology to create [...]

Source: Fraport USA As travelers return to airports, airports are expanding their offerings of amenities that help make the terminal experience safe and stress-free. Topping the list of welcome and much-used new services are mobile food ordering programs that offer contactless ordering, payment, pick-up, or delivery. With the roll-out of OrderSEA, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is the latest airport to offer mobile food ordering with the option of airport-wide gate delivery. Runners from At Your Gate pick up the food and make the deliveries, sometimes with the aid of Gita, a two-wheeled cargo-carrying robot created by Piaggio Fast Forward, a Boston-area startup that is a subsidiary of Piaggio, the manufacturer of Vespa scooters. As it is at most other airports offering this service, [...]

Some 30 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q3 2021, i.e. about twice as many (98% more) than in Q3 2020. Compared to Q3 2019, passenger numbers are down 59%. In Costa Rica, traffic climbed back to its 2019 level (0.5% higher over the period). T Traffic at airports in the Dominican Republic hovered above its pre-pandemic levels for several weeks. The main contributors included flights between Santo Domingo and the Eastern Seaboard (Newark Liberty serving New York up 53%, Boston up 41%, Fort Lauderdale up 52% and Miami up 23%), and transatlantic flights (Madrid up 22%).  The number of passengers who travelled through Salvador Bahia Airport in Brazil tripled compared to summer 2020 and continues to rise towards its 2019 level.  In Chile, traffic [...]

Source: Miami International Airport (MIA) New travel policies and airline expansions expected to boost travel The chances of snow in Miami this winter for the first time in 44 years are still next to zero, but one forecast is nearly certain: new U.S. travel policies and scheduled airline expansions will bring flurries of new passengers to Miami International Airport (MIA) in the fourth quarter of 2021. MIA has been the busiest U.S. airport for international passengers this year, with 7.7 million of its 22.8 million total passengers through August traveling internationally. Its international traffic is expected to jump considerably in November when the U.S. government begins to allow vaccinated non-U.S. citizens from at least 39 previously restricted countries to enter the [...]

Source: Vinci Airports London Gatwick airport, member of VINCI Airports’ worldwide network, welcomes for the first time in its history the airline JetBlue. Last week, the sixth largest US airline took its inaugural flight linking London Gatwick to New York (JFK) with a new, non-stop service. Initially, the route will be operated four times per week with an expansion to a daily itinerary in November. In line with creating positive mobility for the territories in which VINCI Airports operates, JetBlue's arrival at the airport is excellent news for passengers and for local economy. It comes at the right time for the long-awaited easing of US entry requirements for travellers from the UK and other European destinations. JetBlue’s newly acquired Airbus A321 Long Range [...]