Source: ACI World Air travel as strong as ever reveals the new edition of the industry's most comprehensive airport traffic dataset Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published the latest ACI World Airport Traffic Dataset, confirming the top 20 busiest airports in the world in 2023. The dataset's key findings confirm total global passenger traffic for 2023 was close to 8.7 billion, driven by a continued resurgence in international traffic. This segment was propelled by several factors, including the anticipated benefits from the reopening of the Asian markets and a growing inclination towards travel despite macroeconomic conditions. ACI World Director General and CEO Luis Felipe de Oliveira said: "The dataset findings indicate that the demand for air travel is [...]

Source: Greater Toronto Airports Authority - GTAA Toronto's Pearson Airport is ready to welcome millions of passengers to the airport this summer as the busiest travel season of the year gets under way. The airport authority joined the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) to share tips for passengers travelling over the summer months. Toronto Pearson is expecting more than 160,000 passengers per day this summer on peak travel days, an increase of 8 per cent from 2023 volume. There will be more than 1,100 flights on the busiest summer days, an increase of 3 per cent from last year. While peak summer travel months for [...]

Source: Edmonton International Airport (YEG) Edmonton International Airport welcomes up to 50,000 bees to the Airport City Sustainability Campus Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has welcomed new partners to airport lands, and these ones also have wings! One honey bee hive and two BeeHomes for wild bees have been added to the offerings at YEG’s Airport City Sustainability Campus. At the height of the season, the hive will contain up to 50,000 bees! “Biodiversity thrives where bees buzz, and their pollination supports overall ecological richness. Our bee hive program at YEG will empower our natural ecosystem, contribute to our sustainability goals and foster a healthy environment," said Marion Chivot-Legris, Director, ESG and Sustainability Strategy, Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Bees are an [...]

Source: Aena 11% more than in the same month of 2023 Between January and May, the number of passengers exceeded 114.7 million, 11.4% up on the same period of 2023 The airports handled 238,062 aircraft movements in May 108,380 tonnes of cargo were transported The airports of the Aena network in Spain have closed the fifth month of 2024 with an all-time record number of passengers, aircraft movements and cargo in a month of May, thus maintaining the upward trend since the beginning of the year and for most of last year. In May 2024, Aena received 28,287,870 passengers, 11% more than in the same month of 2023; it handled 238,062 aircraft movements, 10.6% more than in 2023; and it [...]