Airports News

Groundworker blinded by aircraft landing lights at St Petersburg airport

An investigation was opened after a groundworker of Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg suffered an eye injury from landin...

Auf Wiedersehen to Berlin Brandenburg Terminal 5

Due to the decrease in passenger traffic, Terminal 5 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport bid farewell to the last flight until...

Paris-Orly airport closes a second terminal

As a result of the drop in air traffic, Orly airport, Paris’ secondary hub, closed one of its terminals....

Aviator expands market presence with SAS startups in Norway

Following a previously secured agreement with Scandinavian Airlines in late July 2020, Aviator Airport Alliance AB succe...

European Parliament extends slot relief through summer 2021

The European Parliament decided to extend airline slot relief through summer 2021....

Paris-Charles de Gaulle expansion scrapped over environmental concerns

The French government canceled the project to build a new terminal for Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (CDG), citing env...

Dublin Airport – worst hit during global crisis

Europe’s airports have been affected the worst by the pandemic. Dublin Airport in Ireland is leading the list....

Gatwick airport to receive up to £8 million in government support

Amid ongoing travel restrictions, Gatwick Airport (LGW), the second largest airport in London, is on the way to receive...

SAS Bombardier CRJ-900 landing at Vilnius Airport VNO

Is it all doom and gloom for regional airports? [VIDEO]

While regional airports are small in size, they are definitely important to their local communities in terms of the...

World’s busiest – Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Serving 43.8 million passengers yearly, China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is now the busiest airport...

China’s new Tianfu airport moves towards official opening

China’s new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) completed the first round of test flights, as it prepares f...

Aircraft landing at Seoul Incheon International Airport ICN

What is the status and future of aviation's largest hub airports? [VIDEO]

While many predictions were made on what the future of aviation will look like, how will the world's leading airport...

Petition suggests renaming Prestwick airport after Joe Biden

A Scottish company launches a controversial petition encouraging to rename Glasgow Prestwick Airport after the US presid...

Mumbai airport staffers arrested for ‘pay and skip quarantine’ scam

Mumbai Airport (BOM) staffers allegedly took money from travelers in return for forging their entry documents and allowi...

Man lives unnoticed at Chicago airport for 3 months

A 36-year-old man was arrested after managing to live unnoticed at Chicago airport for three months due to the COVID-19...

UK government to aid airports due to tightened COVID-19 rules

Due to recently tightened COVID-19 rules, the UK government announced that it would aid airports. Other European airport...

Frankfurt Airport evacuated over security threat

On January 16, 2021, Frankfurt airport (FRA) was sealed after an aggressive man threatened to kill people. ...

Berlin Airport (BER) staff suffer electric shocks

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) baggage control staff reported receiving electric shocks from baggage scanner devices....

Terminal of Leipzig Halle airport (LEJ) in Germany

EU to set up humanitarian aid hub at Leipzig/Halle

The European Union plans to set up a new logistics center for humanitarian aid at the Leipzig/Halle Airport. ...

Antarctica airport project: plan and pushback

Australia’s plan to build an airport in Antarctica is criticized by the scientists that should be the main benefic...

Ho Chi Minh City sign with aircraft in the background

Work set to begin on Vietnam’s Long Thanh International Airport

With the other airport in Ho Chi Minh City struggling for capacity, work moves forward to build Long Thanh Int...

Explosions at Yemen airport as governmental plane lands

Several explosions hit the international airport of Aden, Yemen’s provisional capital city, as a plane carrying th...

Severe fire breaks out in Russian Ignatyevo Airport [Video]

A severe fire broke out in the international terminal of Blagoveshchensk Ignatyevo Airport (BQS), Russia. ...

Green light for Heathrow third runway

The UK Supreme Court gave permission for the expansion of the third runway at London Heathrow Airport. ...

Heathrow Airport workers strike in car-rally

Starting from December 14, 2020, around 4,000 Heathrow Airport workers are set to strike in a car-based rally over wage...

Where past meets future: second life of airports

Once an object of fascination, later abandoned and closed, these airports got transformed and found a new life....

Aerial view of a plane going ot its gate in the Tan Son Nhat Inte

Sweden to invest $2 billion into airports growth in Vietnam

Swedish financial institutions proposed to invest $2 billion into aviation projects in Vietnam. ...

First international flight in five months lands in Melbourne

On December 7, 2020, the first international flight in five months landed in Melbourne Airport....

COVID-19 vaccine test flights take place in Brussels Airport

Brussels Airport (BRU) has welcomed the first test flights carrying the coronavirus vaccines. ...

Passenger uses self driving check-in robots assistant

EVA Air speeds up boarding process by AI technology

EVA Airways introduced new contactless facial recognition technology that will accelerate the passenger boarding process...

Former Berlin Tegel airport to become vaccination center

Berlin Tegel Airport will be revived as a modern vaccination center. ...

Airport

Groundworker blinded by aircraft landing lights at St Petersburg airport

Auf Wiedersehen to Berlin Brandenburg Terminal 5

Paris-Orly airport closes a second terminal

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Emirates pilot Massimo: no prospects for seasoned pilots post-crisis?

New Chair takes the reins at UK CAA at height of pandemic

Flight attendant’s story: lost job while stuck in exotic island

UK Aviation Minister: “I want nothing more than to see planes back in the sky”