Copenhagen Airport's Terminal 3 has been evacuated after suspicious bag was found Flights departures have been moved to other terminals, a spokeswoman from the airport told Reuters. The Copenhagen Metro said on its web page that the airport's metro station cannot be used. Copenhagen...
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of the Swissport group of companies by China's HNA Group, a deal expected to help the Swiss ground handler broaden its reach into Europe. The Commission, the EU's executive which rules on antitrust issues, said that the proposed acquisit...
Gulf Air will increase its flights between Bahrain and Hyderabad from five weekly flights to daily flights from December 2, 2015 to meet high passenger demand. Catering to over 5 million Indian nationals residing in the Arabian Gulf region, Gulf Air has provided direct air services between India and Bahrain since 1960. With one of the largest Middle East networks, Bahrain’s national carri...
An airport in Guangdong province has seized a China-made mobile phone with a built-in cigarette lighter, the first of such items, local media reported. Staff at Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport found a suspicious mobile phone when it went through an X-ray machine for a security check. Its outer part reveals no difference, but it has a small panel on the back behind which hides an...
Virgin Australia is extending the use of its Airbus A330-200 widebodies on international routes, with services to Fiji from Melbourne and Brisbane to start in June 2016. The A330 began flying internationally in April when Virgin deployed the aircraft on the Sydney-Nadi route on Saturdays during busy travel periods. As with the Sydney service, A330 flights from Melbourne and Brisbane to Nadi...
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says he expects travel to Bali will rebound once the disruption from the ash cloud from the Mount Rinjani volcano clears up. Thousands of Australians have found themselves stranded in Bali in recent weeks, with both Virgin and Jetstar, as well as a number of other carriers, cancelling flights for safety reasons. While the backlog of passengers...
Air Niugini will begin operating a second service to Narita, Japan from 06th July next year to support the National Government’s initiative to further develop and enhance tourism in the country, and the Papua New Guinea – Japan relationship. Air Niugini’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Simon Foo, announced this when receiving a cheque of K5million funding from the Acting Minister...
Gatwick broke the 40 million passengers a year mark for the first time on the weekend of November 14/15. An airport statement said Gatwick is now “rapidly approaching full capacity” as it published its traffic data for October. Gatwick has highlighted that the Airports Commission report into the need for a new runway to serve South East England (published on July 1, 2015) said it woul...
More than 100 flights were cancelled at Denver Airport early on Tuesday as a powerful storm system dropped snow over the Rocky Mountains. A blizzard warning was issued for a large swath of northeastern Colorado and western Kansas, with a storm system that originated in Alaska forecast to drop up to 12 inches of snow on the Denver metropolitan area by midday Tuesday, according to the National We...
Abu Dhabi International Airport has become the first in the region to successfully introduce an automated Traveler Document Authentication System (TDAS), using the latest innovations on offer to deliver a smooth passenger experience to all travellers. The new technology, developed by SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, is now in place i...
Azul Brazilian Airlines, Brazil’s largest airline by cities served, today adds a new daily flight from Orlando International to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the first-ever nonstop flight on the route. Belo Horizonte is Azul’s second hub destination, where Orlando travelers will be able to connect to more than 100 destinations. The company also operates daily flights from Fort Lauderdale / M...
Qantas will deploy its flagship Airbus A380 daily to Dallas/Fort Worth from April 2016 as part of broader changes to the airline’s international network. Currently, the oneworld alliance member serves Dallas/Fort Worth with six flights a week from its Sydney hub. However, it will add an extra service to the largest hub of its partner American Airlines to meet the strong demand on the rout...
Etihad Airways is increasing its presence in Morocco with the launch of a new twice-weekly service between Abu Dhabi and Rabat to create a direct link between the two capitals. Scheduled to start on 15 January 2016, and providing the only scheduled air link between the UAE and Rabat, the new service will be operated on Wednesdays and Fridays using an A340-500 aircraft configured to carry a tota...
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded growth in all three air traffic figures in October 2015. During the month, passenger volume rose by 7.7% to 5.8 million, while flight movements increased by 3.5% to 34,810 when compared to the same month last year. Cargo throughput recorded growth for the second consecutive month, increasing by 2.0% to 392,000 tonnes when compared to the same peri...
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The Star Alliance Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has been named the World’s Best Airline Alliance Lounge at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, securing the prestigious title for a...
