Airport News
Posted Fri, 08/19/2011 - 02:00
Thai Airways opened its recently upgraded Royal Orchid Lounge at Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok Airport.
The breakfast station now includes new utensils and equipment such as milk dispenser for cereals, the Korinto Expresso Italian coffee-maker in Business Class and Koro Espresso Italian Coffee-maker in First Class. There is also a dessert station.
Posted Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:15
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel won "Best Airport Hotel - North America" awarded at the World Airport Awards 2011 in Copenhagen. This is the first year airport hotels have been recognized as part of the awards and The Fairmont Vancouver Airport was ranked first over the Grand Hyatt Dallas/Fort Worth and the Westin Detroit Metropolitan. In addition, the hotel placed fifth in the world on the World's Top 10 Airport Hotels list.
Posted Mon, 02/21/2011 - 01:21
British Airways and American Airlines have both started flights to the new terminal at Tokyo Haneda International Airport – strengthening the leading position of the oneworld airline alliance at Asia’s newest international hub.
Both airlines’ inaugural services from the Japanese capital’s newly expanded gateway departed within minutes of one another on the morning of February 20, local time.
Posted Thu, 02/10/2011 - 04:53
Bali International Airport expansion project will start in February, 2011 with a project to relieve traffic congestion.
State-owned airport management company was ready to start the first part of a four phase expansion project that would cost an estimated Rp 1.9 trillion (approximately US$211 million), according to company director Tommy Soetomo.
Posted Thu, 12/23/2010 - 08:20
Boosted by continually strong demand, passenger and cargo throughput in November at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered year-on-year increases of 8.1% and 7.1%, growing to 4.1 million and 368,000 tonnes respectively. Air traffic movements also rose by 13.9% to 26,765.
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 04:25
Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Jetstar signed an agreement to launch a strategic partnership that will see Jetstar continue to make Singapore Changi Airport its largest air hub in Asia for both short and long haul operations. As part of the agreement, Jetstar will operate its highest number of services and base its largest number of A320-family aircraft in Asia at Changi. It also commits to introduce long haul services using wide body aircraft out of Singapore.
Posted Wed, 02/17/2010 - 04:14
The Latvian government approved the construction of a new terminal by the Latvian low-cost airline airBaltic.
airBaltic president and CEO Bertolt Flick: “The infrastructure of the Riga International Airport has already reached its design capacity limits, and so a new terminal is acutely needed to accomodate the growing passenger numbers.”
Posted Fri, 12/25/2009 - 06:06
To ensure the same level of service for the growing number of passengers flying on smaller aircraft, the Airport Authority has invested over HK$1 billion in the construction of a new North Satellite Concourse (NSC). The new concourse, which will be soft-opened on 17 December, will ensure that Hong Kong International Airport continues to meet its performance pledge of embarking and disembarking more than 90% of its passengers by air bridges. The NSC is designed to serve more than five million passengers a year at the initial stage.
Posted Fri, 12/25/2009 - 05:57
Taxi drivers now have a new tool to help them better gauge the demand for taxis across the four terminals at Singapore Changi Airport. Commissioned today, the new Taxi Management System at Changi Airport will improve the distribution of taxis at Changi by supporting the matching of taxi supply with passenger demand. A reduction in the average queuing time for passengers and especially for taxi drivers is envisaged.
Posted Wed, 11/25/2009 - 02:11
Indonesian carrier Batavia Air started flights to Singapore Changi Airport on 25 November 2009. Batavia will operate daily flights between Singapore and the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Semarang. The eighth new airline to commence operations at Changi Airport this year, Batavia’s new route signals its confidence in the traffic potential between Singapore and Indonesia.
