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.”

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.

Changi Airport Group received Kingfisher Airlines at Singapore Changi Airport when flight IT029 from Mumbai landed at Terminal 3 at 0705hrs. Kingfisher Airlines will operate daily flights between Singapore and Mumbai. Flight IT029 departs Mumbai at 2305hrs and arrives in Singapore at 0705hrs. The return flight, IT030, leaves Singapore at 1015hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 1305hrs. These flights increase the number of flights on the Singapore – Mumbai route to 70 per week, with five airlines, including Kingfisher Airlines, plying the route.

The £1 billion Terminal 2 will become the new home for Star Alliance airlines and will provide an estimated 20 million passengers every year with a spacious and modern airport facility.

Passengers departing Terminal 2 will find 11,300m2 of floor space, accommodating self-service check-in machines, fast-bag drops, traditional check-in desks and 15 security search lanes.

In a two-level departure lounge, ten-metre high windows will provide excellent views of Heathrow's airfield and the nine new aircraft parking stands, a third of which are configured to accommodate a new generation of aircraft such as the A380.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has opened the 486-room Wyndham Montreal Aeroport hotel, just minutes from Pierre Trudeau International Airport.

Located at 12505 Cote de Liesse, the upscale hotel merges the convenience of an airport hotel with the function space of a conference center and amenities of a resort.