by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2023 | Cargo, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Amazon has started air freighter services in India, Amazon Air, will have two dedicated cargo aircraft with a capacity of 20,000 packages. Akhil Saxena, Vice President, Customer Fulfilment, Amazon Air said: “Amazon Air comes to India at an important time. Our...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Asia/Pacific
A total of 3,093,000 passengers passed through Sydney Airport in December 2022, down 21.7% compared to pre-COVID December 2019. Domestic passenger traffic totalled 1,937,000 in December 2022, which is more than double the number of passengers in same month last year...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Swissport staff at Ireland’s Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports are to vote in late January 2023 on a 10% salary increase offered by the ground-handler. “This will be the biggest pay increase in Swissport UK & Ireland’s history, and is a testament to your...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Dozens of flights out of Europe’s busiest airport, Heathrow in London, were cancelled early on January 23 due to freezing fog. As temperatures overnight plunged to near -10 celsius, airlines were told by air traffic controllers to thin out their Monday...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Shannon Airport in Ireland’s south-west reported 1.51 million passengers in 2022, a recovery to 88% of the pre-lockdown number and a 300% jump on 2021. “The accelerated pace of the rebound in air travel from Shannon has exceeded our expectations and shows the...