The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes the US spring break season could see airport traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels. “In January, we experienced our first full month where travel volumes exceeded the same month in 2019. We fully expect to see...
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Ontario sees 26% passenger increase
Passenger volume through Ontario International Airport rose around 26% in January compared with the same month last year, hitting almost 429,000. Domestic and international passenger traffic were up 25% and 43% over the first month of 2022. "January marked a positive...
JFK new terminal makes four senior appointments
John F. Kennedy International Airport's New Terminal One has announced leadership appointments, including for chief operating officer and chief finance officer. What NTO said were "four key hires supporting the design, development, construction, financing, operation...
Ryanair adds to summer escape options from Scotland
Ryanair has announced new summer routes from Glasgow and Prestwick airports and listed its seasonal flights from Aberdeen. The Irish carrier, which describes itself as "the UK's number one airline", said it would increase the frequency of its route from...
Mumbai airport records 4.5 million passengers in January 2023
The Mumbai International Airport recorded passenger traffic of 4.5 million in January 2023, an increase of 149% as compared to the same time last year. The airport served 1.2 million international passengers, and around 3.2 million domestic passengers. “This rise in...
JetBlue adds Fort Lauderdale-Tallahassee route
Carrier JetBlue has announced a new service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Tallahassee International Airport. The route will not open until January 2024, although JetBlue said it "expects to reach more than 250 flights a day at Fort...
Ahead of airport strikes, Lufthansa cancels some Frankfurt flights due to IT outage
Lufthansa was forced to ground flights at Frankfurt on February 15 after what it said was an external telecommunications line failure. The failure "had a major impact" on Lufthansa's IT system, which was later in the day "up and running again", according to the...
Avinor deploys Aireon to support air traffic operations in remote Bodo region
Avinor ANS, the Norwegian government's air navigation service provider, has announced it is using Aireon's "space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data" in support of air traffic operations in the Bodø Oceanic Flight Information Region Avinor...
Porter’s first Edmonton-Toronto flights to soon take off
Porter Airlines is launching flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Edmonton International Airport. “The Toronto-Edmonton route is an opportunity for us to introduce Porter’s elevated economy travel experience to the Edmonton community,” said Kevin...
KlasJet parks luxury Boeing at London airport
Vilnius-based private and charter business KlasJet is stationing a newly refurbished luxury Boeing 737-300 "at one of London’s airports", parent company Avia Solutions Group said. The aircraft is "ready for operation" from the undisclosed airport "on a floating fleet...
AirAsia to return to Subang Airport
AirAsia will soon return to Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, Capital A CEO, Tony Fernandes confirmed at a media conference. The airline was asked to shift base to Kuala Lumpur International Airport about 21 years ago. Following the move by the Malaysian government to...
Air India SATS to develop multi-modal cargo hub in India
Air India SATS Airport Services Private (AISATS), the cargo arm of Air India has been selected by the Yamuna International Airport Private (YIAPL) to design, build, finance and operate an integrated multi-modal cargo hub (MMCH) in 87 acres at the upcoming Noida...