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LAX’s Kardashian Klass VIP terminal has a serious side

Camera-shy public figures will be able to escape the prying eyes of fellow passengers and the press at Los Angeles International Airport in a new VIP terminal that will be built to “to transfer passengers to and from scheduled commercial aircraft, designed for passengers who desire a more...

Iraqi Airways plans non-stop flights to Washington D.C

Iraqi Airways is planning to begin non-stop Baghdad-Washington Dulles flights next year, reports Ch-aviation. The airline's director general Osama Sadr has said talks had already been held between undisclosed 'administrative' bodies on either side. However, the launch of any routes to...

Manchester Targets 25 More Long-Haul Routes, Led by Air China

Manchester Airport said it could support 25 more long-haul routes, almost doubling the current number, after Air China Ltd. became the latest major carrier to seek flights to the biggest British hub outside London. The airport, which has a catchment of 22 million people within two hours' travel, achieved a rolling 12-month passenger tally above 23 million for the first time in its 77-y...

Garuda Indonesia Opens Denpasar-Guangzhou Flight to Expand Chinese Market

As part of its continuous network expansion program, particularly of the Chinese market, Garuda Indonesia on Sunday (11. 22) officially launched a direct flight from Denpasar-Guangzhou. The launching of the Denpasar-Guangzhou service was carried out jointly by the Director of Services Garuda Indonesia, Nicodemus P. Lampe and Garuda Indonesia Branch Office Denpasar and Syamsuddin Jusuf Souib and...

Pulkovo Airport Ranked #1 in Europe in Airport Service Quality

In Q3 2015, Pulkovo Airport St. Petersburg (Russia) ranked Number 1 in Europe in passenger’s overall satisfaction with the airport service quality (ASQ). According to the results of the quarterly ASQ Survey by Airport Council International (ACI), St. Petersburg airport outranked 95 other European airports listed in the rating. “In th...

Abu Dhabi International Airport expands baggage handling system

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today several key capacity expansion initiatives at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), aimed at improving overall operational efficiency. These projects are being delivered in cooperation with Siemens, and are part of the upgrade of the baggage handling system at the capital’s airport. In Terminal 1, Siemens is adding new baggage conveyo...

Emirates Puts Mexico and Berlin at Top of Route Wish List

Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, has identified Mexico City and Berlin as the most attractive new destinations that would become available with longer-range jets and expanded air-service treaties. Flights from Dubai to the Mexican capital would be possible with Boeing Co.’s new 777X plane, for which Emirates is due to be the first customer in 2020, while a Berlin ser...

Etihad announces plan to increase flights to Morocco

Etihad Airways has announced plans to increase its services to Morocco with the launch of a new twice-weekly service between Abu Dhabi and Rabat. Scheduled to start on January 15, 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 total of 240 passengers. The ne...

Beijing New Airport to Be able to Handle 100 Million Passengers

Beijing's new international airport, which is currently under construction, will eventually be able to handle 100 million passengers annually, authorities said Friday. Before 2025, the airport will be able to handle 72 million passengers, 2 million tons of cargo and mail, and have 4 runways, according to a plan approved by government last year. It is planned that the new airport will hav...

Finavia Ivalo airport introduces new terminal

Finavia's Ivalo Airport renewal is complete, and passenger traffic at the airport can be routed to new, state-of-the-art facilities as of Thursday 19 November. This was the largest investment in Finavia network airports and totalled €13.5 million. As a result of the expansion and renewal, the passenger experience at Ivalo Airport has been taken to a higher level. In addition to the...

Jakarta blocks Lion Group's $1.3bn Lebak Airport project

The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (IdMOT) has rejected Lion Group and partner PT Maja Raya Indah Semesta's (MRIS) Lebak International Airport proposal on the grounds that its operational feasibility and safety standards were insufficient to warrant a greenlight. The two firms announced plans to build a new cargo-oriented facility on a 5500ha plot of land in Indonesia's Banten Pr...

Chinese visitors lift international travellers at Sydney and Melbourne Airports in October

Australia’s two busiest airports have posted healthy gains in international passengers led by a strong rise in the number of Chinese visitors. Melbourne Airport said the number of overseas travellers through Tullamarine in October rose 10.2 per cent to 764,998, compared with the prior corresponding period. Meanwhile, Sydney Airport said international passengers passing through its term...

New entrant arrives on Kuala Lumpur-Perth route

Malindo Air has joined AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines on the Perth-Kuala Lumpur route after its inaugural flight touched down in the West Australian capital on Thursday. The Boeing 737-800 operating flight OD151 received an ARFF monitor cross salute after landing at Perth Airport at 1440 local time on Thursday. The aircraft, registration 9M-LNW, was on the ground for about an hour before...

Snow Cancels Flights at Beijing Capital Airport

Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled on Friday morning as snow sweeps across north China and heavy rain continues in south China. Flight operations have been disturbed Friday morning by snowfall at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), heavy fog at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) and Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), and freezing fog at Yinchuan...

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