TSA sees new record levels of passengers screened in single day at US airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recorded a new record for the number of passengers screened at airports…
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Atlanta retains title as world’s busiest airport, Haneda leaps into top 10
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL) has regained its title as the world’s busiest airport with 104,653,451 passengers travelling through the…
Top 10 busiest airports in the world for 2022
The Airports Council International (ACI) has recently revealed its list of the Top 10 busiest airports in the…
London-Stansted Airport sees busiest October in its history
London-Stansted Airport (STN) has just recorded its busiest-ever October, with record numbers of passengers passing through the airport’s…
On a high note: the role of boarding music in branding and the flight experience
What is the first thing you notice when boarding an aircraft?Perhaps you scan the cabin to gauge how…
Video footage shows TSA agents in Miami stealing from passenger X-ray trays
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents from Miami International Airport (MIA) were arrested after footage from surveillance cameras showed…
Dubai Airport passenger numbers higher than at same point in 2019
In a significant sign that airport passenger numbers are returning to levels not seen since before the COVID-19…
Heathrow says demand unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels for years
London Heathrow, the UK’s largest airport, cautioned that demand is unlikely to return to pre-COVID levels for “a…
War, rising costs to delay European air traffic recovery, predicts Eurocontrol
Recovery of air traffic levels in Europe to pre-pandemic levels will take longer than expected, according to a…
Heathrow warns economy, Ukraine, COVID headwinds could hit winter demand
The UK’s biggest airport, London Heathrow, cautioned over travel demand this winter, saying that a tough economic backdrop,…
Ryanair reports September traffic record with 15.9 million passengers carried
Irish budget carrier Ryanair carried 15.9 million passengers in September 2022, according to its latest traffic table released…
London Heathrow will lift daily passenger limitations in late October
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the United Kingdom has confirmed that it will remove limitations on daily passenger…
Heathrow says travel disruption is easing due to passenger cap
London Heathrow claims the cap on passenger numbers has helped the airport to weather the #travel chaos, according…
Cathay Pacific reports improved passenger traffic in June 2022
Hong Kong’s flag-carrier Cathay Pacific has announced a positive development in June passenger traffic, citing eased travel restrictions and…
Summer travel woe: Heathrow caps capacity, asks airlines to stop selling tickets
London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) is putting a cap on the number of passengers it can handle in light…
ACI forecasts significant increase in global airport traffic during 2022
The Airports Council International (ACI) says global passenger traffic in 2022 will be significantly higher than during the…
Heathrow raises passenger, revenue forecast amid ‘stronger than expected’ demand
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) expects higher passenger traffic in 2022 due to “stronger than expected demand”, the airport…
China’s Big Three carriers see modest increase in May 2022 traffic
China’s Big Three airlines – China Southern Airlines (ZNH), China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA), and Air China –…