Dubai: World’s busiest airport believes post-Covid recovery to be achieved by 2024 February 22, 2022 Even though it was crowned the world’s busiest airport for the eighth consecutive year, Dubai airport will see passenger numbers come back not before 2024. According to the hub’s boss Paul Griffiths, despite 29.1 million passengers registered in the last year – 12.7 per cent up on 2020, traffic is “nowhere near pre-pandemic levels.” “It [...]
Stansted joins London City in predicting passenger demand will surge in 2022 January 17, 2022 Stansted airport’s owner Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has joined London City Airport and predicted demand will surge in 2022 following the relaxation of Covid rules. After seeing booking soar following last week’s decision to scrap pre-departure and Day 2 PCR tests, the group is expecting demand to get back to almost pre-pandemic levels by the [...]
Back in business: London City Airport predicts passenger demand will surge in 2022 January 17, 2022 London City Airport is predicting a surge in passenger growth for 2022 as a result of pent-up demand. Following the return of British Airways’ (BA) summer schedule and the easing of Covid restrictions, the hub will see the re-introduction of routes such as London to Milan and London to Barcelona. New London to Thessaloniki flights [...]
European airports passenger numbers slightly up in time for Christmas after plunging amid Omicron fears December 23, 2021 Passenger traffic through European airports increased nine per cent last week, as people make journeys to meet loved ones for the festive season, amid a “substantive” drop in traffic since Omicron was first detected. The number of passengers passing through Europe’s airports has fallen by around a fifth in the three weeks after the Omicron [...]
EU extends airport slot relief until October 2022 December 15, 2021 The European Commission announced today airport slot relief rules will run until 29 October 2022 to help airlines get back on their feet following the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of the normal requirement that compels airlines to use at least 80 per cent of their slots, carriers will now be required to [...]
Stansted owner calls to rescind restrictions as losses mount December 9, 2021 Stansted airport’s owner the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has called on the UK Government to rescind the latest travel restrictions as the company continues to struggle because of the pandemic. In the six months ended 30 September, the group – which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports – reported a £75.7m loss before interest [...]
London Luton Airport plans for 1m more passengers given green light December 2, 2021 Luton councillors have approved proposals to expand the airport’s capacity for an additional one million passengers, according to reports. The decision means the fifth busiest airport in the UK will see 19m people a year using the airport for their travel, according to the BBC, which first reported the news. The airport will see an [...]
Former BA boss slams Heathrow’s ‘outrageous’ £100 price hikes October 17, 2021 Former British Airways boss Willie Walsh has criticised Heathrow’s plans to hike landing fees by 90 percent. The move could cost families travelling through Heathrow nearly £100 more for their flights. Walsh called the proposals ‘outrageous’. He said, “Heathrow must understand that gouging its customers is not the road to recovery, for itself, the airlines, [...]
Staycations are over: Uber trips to airports soar by 328 per cent after restrictions lift October 5, 2021 British holidaymakers have increased exponentially their trips to the airport after more than a year of ‘staycations’. Data from Uber showed today that in the UK, trips to the airport increased 328 per cent since the government lifted the Covid-19 travel restrictions on 17 May. The statistics showed that trips booked using the reserve feature [...]