International Airport News

Copenhagen International Airport in Denmark has been titled as the first airport to have a full airport navigation tool. It is apparently the world's first full 360 degree airport navigation technology for passengers' smartphones and PCs. The technology takes passengers all the way through Denmark's main airport, starting out in the car park or at its Metro Station and ending at the boarding gates.It allegedly functions in a similar way to Google Maps.

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Lydd Airport proposed expansion causing a stir

If plans are approved for the small airport of Lydd to expand in the manner that it wants to then serious concern will be raised. This is because there is a nuclear power plant sited just three miles away and expansion would obvious taken aviation alot closer. if approved, would see it upgraded from a small airport used mainly by private fliers to a key regional airport able to handle short-to-medium range airliners up to Airbus A320-size.

An Airbridge or jetway that was servicing a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 'fell' from its loading position at the aircraft's door. The jet's door was allegedly ripped-off in the process on April 7th, 2013 at the Hong Kong International Airport. The 1995-built A330 apparently had finished loadingits 262 passengers when the incident occured at gate 71. "The air bridge at gate 71 fell because of a technical problem," says an Airport Authority Hong Kong spokesman. A worker that was in the cabin of the airbrige operating it was injured when it fell.

Changi international in the news again...

Changi Airport in Singapore has once again been judged the world's best by the passengers that use it. The Singapore airport stealed the top spot ahead of South Korea's Incheon International and the Netherlands' Amsterdam Schiphol, which took second and third place at the World Airport Awards event.

Chicago's O'Hare International cited at worst Airport for punctuality.

Apparently Chicago's O'Hare International is ranked worst airport in the U.S for punctuality. I guess they will counter this and say that all those snow storms and mild conditions that caused cancellations made them unable to keep all the flights on time.

I guess you would be glad to know that the percentage of mishandled luggage has declined by 2-percent globally. This is according to SITA's latest Baggage Report comparing last year over 2011 figures.

Mumbai Airport Ranked Worst for Punctuality in India

The Mumbai hub continues to be regarded as having the worst record for flight delays amongst all the airports in the entire country. Statistics suggest that some four out of the five domestic sector airlines operate a better on-time performance at other major airports than in Mumbai.

Dubai International now has another record that it can be proud of. The International airport in Dubai can claim that it is foremost with the operation of Airbus A380s. Between January and December 31st last year (2012), the airport handled 7,259 Airbus A380 flights. Changi International in Singapore came in second with some 6,653 launches of the type aircraft. For Dubai International, the majority of these A380 launches came from the national carrier Emirates.

Airbus and parent company EADS is toying with a new so-called...stealthy building modifcation that is aimed at making airport buildings less off an interference to essential landing systems like ILS. As you know, buildings on the airport site, if they are too close to the runway can mess-up signals. So Airbus and EADS are working on this set of aluminium panels that can diffract radio waves and, thus in the process limit them reaching airport runways.

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Airport Delays possible in the Summer...

Seems like some earthen ware that was being carried by some person/s in-transit at Hollywood Airport had their items detained when TSA found what perhaps may be human remains, skulls and teeth and such. More on this.

The blame-game continues...

Most Expensive Airport Taxi Transfer

The priciest airport transfers have been revealed. Passengers with light pockets may be advised to avoid taxis from Narita Airport in Tokyo, if new research done is to be believed. Serving Japan's capital, a taxi from the chief international airport into the city centre could cost you nearly £200, according to the research. However, the eye-popping price tag for the 41-mile ride was not the most expensive when assessed by the cost by distance travelled. The No.1 rank belonged to Copenhagen, where an average five-mile trip will set you back £34.08, which works out at £6.82 for every mile.

LAX Airport Approves Major Modernization Plan

Los Angeles International Airport has approved a modernization plan that may very well cost them close to $5 billion USD. Strong emotional opposition from neighbourhood groups that are concerned about a possible increase in pollution and noise had their say however, the vote gave the go-ahead to LAX to expand and revamp their out of date and often cramped facilities.

High landing fees hit sour note with patrons at the Santa Monica Airport

Despite more than half of the near 100 speakers being against the idea of high landing fees at the Santa Monica Airport, the City Council almost without taking their views into consideration voted for the high fees. The fees which run $5.48 per 1,000-pounds imposed on all airplanes touching down at Santa Monica Airport will be something to get used to.

Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced that it has appointed an architect and design consortium (Consortium) to pilot the overall architecture, design concept and construction of Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4).

Members of the appointed Consortium are as follows:

SAA Architects Pte Ltd – Lead Agency
Benoy Ltd
AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (SEA) Pte Ltd

Singapore Changi Airport and SITA partner for innovation

‘World’s best airport’ launches SITA’s next generation self-service and passenger processing technology


Global IT and communications provider SITA today announced a major partnership for innovation with Changi Airport Group (CAG),which manages Singapore’s Changi Airport. The project was implemented in a record five months in which both organizations collaborated to introduce the latest passenger processing and self-service technology in close cooperation with airline and ground handling partners.

Tan Lye Teck, Executive Vice President, Airport Management, Changi Airport Group, said: “We are always on the lookout for new ways to enhance the airport experience, and we leverage technology very extensively throughout Changi Airport to facilitate processes and provide passengers with a seamless travelling experience. At the same time, the use of technology also allows us to work closely with our airline partners to achieve efficiency and productivity gains, resulting in a win-win situation for all stakeholders at the airport. SITA is one of the leading players in the air transport industry, and CAG is very pleased to have SITA as one of its partners in Changi Airport’s innovation journey.”

Changi Airport has equipped more than 450 check-in counters and 111 boarding gates with SITA AirportConnect Open, the industry’s leading common-use system. Under the new agreement, airlines across three terminals at Changi Airport have migrated to this new platform, which uniquely supports both agent-assisted and self-service passenger processing.

Check this out...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22447516

New sleeping platforms for passengers at Abu Dhabi's airport

Abu Dhabi International has become the first airport to introduce GoSleep passenger rest pods, according to its operator ADAC (Abu Dhabi Airports Company). The product was developed in Finland. GoSleep is basically a hi-tech chair-and-bed in one. Abu Dhabi International Airport is equipped with ten GoSleep pods, located in Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. They'll be joined by 35 more GoSleep pods before the end of 2013.

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Chopin Airport had its best April ever, with more than 860,000 passengers handled, a 5.7% increase year-on-year. In case you may not be sure, Chopin Airport is in Warsaw.