Continued recovery in passenger traffic in Q4 for VINCI Airports
Over the entirety of 2021, VINCI’s airport network welcomed near 86 million passengers, 66 per cent down on 2019 but a 12 per cent growth compared to 2020.
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Over the entirety of 2021, VINCI’s airport network welcomed near 86 million passengers, 66 per cent down on 2019 but a 12 per cent growth compared to 2020.
Vilnius Airport has begun trials for the prototype of a fully electric, eco-friendly bus, to continue the airport’s sustainable efforts, as well as to create a seamless passenger transportation experience.
Despite a challenging year, Katowice Airport ended 2021 with a 61.1 per cent growth in passenger traffic from 2020, as well as continued developments and updates to the airport's infrastructure.
As December 2021 ended, Tallinn Airport welcomed a significant passenger recovery of 166,379 travellers, which surpassed 70 per cent of pre-COVID-19 traffic figures.
A recent open letter from Chief Medical Officers of Health from Air Canada, Toronto Pearson Airport, and WestJet have urged the Canadian government to remove passenger arrival tests at airports.
London City Airport predicts that passenger traffic will surge in growth during 2022, as the airport introduces several new routes and the return of flights to popular travel destinations.
Perth Airport has undergone major enhancements to its security screening infrastructure, with the vision to help significantly strengthen Australia’s domestic and international aviation security.
To provide attractive business opportunities for suppliers across the airport network, Avinor has launched a tender for retail and F&B operations, with all the contracts combined valuing at €830 million.
At Stockholm Arlanda and Göteborg Landvetter Airports, Swedavia has launched a new HVO 100 incentive, to encourage other organisations operating at Swedavia’s airports to phase out fossil fuels by 2025.
Described as a ‘calming oasis’, Bristol Airport has launched an immersive sensory room designed to create a stress-free environment for passengers with autism, dementia, or cognitive impairment.
To further its commitments to a sustainable future, Glasgow Airport is set to install a new model of airfield lighting which is 25 per cent more energy efficient and eco-friendly.
Istanbul Airport has launched a new art exhibition ‘0’ Zero Point by the artist Deniz Sağdıç, in its departures terminal, to raise visitors’ and passengers’ awareness of sustainability and recycling.
As air traffic continued the long-road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Prague Václav Havel Airport handled nearly 20 per cent more passengers compared to 2020 figures.
Manaus International Airport is the first of six other airports in the Brazilian region, whose operations will be handed over to VINCI Airports under a 30-year concession contract awarded back in April 2021.
According to the International Air Transport Association, global passenger traffic improved in November 2021, however Omicron restrictions are likely to impact air travel in the coming months.