Sydney Airport celebrates the arrival of its one billionth passenger
Sydney Airport celebrates one billion passengers, but the demand for travel may see the two billion passenger milestone reached within the next 20 years.
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Sydney Airport celebrates one billion passengers, but the demand for travel may see the two billion passenger milestone reached within the next 20 years.
Work has begun on the airfield development at Auckland Airport as 40 million passengers and 260,000 flights are expected to use the airport by 2044.
Having experienced double digit growth for the last 19 months, Gerald R. Ford International Airport will invest nearly $90 million on the expansion of its terminal to ensure longevity as a destination.
The official planning process for use of Gatwick's existing Northern Runway is underway; a step towards increasing the airport's capacity.
Passenger numbers at Ontario Airport were up more than 10 per cent in July, with more than three million passengers passing through the terminals.
Over the past two years, Christchurch's growth has not faltered and the airport has seen a 17 per cent increase of profits compared to FY18.
One of the capacity restraints the Asia-Pacific region is facing comes from a lack of human resources, in terms of both recruiting and training skilled-aviation personnel.
Despite Frankfurt's growth in passenger numbers, Fraport recorded a decline in Brazil as the bankruptcy of Avianca Brasil had drastic knock-on effects.
Vaclav Rehor, CEO of Prague Airport, details how although the airport’s increased number of passengers is of course a positive development, it does have its drawbacks – a double-edged sword that is affecting airports across the world.
As passenger numbers at Copenhagen Airport continue to rise, it is reassuring to see that satisfaction is at a record high too - 87 per cent of passengers are satisfied or very satisfied with the airport.
Gatwick Airport has pledged to invest £1.11 billion to ensure passengers are the heart of the airport’s future while also improving resilience and creating additional capacity.
Despite passenger numbers increasing over 140 per cent, cargo through DWC has declined by 5.3 per cent.
Staggered threshold approach concepts combined with new tools show a potential for achieving an increase in airport capacity of up to 10 per cent.
The highest point has been reached in the construction of a new Pier A at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Under a new agreement, the third largest airspace in the world is expected to deploy space-based ADS-B by the end of 2019.