International Airport Review's Editorial Assistant Chunekshi Wimalasuriya attended this year's Passenger Terminal Expo in Frankfurt Germany. Here, she was able to catch up with Chad Makovsky, the Aviation Director at City of Phoenix, overseeing their airports, discussing the importance of sustainability, the changing passenger demographic and how airports can adapt and terminal expansions ..read more

International Airport Review's Editorial Assistant Chunekshi Wimalasuriya attended this year's Routes Europe, held in Aarhus, Denmark. Here, she spoke with Liege Airport's Manager of Passenger Traffic Development, Leo Lugovec, discussing Liege's 'Master Plan' for investment and growth ..read more

Hamad International Airport has witnessed a 25% growth in passenger traffic across the first half of 2024 ..read more

Miami International Airport (MIA) is set to boost their cargo capacity, investing and developing a new facility ..read more

ACI Europe, the European airport trade body, released its air traffic report for April 2024. Across the European airport network, passenger traffic increased by 8.5% in April, compared to the same month in 2023. Volumes stood at just -0.2% below their pre-pandemic (2019) level – near full recovery. Non-European Union+ Market in the lead  The non-EU+ market1 outperformed with passenger traffic expanding by +13.4% over the same month last year, driven by bumper increases reported by airports in Kazakhstan (+150%), Albania (+67%), Uzbekistan (+54%) and those in the larger market of Tür ..read more

Texan Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) have released their passenger figures for April 2024, as well as for the January-April 2024 period. Passenger traffic growth for April 2024 was greater in comparison to April 2023, with 1,875,980 passengers, an increase of 1.65%. April 2024 Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for April 2024 was 1,875,980, up 1.65% compared to April 2023. April 2024 enplanements totalled 949,386, up 1.64%. Southwest Airlines passengers totalled 803,775, up 12.9% American Airlines passengers totalled 369,790, down 19% Delta Air Lines passengers totalle ..read more

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association representing airlines, have released statistics for global air cargo markets, which display a strong annual growth in demand into the second quarter (Q2). The total demand, which is measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs*), has risen by 11.1% compared to April 2023 levels (11.6% for international operations). This double-digit year-on-year growth has occurred for a fifth consecutive month. The capacity, which is measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTKs), has increased by 7.1% compared to April 2023 ..read more

Tomasz Szymczak, acting CEO for Warsaw Modlin Airport spoke to International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, at the International Airport Summit about how the Russia-Ukraine war is affecting their airport operations and their ambitions to develop their terminal and airside, plus their challenges as a low-cost airport and plans to develop cargo and other non-aeronautical revenues. Watch the exclusive interview now ..read more

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs*), rose by 10.3% compared to March 2023 levels (11.4% for international operations). This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTKs), increased by 7.3% compared to March 2023 (10.5% for international operations). “Air cargo demand grew by 10.3% over the previous March. This contributed to a stron ..read more

Korean Air signed an agreement to strengthen air cargo partnership with Vienna International Airport on 21 February 2024. The partnership aims to capture growing air cargo demand between Korea and Austria, and leverage Vienna International Airport as a major hub to attract greater air cargo demand through joint marketing initiatives targeted at forwarders and customers. Korean Air will share market and industry insight with Vienna International Airport to render relevant services to customers. Located in the heart of Europe and with a history of bridging East and West Europe, Austria serves a ..read more