Hopes for the new luxury precinct at Sydney Airport rest pretty heavily on the shoulders of Chinese … [+] travelers. Sydney Airport Sydney Airport’s ambitious gallery of luxury boutiques is almo...
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Ground Handling Firm to Use a Blockchain Document Solution at 28 Saudi Airports – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-based airport ground handling services firm, Saudi Ground Services, has said it plans to implement a blockchain-based document solution that allows it “to issue over 10,000...
Profitability Coming For World’s Airlines In 2023
(Photo by David Purdie/Getty Images) Getty Images Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association representing the global airline industry, is...
Delta Funds Electric Air Taxi Maker Joby To Quicken Travel To Airports
Joby Aviation CEO JoeBen Bevirt (left) and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian pose with models of their aircraft. Rank Studios To travelers who are sick of getting stuck in traffic driving to the airport,...
Delta Buys Into Electric Air Taxi Maker Joby With Aim To Speed Travel To Airports
Joby Aviation CEO JoeBen Bevirt (left) and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian pose with models of their aircraft. Rank Studios To travelers frustrated by getting stuck in traffic driving to the airport, D...
How credit cards ruined the airport lounge
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Years ago, there were business travelers and there were leisure travelers, and nary did the perks of the high-flying former trickle down to th...
Return To U.S. Airline Reliability Requires All Stakeholders’ Action
Airlines have struggled to be reliable since the quick return of travel demand. One piece of the … [+] puzzle is the airlines themselves, but all stakeholders need to work together to return air...
As Airports Rush To Electrify, Important Questions Remain Unanswered, And Unasked
Airplane Canva As with many other industries, the airport industry is rushing to electrify. Nearly every airport conference contains a session on airport electrification. As nearly every commercial se...
As Airlines, Airports And Luxury Hotels Stumble, Travel Advisors Are Shining Brightly
As the travel industry stumbles forward with mass flight cancellations, chaos at airports and five-star hotels offering three-star services at seven-star prices, travel agents, or travel advisors as t...
How Europe’s Airports Became Choke Points For Summer Travel
Suitcases piled up at London Heathrow’s Terminal Three bagagge claim area on July 8. (Photo by Paul … [+] Ellis) AFP via Getty Images Airports in Europe have replaced U.S. hubs as choke po...
One Of Europe’s Busiest Airports Tells Airlines To Stop Selling Summer Tickets Amid Travel Chaos
Topline London’s Heathrow Airport has told airlines to stop selling tickets this summer in order to keep passenger numbers at manageable levels, chief executive John Holland-Kaye announced on Tuesday,...
Airports In Paris Promise ‘Extraordinary Shopping’ Through New Hospitality Concept And Joint Venture
The Extime brand from Groupe ADP and Lagardere Travel Retail will be coming soon to Paris Charles de … [+] Gaulle Airport. Groupe ADP As post-pandemic air travel volumes return, retail at the tw...
The Airlines And Airports With The Highest Rates Of Disruptions–And The Least
Topline Airlines and travelers are preparing for a chaotic July 4 weekend filled with travel disruptions amid a surge in flight demand and airline staff shortages—these are the airports and carriers w...
U.S. Airports, Not Seaports, Lead The Way In Top 10 Export Ranking
Five of the nation’s top 10 export gateways are airports, including JFK International Airport, … [+] Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, New Orle...
New Michigan Law Lets Cops Seize Cash At Airports, No Crime Required
Although summer travel is heating up, anyone traveling with cash may want to think twice about flying in and out of Michigan. Late last month, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills (HB 4631 and HB 46...
Dubai Airports traffic may reach pre-Covid levels in early 2024: CEO
Air passenger traffic in Dubai may reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, a year earlier than previously expected, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said. “We recorded 13.6 million passengers in tha...
DOJ Says It Might Appeal Ruling Against Airline Mask Mandate—If CDC Thinks Mask-Wearing Is Still Needed
Topline The federal government will appeal a judge’s Monday decision to throw out the nationwide mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation, but only if the Centers for Disease Control and P...
Judge Declares Federal Public Transportation Mask Mandate Unlawful
Topline A federal judge threw out the federal government’s mask mandate for airports, airplanes and other public transportation Monday, ruling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded i...
Beam Suntory Ups Focus On Japanese Whiskies In Airports, Led By Yamazaki 55
Japanese whiskies are making a bigger splash in airport retail. getty Beam Suntory is preparing to bring a series of showcase Japanese whisky pop-ups to its top duty-free and travel-retail locations a...
Five Practical Ways An Airport Can Attract More Airline Service
Airports are the landlords for airlines, and most are always looking for new tenants. Here are five … [+] important tactics an airport can use to attract more airline service. getty A current, b...
The Tech Trends Driving A Much-Needed Travel Sector Transformation
Many startups are developing technologies that solve the problems of unnecessary human contact and … [+] friction throughout the airport experience. Photo by L.Filipe C.Sousa on Unsplash Tech in...
Over 3,500 U.S. Flights Canceled As Nor’easter Slams East Coast–Here Are The Most Affected Airports And Airlines
Topline With a massive snowstorm causing disruption on the East Coast, airlines have canceled 3,560 flights within, into or out of the United States so far Saturday, with another 855 delayed, accordin...
AT&T Delays 5G Rollout Near Some Airports After Airlines Warn Of Disruptions
Topline AT&T agreed Tuesday to delay activating 5G cellular data near some airport runways to avoid interfering with aircraft instruments, after airline CEOs warned this week’s 5G rollout would gr...
AT&T delays 5G rollout near some airports after airlines warned of cancellations
A Southwest Airlines plane approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as U.S. telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on air...