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France will be one of the main beneficiaries of a major expansion of Air Canada’s network next spring. Air Canada plans to increase its international capacity by more than 8% compared with summer 2026. Its schedule will include more than 125 international routes, with up to 169,000 seats per week connecting Canada to more than…

Madrid-Barajas has reached a new milestone in the modernisation of its security controls. The airport manager Aena has put into service the entirety of the new central security checkpoint in Terminal 4, equipped with 36 3D tomography EDSCB (Explosive Detection System Cabin Baggage) scanners and automated ATRS systems. Passengers therefore no longer have to take out...

Schiphol is strengthening its premium service offering with a fourth Privium lounge. ClubLounge South, located near gates B, C and the future gate A, opened its doors on 6 August 2026 for Privium Plus members travelling to a Schengen destination. Spanning over 800 m² with a capacity of 125 people, it becomes...

A few months ago, US President Donald Trump wanted to rename the federal capital's main airport, Washington Dulles International, Washington Donald Trump International Airport. While the new name is facing legal hurdles, the US president has instead officially kicked off a major transformation of...

In turn, Australia is turning the page on the paper arrival card. The country is indeed speeding up the digitalization of its entry procedures by integrating a fully digital Australia Travel Declaration (ATD). As in most countries that have adopted electronic declarations, the system is designed to streamline checks...

The CGT trade union section at Groundforce Barcelona is calling for a strike starting tonight, at 00:00, at Barcelona Airport. The action will affect ground handling staff, passenger check-in and boarding, as well as flight coordination. It is intended to protest the deterioration of occupational health conditions. Air France is among the…

"The radiance of France": to describe the ambition underpinning the economic regulation contract project and its stakes, the heads of the ADP group did not shy away from superlatives. It must be said that the plan under consideration involves... considerable sums. "This is the most ambitious investment plan..."

The half-yearly results published by the Vinci Airports group for its entire network can be summarised in a single line: a year-on-year change of 0.0 %, with 159.25 million passengers between January and June. However, this average masks very different trends across different parts of the network, which comprises more than…

Since February 2025, business travellers have been able to present their digital identity card to TGV INOUI, OUIGO and Intercités inspectors. From last October, they have been able to present their driving licence during a roadside check, made available within the France Identité app, while awaiting the possibility to use it for car hire. Now, they will be able to...

85 million euros: this is the amount of investment that will be dedicated to Cayenne airport, in French Guiana. This extensive modernisation is expected to last 42 months, with the first phase of works anticipated in 2029. The airport will continue its operations throughout the construction period. The operator Egis – which operates 18 airports worldwide including Beauvais,...

Canada has decided to simplify transfer procedures at its airports, partly capitalising on the difficulties encountered by passengers at the airports of its large American neighbour. A new procedure has been implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The system allows international transit travellers…

"After more than 30 years of intensive use since its inauguration in 1994, Terminal 2 was in need of a deep refurbishment": this is how Fraport management summarises the challenge of this transformation, which was initiated by Frankfurt Airport on 9 June. It added: "thanks to the recent inauguration of Terminal 3 and the capacities...

The Trump administration continues to be characterised by inconsistencies that could heavily impact travel to the United States. After the possibility of requesting five years of email archives to enter the US, here comes a new character from the "Trump Galaxy," the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin,…

Improving the quality of service and reducing environmental impact: these are the two development pillars that guided the design of the new terminal inaugurated on May 26th at Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport. The project required 18 months of work and an investment of 2.5 million euros. It forms part of a...

Commercial passenger air travel in France saw a slight decline in April, according to the DGAC. The number of air passengers fell by 3.2 per cent compared with the same period in 2025. This decline is partly due to runway works underway at Basel-Mulhouse Airport, which…

According to a new analysis by AirHelp, the company that helps passengers claim compensation for flight disruptions, Paris-CDG is among the international airports with the highest risk of missed connections, scoring 4.36 out of 10, placing it 15th globally out of 196 airports analysed. The airport…

It is likely a unique status in air transport: that of exemplary cooperation in the management of a bi-national airport by two supervisory authorities, one French and the other Swiss. The Basel-Mulhouse airport has indeed been an official bi-national company since May 1946, which, despite the disagreements that sometimes arise between the Swiss and French authorities,...

"If you don't come to work at WeWork, WeWork will come to you." This is the idea behind the launch of the WeWork Go offering. The coworking space specialist has just unveiled a solution designed directly for professionals on the go. Specifically, these are office pods that WeWork will deploy in...

The Radisson Hotel Group is strengthening its presence in Kazakhstan with the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Almaty Airport, making it the international chain hotel closest to the airport of the former Kazakh capital – and the country's most populous city. This comes after the 2025 launch of the Sadu Hotel, a member of the Collection…

By 24 hours, some might have thought it was a joke. Not at all! On March 31, the management of Palm Beach Airport – not far from Mar-a-Lago – made the news official: it would indeed be renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, as had been rumoured for several weeks. To do this, it…