airports

Finishing off a bottle of water in a hurry, removing a laptop and a transparent toiletry bag and carefully arranging them in separate bins: this is the daily routine for business travellers faced with more or less chaotic airport checks. But if recent reports are anything to go by, the scene should soon be disappearing from British territory...

On the face of it, this is a clear-cut ranking, marked by the unchallenged domination of Milan and London: that of the most expensive business destinations to reach the city centre by taxi from the airport. According to a study published by AirMundo, Milan and London airports monopolise the European top 5, with, in order: Milan Bergamo (105...

From 20 August, shops, catering areas and airline lounges at San Francisco International Airport will have to stop selling water in plastic bottles, the first step in a major initiative by the US airport to reduce single-use plastics as much as possible. The initiative is part of a commitment...

Designed to relieve congestion at the existing Beijing Capital airport, the new Daxing international airport is due to open its doors at the end of September and welcome its first flights in October. Carrying the IATA code PKX, the new airport will above all be the hub for the China Eastern and China Southern airlines. China Eastern has announced the transfer of its...

In line with the IATA recommendations set out in its Resolution 753, Air France has decided to go down the road of RFID chips, with a view to improving baggage management, which is often a problem for business travellers. The airline announced on 29 July that it intends to use this new format to tag baggage...

According to flight statistics from OAG, one of the world leaders in the analysis of flight frequencies and airline networks, flight punctuality in Europe continues to deteriorate rapidly. Increasingly congested airports and worsening weather conditions due to the effects of climate change are to blame.

Lille airport, which began its transformation at the end of 2018, is going to have to close its doors. The renovation of the main runway leaves those in charge of the Lille hub with no other option: "during an incompressible 39-hour phase, we are forced to suspend flight activities on our hub,...

What if a face could be both boarding pass and passport? That's the promise of facial recognition applied to air travel. This biometric device simply consists of matching the photo of an identity document with the face of the passenger captured as they pass through. Average operation time: six seconds....

Five years before the opening ceremony, we may well know the first winners and losers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The CDG Express has been out of the running since the end of May. On the other hand, flying taxis could take advantage of the Olympics to make a spectacular breakthrough. On 18 June, at the...

At the beginning of June, the local authorities approved a vast modernisation programme for Miami airport, which could cost up to five billion dollars - just under 4.5 billion euros - as part of a project planned over five to fifteen years. International airport officials plan to increase the airport's capacity...

The priority line of the future long-distance train network would first connect Helsinki airport to Tampere, in Central Finland. This would be followed, in the longer term, by a high-speed train line to the Baltic States and Saint Petersburg. To this end, a new multimodal centre is being built, which from 2021 will enable travellers to switch easily from air to rail...

Star Alliance has renewed its cooperation with IATA (International Air Transport Association) on the pre-flight verification of travel documents. The system supported by IATA is called Timatic AutoCheck. Alliance passengers will benefit from this system, which will enable them to check in online or at the airport...

Here's some good news for business travellers in Strasbourg: since Friday, they have had access to one of the world's major hubs, Istanbul Airport. Turkish Airlines began operations at Strasbourg airport on 31 May. The Star Alliance airline - which is gaining momentum at the Alsatian airport - will now be offering four...

The CDG Express will therefore not be welcoming the many foreign visitors expected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nor will business travellers, who are impatiently awaiting this new link between the capital and its airport... Élisabeth Borne, the French Transport Minister, made it official on 29 May: the project has been postponed until the end of the year...

From 28 May, "Orly 3" will be the new departure point for long-haul flights operated by Air France at the southern Paris airport. The new connecting building, inaugurated on 18 April as part of a major reorganisation of Orly, will welcome passengers travelling to New York, as well as Pointe-à-Pitre,...

Casil Europe took a 49.99% stake in ATB in 2015, paving the way for a major programme to expand the airport's facilities and develop its network. The French government's refusal to allow Casil Europe to increase its stake in the airport precipitated the group's departure under Chinese management....

It's an exercise that travel industry players regularly attempt, with varying degrees of success: ranking airports and airlines on a qualitative basis. In the shadow of Skytrax, which has established itself as the benchmark ranking, new studies are emerging. AirHelp has just unveiled its ranking, which reveals a few surprises. For example,...

Strasbourg had been dreaming of this for a long time. To once again have a regular service to its neighbour, Germany. Although the potential exists, Strasbourg airport has had to contend in the past with the growing power of the Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden hub, some forty kilometres away on the other side of the Rhine. But the...

Biometrics, chatbots, baggage tracking, virtual reality... In recent months, the major airlines have been vying with each other to improve the passenger experience and reduce friction at every stage of the customer journey. For Jean-Baptiste Nau, senior manager at Wavestone and a specialist in air transport, we are witnessing a second wave of digitalisation, which is now bearing fruit...

Marseille Provence airport is set to become Ethiopian Airlines' first regional hub. On 2 July, the carrier will launch three flights a week to Addis Ababa, with a stopover at Milan-Malpensa. "We've been based in Paris since 1971, i.e. for 48 years, so we're no strangers to the region...