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33.19 million passengers at Roissy-CDG, 15.96 million passengers at Orly in the first half of 2024. While the two Paris airports continue to record an increase in passenger traffic (totalling 49.1 million), this growth has slowed considerably compared with last year. The two hubs recorded respectively 4.4% and 4.2% of...

On 2 July 2024, the Association of European Airports (ACI Europe) published its report on the connectivity of the airport industry in Europe. The report, unveiled at ACI Europe's 34th Annual Conference and General Meeting, uses connectivity indices created by SEO Amsterdam Economics and offers the most comprehensive tool for assessing and...

He certainly wouldn't have asked for as much. Silvio Berlusconi, the populist former Italian prime minister who died last year, will soon have his name attached to Milan international airport. The former Italian finance and media magnate could thus join other historic Italian personalities associated with airports. Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo for...

The annual Skytrax ranking of the world's best airports is the equivalent of the Cannes Film Festival. Awards are handed out to the world's best airports. Including a string of prizes designed to please everyone! Some of the highlights of the awards...

With 9.5 million passengers expected by 2023, Milan Linate is one of the first major airports in Europe to become 100% biometric for passenger identity checks. In cooperation with French aeronautical equipment supplier Thales and Swiss security firm Dormakaba, Milan's airport management company SEA has just launched the first biometric...

ACI Europe, the organisation of European airports, has just published its air traffic report for March and the first quarter of 2024. With the upturn in traffic trends, the association has revised its passenger traffic forecast for 2024 as a whole. Passenger traffic for European airports has...

Updated on 25 April at 10am. Will the strike that was due to paralyse French skies on Thursday 25 April be as extensive as announced? The SNCTA (Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien - National Union of Air Traffic Controllers) had in fact called for a 24-hour strike, in protest at a new version of a protocol deemed "unacceptable"...

A year, or even the equivalent of two years' rainfall in less than a day: the torrential rains that hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman yesterday have caused massive flooding in many Gulf countries. In Dubai, while schools will remain closed until the end of the week,...

For almost ten years now, Nannybag has been giving its users peace of mind when travelling anywhere in the world, thanks to its collaborative luggage storage service provided by partner retailers. Now the start-up is offering a new option, this time for air passengers. It has joined forces with Safe Bag, a leading...

Toulouse-Blagnac recorded more than 7.8 million passengers in 2023, an increase of 11%. However, this figure is still almost 19% lower than 2019, which recorded 9.6 million passengers. Bruno Balerdi explains why... Toulouse airport is experiencing a slower recovery than other French airports. What are the...

Dossier written by Florian Guillemin and Arnaud Deltenre 1 April traditionally provides an opportunity to stimulate everyone's creativity when it comes to fake news. But sometimes reality is more than fiction. On Saint Hugh's Day, it's tempting to look back at these often zany, sometimes dramatic, but all very real misfires.

Less than 1%! This is the proportion of passengers at Orly and Roissy airports who waited more than 45 minutes to pass through border police controls. A good result just revealed by the Direction de la Police aux Frontières in cooperation with the ADP Group. The...

The traffic figures for French airports in 2023 have been coming out one after the other since the beginning of February. Often through triumphant press releases, based on an upturn in traffic that continued last year. This is confirmed by the Union des Aéroports Français (UAF) in its annual report. Last year, the...

Airports Council International (ACI) and Amadeus have announced their verdict, ranking the world's best airports by region and by traffic category. Rome-Fiumicino and Barcelona-El Prat stand out among the 'big carriers' on the Old Continent (more than 40 million passengers a year). As for the hubs...

Last July, OK Mobility made its debut in France with the opening of its first branch at Nice airport. Since then, the rental company has also set up in Lyon, and is now tackling a third business destination: Bordeaux. A new OK Store has just opened at the airport, in the presence of local managers....

This summer, easyJet will be linking Nice airport to 46 destinations, including four unveiled this week by the airline. Following in the footsteps of Bordeaux, Nice airport will benefit from a brand new service to Athens. The Greek capital will be served from Nice from 28 May, with two flights a week. These flights will...

Bordeaux airport is looking to the future. In October, work will begin on the Bordeaux hub as part of a five-year project. "Our new-found investment capacity will enable us to upgrade our infrastructure to the highest European standards, while continuing on our path towards becoming a world leader in air transport.

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse will soon have another airport with intercontinental connections from France and Switzerland. Despite the economic potential of its catchment area (Alsace, Baden-Württemberg and the Basel region), Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse has not offered any intercontinental services for over two decades. The airport handles more than 8 million passengers a year...

Another warning strike by the Verdi union in Germany. This time it will affect Lufthansa ground staff at five German airports - and not the least. The hubs affected include Frankfurt and Munich, as well as Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. For Verdi, the proposals put forward by Lufthansa's...

Last June, the ADP group inaugurated the Paris-Orly environmental alliance, bringing together 33 signatories under the banner of more sustainable aviation. This time, it's at Le Bourget that the operator is setting itself apart, again with an eco-responsible approach. This ambition led ADP to team up with a major player: Dassault Aviation, and its subsidiary...