In 2019 Melbourne Airport welcomed 37.1 million passengers, making it Australia’s second busiest airport after Sydney, which handled 44.4 million passengers. Rounding out the country’s top five airports were Brisbane (24.0 million), Perth (12.5 million) and Adelaide (8.5 million). Melbourne’s traffic mix was roughly 70% domestic (25.8 million) and 30% international (11.3 million). The airport […]
November 14, 2022 | Airports, News & Analysis
Air Service One caught up with Majid Khan, iGA Istanbul Airport’s VP of Aviation Development, ahead of this year’s 151st IATA Slot Conference. We talked about the challenges faced by Istanbul iGA and found out a bit more about this veteran of the air service development sector. What have been the particular challenges faced by […]
November 13, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
IATA has announced the new three-year term of the Slot Policy Working Group (SPWG), with a hugely diverse representation of airline business models from all regions, including non-IATA members. The slot process impacts all carriers in all regions, and thus it is vital the SPWG represents the breadth and depth of the industry The slot […]
Adelaide is a renowned for its wine and there have been a few corks popping this year at the airport, which has seen a near-return of its pre-pandemic traffic. “It is incredibly exciting that the aviation industry is rebounding again,” said Jonathan Cheong, head of aviation business development and commercial. “With the reopening of international […]
Philip Goh, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, shares his thoughts for the current state of the industry. The strong physical turnout of attendees at the 151st Slot Conference is testament to the fact that global air traffic is on its way to a robust recovery. However, we are not out of the woods […]
Air Service One catches up with Jim Parashos, chief of aviation at Melbourne Airport, host of the 151st IATA Slot Conference. He talks about the airport’s exciting plans, the joy of seeing busy terminals again, and what he loves about Melbourne. The Australian domestic market appears to have recovered quickly during 2022. Demand is only […]
Strong Traffic performance During the very challenging second year of the pandemic, 2021, Athens International Airport handled over 12 million passengers exceeding the respective 2020 levels by 52.8%, but lagging behind by 51.7% compared to 2019. Traffic remained at low levels in the 1st half of the year, due to ongoing travel restrictions and COVID-19 […]
June 21, 2022 | Air Service Event News, Airports, Europe
Why we all need to work together now, more than ever Aviation is recovering from its deepest peacetime crisis while navigating new headwinds that were unforeseeable at the start of this year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the related airspace closures have created detrimental impacts on the planned schedule due to both operational challenges and […]
All that investment is starting to pay off for Milan Bergamo – the revamped airport was recently named ‘Best European Airport’ (in the 5 to 15 million passenger per year category) by the Airports Council International (ACI). It has also received the coveted Airport Service Quality Award. The airport is booming again as the pandemic […]
Reflecting on the window of time that bookends the U.S. onset of Covid-19, Lance Lyttle fully embraces the irony that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport now hosts more international services, destinations and airlines in 2022 than the Pacific Northwest gateway did pre-pandemic in 2019. “It has been simply amazing,” the Port of Seattle Managing Director proclaimed, noting […]
Air Service One caught up with Lara Maughan, Head Worldwide Airport Slots, IATA, ahead of the 150th IATA Slot Conference taking place in Seattle this coming June (21-23) to find out what attendees should expect from the upcoming event and what makes the IATA Slot Conference so important to the aviation industry. The 150th IATA […]
May 12, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America
