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Zurich Airport sells 5% stake in Bengaluru airport to Fairfax for $48.9 mn

Zurich Airport has inked an agreement to sell its 5 per cent minority shareholding in Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) to the Prem Watsa-backed Fairfax Holdings for $48.9 million. Subject to customary regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to be completed within the third quarter of...

Sydney, Melbourne airports report healthy passenger growth

Australia’s two largest airports posted strong passenger growth in March as more international travellers pour into the country. At Melbourne Tullamarine, international passengers were up 7.3 per cent in March at 763,848, compared with the prior corresponding period. The March figures re...

Everything You Should Know About Flying In and Out of Brussels Airport

Traveling in and out of Belgium’s capital city of Brussels has been tense since the March 22nd terror attacks, which left 32 dead and the city on edge. However, officials have been working hard to restore normalcy to the European travel hub’s usually bustling flight schedule. While the Brussels Airport symbolically reopened on April 3rd with three departing flights, today it will se...

Four-month-old baby dies during Cathay Pacific flight from London to Hong Kong

A four-month-old girl has died while travelling on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from London to Hong Kong. The infant is believed to have been suffering from a gastrointestinal disease when the family boarded the plane at Heathrow on Sunday. She fell unconscious during the flight and her parents - who were planning on visiting relatives in China – alerted cabin crew immediately. A...

Strasbourg Airport ready for business aviation development

Administration of the main French Alsace air gate - Strasbourg Airport - took a course on the development of business aviation in the airport. That become possible only after serious changes associated with the emergence of a young and modern management team. Alsace covers an area of 8280 square kilometers (190 km in length and 50 km in width, which is 1.5%...

airBaltic launches direct flights between Tallinn and Vilnius

The Latvian airline airBaltic today, on April 18, relaunches direct flights between Tallinn, Estonia and Vilnius, Lithuania, significantly strengthening its positions in the Baltic region. The 10-weekly service will help consolidate the Baltic market and reinforce its connectivity with 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the CIS. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBalt...

Air France resumes flights to Iran after 8 years

An Air France passenger plane landed in Tehran international airport Sunday, marking the resumption of Paris-Tehran flights. The Sunday flight is the first Air France jet to land in Iran in eight years, following a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers that went into effect in January. The resumption of international flights to Tehran's Imam Khomenei International Airport i...

Helicopter crashes on train tracks near Baltimore-Washington Airport

A helicopter crashed on rail tracks near Baltimore/Washington International Airport on Saturday, sparking a brush fire and delaying Amtrak train service along a major passenger route, officials said. The crash, which injured three on board, resulted in delays to Amtrak service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., according to the railroad's statements and social media posts. An Amtrak...

Concept offers faster way to pass through security, customs at airports

The concept The Escatek concept offers a new way to register, pass security and make immigration checks in airports and other travel hubs. These three steps could be completed in less than a minute during the escalator ride to the departure gates. The background My wife Pascale had the idea for the Escatek concept. We travel quite often and she recently asked me if it was possible...

Flights cancelled at Newcastle Airport after roof collapse

Newcastle Airport has been closed and flights cancelled after a sudden deluge of water caused a partial collapse of the roof on Sunday afternoon. At around 1pm, shortly before the Bureau of Meteorology issued a heavy rainfall warning for the Newcastle area, gutters in part of the Williamtown airport terminal were overwhelmed with water, causing a sec...

Drone hits plane at Heathrow airport, says pilot

Police are investigating a pilot’s claim that his plane was struck by a drone as it approached Heathrow airport. The Metropolitan police said they were contacted on Sunday afternoon by the pilot, who landed the plane safely at Terminal 5. No one has been arrested, officers said. The flight, BA727, was coming in to London from Geneva, carrying 132 passengers and five crew. British Ai...

British Airways to be the first airline to fly to St Helena

British Airways, operated by Comair, is preparing to be the first airline to fly scheduled flights to St Helena. Flights will depart Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport to St Helena and return each Saturday. “We’re proud to have been selected to provide an airline service to the St Helena. This is an important addition to our existing routes in South...

Strike action continues at bomb-damaged Brussels airport

Belgian air traffic controllers continued their wildcat strike for a second day on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights at Brussels airport and angering the government as the nation struggles to recover from last month's suicide bombings. Prime Minister Charles Michel said the controllers made an "irresponsible choice" by walking out at this stage and said the gove...

This Is the World's Most Dangerous Airport

Tiny planes and turbulence are the least of your worries when taking off and landing in Lukla, Nepal. We did it and lived to tell the tale. It’s a 40-minute flight from Kathmandu, Nepal to the village of Lukla. That seems like a simple trip, until you consider it's 40 minutes of mountain-dodging, white-knuckling, flying in a small plane to arrive at what's consistently named the w...

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