Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on May 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Singapore Visitor Arrivals for April 2009
Visitor arrivals to Singapore reached 780,000 in April 2009, registering a year-on-year percentage decline of 6.1%, and a smaller decline compared to the double digit decline in visitor arrivals recorded in the past three months. Visitor days were estimated at 3.2 million days, a year-on-year decrease...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on May 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
New Zealand : visitor arrivals April 2009
Australian visitor arrivals to New Zealand continued to offset softening numbers from other long-haul markets during March and April.  A late Easter led to a 9.2% jump in international arrivals to New Zealand for April 2009. When the two months of March and April are combined, to remove the effect...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Worldwide Flights on May 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Stansted Airport passengers urged to use new technology
Stansted Airport has encouraged its passengers travelling back to the UK to make use of "queue-busting" facial recognition technology that is currently being used at arrivals gates. The systems – which can be used by any British or European passenger who has a new passport with an electronic...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Hong Kong Visitor Arrivals for March 2009
Hong Kong’s visitor arrivals in March 2009 reached 2,445,289, 1.7% more than in March 2008. This brings cumulative arrivals for the first quarter of 2009 to 7,403,713, 1.8% ahead of the same period last year. Mr James Tien, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said, “Our tourism industry...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on May 1st, 2009 | No Comments
Sydney ground lighting program completed
SYDNEY Airport says it has successfully completed a $51 million program to upgrade ground lighting. The airport embarked on the project after it became clear that its previous lighting system was becoming unreliable and maintenance-intensive. Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au
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Posted by Adee in Worldwide Flights on April 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Azerbaijan terminates about 10 international night-time flights from July
Heydar Aliyev International Airport has announced that it will not work at nights from July. Maharram Safarli, Press Secretary of Azerbaijan Airlines (AzAL), said the airport will be closed from 12.00 am to 07.00 am as from July 2 in accordance with an order issued by AzAL President Jahangir Asgarov...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on April 21st, 2009 | No Comments
Hong Kong’s Air Traffic Continues Decline in March 2009
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) managed a total of 3.9 million passengers and 268,000 tonnes of cargo in March 2009, representing decreases of 7.9% and 19.8% respectively from the corresponding month in 2008. Year-on-year, air traffic movements contracted by 7.5% to 23,805. Passenger traffic of...
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Posted by Yamna in Worldwide Flights on February 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Bahrain Airport enhances Mobile Radio Communications
Bahrain International Airport has installed SITA’s Professional Mobile Radio service through a five-year $3.2 million agreement. The fully managed turnkey solution which provides voice and data communication through a dedicated wireless network is now in operation for 640 users working for all airlines...
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Posted by Yamna in Worldwide Flights on February 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Passenger Numbers Increase at Perth Airport in January 2009
January passenger figures for Perth Airport in Australia show continued growth in both the domestic and international sectors. For the month of January 2009, the number of international passengers travelling through Perth Airport increased by 7.9% over the same month last year . Financial year to date...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on October 10th, 2008 | No Comments
Airports reveal steep decline in passengers
THE turmoil affecting the airline industry was thrown into sharp focus last night with passenger numbers at the region’s two main airports showing a steep fall during the summer. Figures obtained by The Northern Echo show that between June and August – regarded as the busiest time of the...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News, Worldwide Flights on October 9th, 2008 | No Comments
Lufthansa launches mobile boarding passes for Heathrow passengers
Lufthansa is to launch its pioneering mobile boarding pass in the UK next week, its first destination outside its German base. From 13 October 2008, Lufthansa passengers flying from London Heathrow can now use mobile boarding passes on all Lufthansa non-stop flights to Germany as well as to most onward...
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