Under the patronage of the Minister of Transport his excellency Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) launches its operations at the Model Cargo Village at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA). The launch was announced during a webinar attended by Abdulhadi Al-Mansouri, the President of General Authority of Civil Aviation, Sami Sindi, the Director-General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, Fawaz Al-Fawaz, SAL Chairman, Mohammad Abunayyan, SAL Executive Board … [Read more...] about SAL launches its new facilities at KKIA under auspices of Minister of Transport
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Passengers choose Munich Airport as the best airport in Europe again
Munich Airport is still top in Europe: At the annual “World Airport Awards” conferred by renowned London-based aviation consultancy Skytrax, the Bavarian air transportation hub was again awarded the title of “Best Airport in Europe”. In the worldwide ranking, Munich improved by two spots compared with the previous year to an outstanding fifth place. Among airports with annual passenger traffic of between 40 million and 50 million, Munich even ranked number one in the … [Read more...] about Passengers choose Munich Airport as the best airport in Europe again
Medical Protective Equipment arriving at Munich Airport
Against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis, Munich Airport is becoming increasingly important for the transportation of relief supplies and personal protective equipment. Among the current average of 20 cargo flights each day, there is an emphasis on the transportation of medical supplies. For example, Uzbekistan Airways is flying a Boeing 767F with medical supplies from the Chinese port city of Tianjin to Munich twice a week by order of the shipping company Senator International. For the … [Read more...] about Medical Protective Equipment arriving at Munich Airport
American Airlines opens new gates at DFW Airport
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, opened 15 new gates in the Terminal E satellite at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), supporting more than 100 daily regional flights for American Eagle service. The completely renovated space includes refreshed ticket counters and gate areas as well as new ramp lighting, moving walkways, elevators and escalators. Later this summer, American will also open a new Admirals Club in Terminal E, and the satellite terminal will be home to … [Read more...] about American Airlines opens new gates at DFW Airport
Frankfurt Airport 2019 First Quarter Traffic Figures
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has recently announced their March and First Quarter Traffic Figures, which shows positive growth in the first three months of 2019. FRA has served almost 14.8 million passengers - an increase of 2.5 percent year-on-year, while aircraft movements rose by 3.0 percent to 116,581 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) climbed by 2.9 percent to some 7.3 million metric tons. Only cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) declined by 2.3 … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Airport 2019 First Quarter Traffic Figures
Malaysia Airports launches new routes
Malaysia Airports kicked off yet another busy year with new routes launched by partner airlines in Y19Q1. These new routes are geared towards providing business travellers more options on connectivity while giving holidaymakers a variety of destinations to choose from. On the international front, Citilink Indonesia started operating its Surabaya (SUB) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL) route in January this year. The daily service is operated via flight QG522 that departs SUB at 11.55am. Its … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airports launches new routes