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Isavia Looking for development partner for a unique airport hotel development

13 November 2023 | By International Airport Review

Find out how you could be involved in the new airport hotel at Keflavík International Airport.

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Keflavik Airport enhances transfer passenger experience with Veovo’s Queue Balancer

12 June 2023 | By Veovo

Keflavik Airport, Iceland's main gateway, has successfully implemented Veovo's Queue Balancer solution to optimise passenger flow and improve the transfer experience at its border control.

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Isavia Regional Airports report increased international air traffic

6 December 2022 | By International Airport Review

Isavia Regional Airports has reported an increase in international utilisation and air traffic at Akureyri and Egilsstaðir airports.

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European airports progress towards net zero carbon emissions

30 June 2022 | By International Airport Review

Airports Council International Europe has announced significant progress, with the European airport industry, in the concrete steps towards net zero CO2 emissions, with plans to further accelerate commitments.

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Airport design: The place where the experience starts

11 April 2022 | By Green Furniture Concept

Whether working with a blank canvas or retrofitting a terminal, we will help you bring a comfortable experience from check-in to gate.

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ISAVIA revives campaign to support Icelandic regional air traffic

12 October 2021 | By International Airport Review

ISAVIA, the Iceland Airport Authority, has resurrected its campaign to attract and support aircraft utilising Iceland’s regional airports Akureyri and Egilsstaðir.

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How Keflavik International Airport is using dynamic forecasting to navigate the pandemic

23 October 2020 | By Veovo

KEF recently implemented a dynamic forecasting solution with unique live re-forecasting capabilities which became a vital tool in keeping operations running smoothly while dealing with three major issues.

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End-to-end flow management: An Interview with James Williamson

5 March 2020 | By James Williamson

Numerous airports - including Amsterdam, Bristol, Birmingham and Keflavik - have shifted from single-process queue measurement to airport-wide flow management, to help improve resourcing, expansion planning and prevent bottlenecks. We spoke to James Williamson, CEO of Veovo, to learn about the benefits of seamless passenger insights.

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Whatever the weather

15 November 2019 | By Throstur Soring (Keflavik International Airport)

Keflavik International Airport is Iceland’s gateway, but, as Throstur Soring, Director of Airport Operations, identifies, the tough climate zone that surrounds the airport means they must be well prepared for adverse weather, always.

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In-Depth Focus 2019: Battling the elements in winter operations

21 August 2019 | By International Airport Review

Daily operations within an airport are complex and stressful on a regular basis. However, when the winter season hits, snow, ice and other dangerous conditions can make running an airport a formidable task. Our Winter Operations In-Depth Focus from Issue 4 hears from four airports across the globe regarding how…

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Passenger Predictability operations at Birmingham expanded to streamline operations

26 March 2019 | By International Airport Review

Passenger Predictability solutions will be expanded to cover all processes at Birmingham Airport, to help make more informed strategic resourcing, facility and expansion planning decisions, following successful queue management strategies.

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Keflavik expands Veovo Technology for airport-wide passenger flow visibility to ensure smooth travel

13 November 2018 | By Veovo

With a five-fold growth in just nine years and 10 million passengers predicted this year, Iceland’s Keflavík International Airport is one of Europe’s fastest-growing tourist and transit destinations. The airport, which is the primary hub for recently merged Icelandair and WOW Air, wants to ensure smooth passenger flow as volumes…

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Case Study: Integrated checkpoint solution helps Keflavík Airport handle rapid growth

10 September 2018 | By Vanderlande

Positioned around 50km southwest of capital Reykjavík, Keflavík Airport is one of Iceland’s major transportation hubs.

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WOW air obliges traveller demand for increased frequency flights

27 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

WOW air increases its service offering to Iceland and Europe in response to seasonal demand - an inevitable response to the growing numbers we can expect to see now and in the future.

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2017 proves to be a record-breaking year for airports around the world

12 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

In what may be one of the biggest years in aviation history, here are just a few of the airports that have broken their own records.

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