New Zealand’s Gisborne Airport to get ‘iconic’ new terminal
Local Maori culture is set to be woven into the design of a new airport terminal on the North Island of New Zealand.
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Local Maori culture is set to be woven into the design of a new airport terminal on the North Island of New Zealand.
Initially set to have a capacity of 9 million passengers, by 2025 the airport is expected to be capable of handling up to 25 million making it by far the biggest airport in Pakistan.
A consultancy firm has concluded airports are ill-equipped to deal with major cyber attacks in a new report.
The latest league table rated the performance of the top 50 busiest airlines on seven noise and emission metrics from January to March 2018.
To keep up with rapid growth, the airport on Canada's eastern coast has been given the go ahead on an expansion that will increase its terminal size by 50 per cent.
Alongside long-term considerations, the airport has also put forward proposals for the next stage in the airport’s phased development ahead of a planning application to increase capacity to accommodate 12 million passengers a year.
The trial set out to tackle one of the biggest emerging threats for airports the world over - the rise in public use of drones.
The proposed design cuts out the need for flyers from the west of England to travel into London Paddington before doubling back on themselves to reach Heathrow.
For the sixth year in a row, Auckland Airport is offering a grant for businesses who can deliver a boost to New Zealand's critical tourism industry.
Out of the one million customers screened in March, 90 per cent per cent of the customers rated their experience as either good or excellent.
The granting of the contract marks a step forward from the first phase of renovations which were completed eight years ago.
Instead of a traditional ground breaking ceremony, the three main parties on the project buried a solid bronze hand shake, a water bottle made of recycled glass and an action plan for fossil fuel-free travel in a time capsule for future generations.
The budget will contribute towards the deployment of more than 140 additional AFP Counter Terrorist First Response officers at airports and a further 50 officers to provide tactical intelligence.
Rovaniemi, Kittilä and Ivalo airports will be expanded and more services added in response to rapid growth in the number of passengers.
Vehicle operators and air traffic controllers will be protected by the legislation which could lead to a maximum jail term of five years for offenders.