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The new Istanbul Airport opens for business

30 October 2018 | By International Airport Review

Istanbul New Airport has been officially opened, yet flights are not scheduled to depart until the beginning of 2019, with the exception of northern Cyprus routes.

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Hamad International Airport sees passenger growth in third quarter

24 October 2018 | By International Airport Review

Hamad International Airport has welcomed 9.68 million passengers in the third quarter of 2018 with 10.6 per cent year-on-year passenger increase.

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Dubai’s $36 billion Al Maktoum airport expansion put on hold

9 October 2018 | By International Airport Review

The expansion of Dubai’s second airport, Al Maktoum International, to handle 120 million passengers a year by 2025 has been delayed, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Reuters.

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Middle East Safety Summit addresses industry challenges

8 October 2018 | By International Airport Review

The fourth Middle East Safety Summit, organised by the General Civil Aviation Authority in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), discussed aviation safety in the Middle East and challenges posed to the industry.

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Sydney Airport’s wayfinding kiosks now available in Hindi and Arabic

25 September 2018 | By International Airport Review

At Sydney Airport, wayfinding is now available in Hindi and Arabic, as passenger numbers steadily increase from India and through the Middle East.

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İstanbul New Airport transfer trial to use 9,000 people and 10 real planes

17 September 2018 | By International Airport Review

Preparations are well under way at İstanbul New Airport ahead of the biggest airport transfer in the world, which is set to take place on 29th October 2018.

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Saudi Arabia looks to Britain for investment in aviation industry

11 September 2018 | By International Airport Review

The Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation offers investment opportunities in the operation and construction of airports to British companies in London.

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Sochi Airport reacts quickly to plane incident which leaves 18 injured

4 September 2018 | By International Airport Review

Bad weather caused a plane to roll off the runway and catch fire, but quick reaction by airport teams extinguished the fire in eight minutes and passengers and crew evacuated in just 17.

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Dubai International passenger traffic hits 8.2 million in July 2018

31 August 2018 | By International Airport Review

The summer rush has helped the passenger numbers at DXB continue on their exponential increase.

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Route development: Ambition to connect the world

20 August 2018 | By Gordon Dewar

Being at the location where Scotland meets the world, Edinburgh Airport wants to extend its welcome as far as possible. Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport, reveals the long and exciting journey the airport has taken to secure a direct route to China.

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Hamad International Airport hosts Salalah International Airport officials

15 August 2018 | By International Airport Review

Salalah International guests introduced to Hamad International Airport smart airport services, security techniques and cargo operations.

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Hamad International Airport renews level 3 of ACI’s airport carbon accreditation

13 August 2018 | By International Airport Review

Hamad International Airport demonstrates commitment to sustainable practice with renewal of its ‘Optimisation’ status.

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Increase in passenger numbers in major Lithuanian airports in first half of 2018

23 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

New routes have been credited for the increase in number of passengers passing through Lithuania's three most major airports as a rise of 15 per cent has been recorded.

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Women in aviation numbers set to soar if WAI have anything to do with it

20 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

The Women in Aviation International aims to spark in interest of aviation in young women at the Farnborough Airshow with its 'See her be her' campaign.

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Prague Airport passenger numbers increased by 10 per cent compared to last year

19 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

A report has found that many of these passengers (nearly one million) were travelling between the Czech capital and the UK, up by over 11 per cent from previous year.

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