e-Travel Blackboard Asia : Airport News

Friday, 10 September 2010

Editor: Daisy Melwani

Airport News

Abu Dhabi to handle 40 million by 2030
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - Abu Dhabi International Airport is set to handle 40 million passengers by 2030, as part of a US$6.8 million (Dh25 billion) redevelopment plan to facilitate the city's emergence as a major regional hub.
School holiday fun starts at Changi Airport!
- Wednesday, 8 September 2010
  - Changi GP Festival, 2X GST shopping savings and new shuttle bus services in September
Sliding into Changi Airport has never been more high
- Tuesday, 7 September 2010
  - Travellers visiting Singapore's Changi Airport may think they've stepped into an amusement park after the airport added a large, twisty and slippery slide.
Increased size, cost, delay for KLIA II
- Thursday, 2 September 2010
  - Malaysia's airport operator has announced that its new low-cost terminal will be delayed until mid-2012 and cost at least US$150 million more than originally planned.
Suvarnabhumi Airport: overcrowding solution will be 'better late than never'
- Thursday, 26 August 2010
  - After just four years of operations, Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport will undergo a 62 million baht expansion in an effort to avoid overcrowding.
Crime lacks at LAX
- Wednesday, 25 August 2010
  - Major crime continues to be almost non-existent at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), according to a statistical report.
UK airports dodge strikes
- Wednesday, 18 August 2010
  - Strike action which would have thrown six British airports, including Heathrow Airport, into chaos on a key holiday weekend was shelved after airport operator BAA Limited offered a new deal to workers.
Impending opening of the new Airport to City rail link (Thailand)
- Wednesday, 18 August 2010
  - Please kindly note that "The Airport Rail Link" will be operated on August 23, 2010 from now aboard.
World's First Hooters Restaurant at an Airport Opens at Frankfurt Airport
- Wednesday, 18 August 2010
  - Hooters American Restaurant and Sportsbar opened its first airport location at Frankfurt Airport.
Bringing Adelaide closer to Vietnam
- Monday, 16 August 2010
  - Adelaide Airport Ltd Managing Director, Phil Baker announced last week travel agency Bunnik Tours and Vietnam Airlines will host the first ever non stop flights between Adelaide and Saigon in November and December.

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