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Swift growth continues at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen

Swift growth continues at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (ISGIA) has experienced a veritable renaissance over the course of the last few years. The first six months of 2010 saw the airport reporting unprecedented passenger traffic growth and the airport’s swift ascent shows no sign of slowing. Ryan Ghee spoke to Gökhan Bugday, CEO, ISGIA.

Solution for Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage Company, which operates a network of almost 40 airport and rail outlets, covering Left Luggage storage, Secure Bag Wrap, and Travel Goods, has now added Coin-operated Weighing and airside and landside Travel Goods vending machines to its wide portfolio of passenger facing airport baggage services.

Durham Tees Valley to receive compensation for bmibaby withdrawal

Durham Tees Valley Airport, which is part of the Peel Airports Group, won a landmark ruling in the UK Court of Appeal in May against bmibaby, relating to the airline’s withdrawal of all services from the airport in 2006. Neil Pakey, Deputy CEO, Peel Airports Group, recounted the details to Ross Falconer.

Allgäu Airport Memmingen: Bavaria’s high-flyer

ACI EUROPE recently welcomed Allgäu Airport to the membership of the association. No other German airport is located higher than Allgäu Airport in Memmingen. The airport is also described as a high-flyer due facts other than its GPS reference points – its rapid growth for example. In 2009, annual passenger traffic increased by 75% to 812,000. The aim of having an economical balanced business was reached within two years of beginning passenger flight operations.

Italian airport infrastructure subject to major investment

Investment and redevelopment is very much a common theme among Italian airports, with numerous projects currently ongoing across the country. As well as the multi-million euro venture at Milan Bergamo, airports in Bologna, Venice, Verona, Naples and Perugia are also either undergoing, or preparing for, major construction works. Ryan Ghee reports.