Category: Airports

Dubai International Airport in the UAE has recorded an annual passenger traffic figure of 66,431,533 in 2013, 15.2 per cent more than the 57,684,550 it logged in 2012. The record comes on the back of a 7.5 per cent increase in airliner movement numbers to 369,953, and the opening of the new Concourse A terminal

The Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development’s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics has released its report into Domestic Aviation Activity November 2013. The report shows that 4,860,000 passengers were carried on Australia’s RPT network in November 2013, about 2.1 per cent fewer than the 4,970,000 that were carried in the same month the

Queenstown Airport on New Zealand’s south island has recorded a 5.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers in 2013 over the previous year. The picturesque leisure destination logged 1,215,526 passengers through its facilities in 2013 compared to 1,156,250 in 2012, a rise it attributes in part to strong growth on trans-Tasman routes to Brisbane, Sydney

Regional Express has called for expressions of interest from regional NSW centres for regular public transport (RPT) air services to and from Sydney. The call comes in the wake of the collapse of Brindabella Airlines late last year and Rex subsequently recruiting 14 of Brindabella’s pilots. The airline says it has a “window of opportunity”