Tag: airports

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Restrictions on non-traveling people to Buenos Aires international airport eased down

  

  Argentine authorities Wednesday have allowed for the access of people to Buenos Aires' main air terminal to accompany departing passengers, but those welcoming arriving travelers still need to wait outside, it was announced.

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  US airlines can temporarily halt service to 75 airports, because of coronavirus

  

  The U.S. Transportation Department said late on Friday it had granted tentative approval to 15 airlines to temporarily halt service to 75 U.S. airports because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:08 UTC

  Spanish and Swiss companies win rights to operate key Brazilian airport groups

  

  Spain’s Aena SME SA and Switzerland’s Flughafen Zuerich AG last Friday won the right to operate two key Brazilian airport groups, in one of the first tests of President Jair Bolsonaro’s ability to draw foreign investment.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  “UK would leave without a deal rather than be bullied into a one-sided agreement”

  

  Dominic Raab, the British minister responsible for Brexit has told the EU to “get real” and reach a deal with the UK, and said EU chiefs had disrespected Theresa May with “jibes” at a recent summit. Raab underlined that the UK would leave without a deal rather than be “bullied” into signing a “one-sided” arrangement.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 09:01 UTC

  Heathrow airport third runway approved in Parliament, but hurdles remain

  

  British lawmakers on Monday approved plans to expand Heathrow Airport near London after years of study and debate, but the construction of a third runway still faces significant hurdles.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 05:44 UTC

  Edinburgh the most welcoming UK airport; Paris and Moscow the rudest in Europe

  

  Luton is the UK’s most unfriendly airport, with Edinburgh the most welcoming, according to a survey. The Bedfordshire airport got the thumbs-down from travellers asked to rate the friendliness of staff in a poll by travel search site Skyscanner.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 16:04 UTC

  Chile’s volcanic ash cloud again visits Australasia forcing grounding of air traffic

  

  A volcanic ash cloud, which originated in Chile on 4 June and has caused significant disruption to air travel around Australia and New Zealand since 12 June returned on Tuesday to Australasia forcing further cancellations for at the least the next 48 hours.

• Saturday, June 4th 2011 - 06:23 UTC

  Punta Arenas included in Chile’s 285 million USD program to improve air travel

  

  In response to increased air traffic this past decade, the Ministry of Public Works has formed a plan to improve and expand the airports of Chile including Punta Arenas.

• Sunday, February 27th 2011 - 23:14 UTC

  China plans to build 45 new airports in the next five years

  

  China plans to build at least 45 new airports in the next five years to serve booming travel, the top industry regulator said last week.

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 11:53 UTC

  Lima and Santiago airports are Latin America’s leaders

  

  The annual ranking by the British consultants Sky Research puts Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport in front of all South America’s airports, with Pudahuel Airport in Chile coming in just behind.