Airport News Stories
Asur October Passenger Traffic Down 7.2 Pct
November 6, 2009
Mexican airport operator Asur said on Friday its October passenger traffic fell 7.2 percent from a year before, hurt by declines in six of its nine destinations, including the resort of Cancun.
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US Couple Arrested For Stealing Scores Of Luggage
November 5, 2009
Police have solved the mystery of where about 1,000 pieces of luggage from Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport disappeared to -- the home of local couple Keith and Stacy King.
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Aeroports de Paris Wins Iraq Airport Contract
November 2, 2009
French airport operator Aeroports de Paris has won a contract to work on plans for a new international airport in Iraq, a spokesman for ADP said on Monday.
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BAA Says Worst Over, Targets Bond Market
October 28, 2009
Debt-laden British airports operator BAA said the worst of a slump in passenger numbers was over and it hoped to re-enter the bond market soon following the sale of London Gatwick airport.
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Gatwick Cash Covers Debt Payments To 2011 - BAA
October 28, 2009
Debt-laden British airports operator BAA said GBP1.2 billion pounds (USD$1.97 billion) in cash raised from the sale of London's Gatwick airport will enable it to cover all significant financing commitments until 2011.
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GAP Posts 18 Percent Drop In Profit
October 27, 2009
Mexican airport operator GAP on Tuesday posted an 18 percent fall in third-quarter net profit as it continues to suffer from the effects of the H1N1 swine flu epidemic earlier this year and a slow economy.
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Airports Of Thailand Sees Lower Investment
October 26, 2009
Airports of Thailand, the country's main airport operator, said on Monday investments over the next five years should cost less than a projected THB80 billion baht (USD$2.39 billion) due to a decline in construction costs.
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London Heathrow Tops List Of Worst Airports, Again
October 23, 2009
London's Heathrow Airport has been voted the worst airport in the world for the second year running in a poll of 14,500 frequent fliers while Singapore's Changi was again ranked as the best.
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Mexico Airport Operator Asur's Q3 Net Drops
October 22, 2009
Mexican airport operator Asur posted a 27 percent year to year drop in net profit in the third quarter, as the H1N1 flu outbreak and economic slump led fewer people to travel.
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Southwest To Start Flying To Panama City, Florida
October 21, 2009
Southwest Airlines is to add a new city to its schedule in May of next year, as well as add nine new flights from St. Louis to six new markets.
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BAA Sells London Gatwick Airport For GBP1.5 Bln
October 21, 2009
Spain's Ferrovial, under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick airport for GBP1.51 billion pounds (USD$2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.
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Jazz Drops Porter Lawsuit, Eyes Island Airport
October 20, 2009
Jazz Air has dropped its damages suit against small Canadian rival Porter Airlines and the Toronto Port Authority, Porter said on Tuesday, as Jazz gears up for a hoped-for return to Toronto's central airport next year.
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Ferrovial Chairman Says Gatwick Sale Imminent
October 20, 2009
Spain's Ferrovial is in talks with more than one bidder for London's Gatwick airport and expects to close the sale in the next few weeks, its chairman said on Tuesday, bringing to a close a year-long sale process.
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BAA Lays Out Bias Charge As Gatwick Talks Continue
October 19, 2009
A competition ruling forcing BAA to sell airports was "riven" with the appearance of bias, the group told an appeal hearing on Monday, even as talks continued on the sale of London Gatwick, Britain's second-biggest airport.
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ADP Jan-Sept Traffic Down 5.6 Percent
October 15, 2009
French airport operator ADP on Thursday said traffic dropped 5.6 percent between January and September and added it aimed to keep its underlying earnings stable this year against 2008.
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