Articles tagged “airports”

Airlines

TSA Airport Security Self-Screening Lanes Could Be Part of the Future of Travel

You can imagine one major security lapse putting pressure on the gutting of self-screening. On the other hand, TSA manual screening has been rife with miscues, as well.

Dennis Schaal | 5 days ago

TSA Airport Security Self-Screening Lanes Could Be Part of the Future of Travel

Tourism

IndiGo Gains Edge as Launch Carrier for New Noida International Airport: India Report

Being the inaugural carrier at one of India's newest airports gives IndiGo a strategic advantage.  

Ashvita Singh, Skift | 1 month ago

IndiGo Gains Edge as Launch Carrier for New Noida International Airport: India Report

News Blog

Lyft Will Pay Airport Riders Up to $100 to Take an Uber — If Scheduled Ride Is Late

Lyft launched an on-time pick-up promise when riders schedule an airport trip, and if the driver is 10 minutes or more late, the company pledges to shell out $100 in Lyft cash to passengers if they ended up needing to use another service such as Uber or a taxi. Screengrabs of the Lyft app. Source:…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Tourism

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

Bedbugs at the airport and on commuter hotels is definitely lot a good look heading into the Paris Olympics next year.

Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq, Reuters | 3 months ago

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

News Blog

IDEAS: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Launches Amazon-Powered Store

A new store powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology has opened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.  The Market on Las Olas, which is located post-security in Terminal 3, is the first location in a Florida airport to feature Amazon's checkout-free shopping platform.  Credit: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport The Just Walk Out technology is made…

Adam Stacey | 3 months ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Orlando International Airport Opens to the General Public with Launch of New Visitor Pass

Orlando International Airport has launched a pilot program that will see non-traveling members of the public given access to its Terminal C, known as the Experience MCO Visitor Pass. Credit: Orlando International Airport The Experience MCO Visitor Pass Program has been designed to grant members of the public access to the terminal’s post-security areas in…

Adam Stacey | 3 months ago

Airlines

Skift India Report: Our First India Summit

Slowdown? Boeing instead sees the boom rolling on — spurred by a growing middle class with high disposable income, coupled with the government’s focus on building additional infrastructure to support air travel and connectivity.

Amrita Ghosh | 4 months ago

Skift India Report: Our First India Summit

Airline Weekly

Giant Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver Airports Anticipate Big Growth This Year

Something is in the air in Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver where the recovered mega hubs expect big airline passenger growth this year.

4 months ago
Giant Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver Airports Anticipate Big Growth This Year

Airlines

Spanish Airport Giant Aena’s Profits Show Recovery As Traffic Returns

Despite labour shortages across airports in Europe, Spanish operator Aena doubled its net profit as passenger traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Corina Pons, Reuters | 5 months ago

Spanish Airport Giant Aena’s Profits Show Recovery As Traffic Returns

Hotels

Skift India Report: Premium Hotels to Set Decade High Occupancy Rates This Year

Industry experts are very bullish on the revenue growth of premium hotels owing to better operational parameters, largely due to domestic demand and global events like the G20 Summit and the Cricket World Cup 2023.

Amrita Ghosh | 5 months ago

Skift India Report: Premium Hotels to Set Decade High Occupancy Rates This Year