Articles tagged “airport security”

Tourism

U.S.-Canada Rainbow Bridge Incident Spurs Heightened Security at Onset of Thanksgiving Travel

Hopefully no one else was hurt, and that this incident was an isolated event.

Dawit Habtemariam | 4 days ago

U.S.-Canada Rainbow Bridge Incident Spurs Heightened Security at Onset of Thanksgiving Travel

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IDEAS: Frankfurt Airport Expands Biometric Systems for a Contactless Experience

Frankfurt Airport is set to expand its suite of biometric touchpoints to passengers of all airlines within the facility. Credit: Fraport The technology - SITA’s Smart Path biometric solution, powered by NEC - is already available for Lufthansa and Star Alliance Airlines passengers, which has seen over 12,000 passengers use the facilities at check-in, boarding…

Adam Stacey | 4 weeks ago

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IDEAS: Heathrow Trials Pre-Booked Security Slots

Heathrow has announced that it is trialing an initiative that allows passengers travelling through the airport to pre-book their security slots ahead of their journeys. Credit: Heathrow It is hoped that the service, known as 'Heathrow Timeslot', will offer travellers more peace of mind when moving through the airport as well as helping to reduce…

Adam Stacey | 2 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 | 2 months ago

Skift India Report: Our First India Summit

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IDEAS: Finland Set to Trial World First Digital Travel Document

The Finnish Border Guard will allow passengers on selected Finnair flights to and from the UK to pass through border control at Helsinki Airport using new Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) from 28 August 2023. Credit: Finnish Border Guard The pilot project forms part of a reported world first pilot program, which has been launched in…

Adam Stacey | 3 months ago

Airlines

Skift India Report: Akasa Air Set to Fly International With New Aircraft

Securing air traffic rights and finalizing slots at target airports are certainly the next set of prerequisites Akasa Air has to meet.

Amrita Ghosh | 4 months ago

Skift India Report: Akasa Air Set to Fly International With New Aircraft

Airlines

TSA Screened Highest Number of Airline Passengers Since 2019

This is a lot different than Memorial Day 2020. Remember?

David Shepardson, Reuters | 6 months ago

TSA Screened Highest Number of Airline Passengers Since 2019

Tourism

India Daily: Country Deploys Aviation Security Tools to Meet Modern Risks

Despite being the third largest civil aviation market in the world, India lacks trained personnel to manage airports. Perhaps both manpower and technology need an upgrade.

Amrita Ghosh | 6 months ago

India Daily: Country Deploys Aviation Security Tools to Meet Modern Risks

Airlines

German Airport Security Unions That Disrupted Flights Reach Pay Pact

Two German Airport security unions — the Verdi and German Civil Service Federation — reaching an agreement for additional pay, vacation days and allowances, in the midst of concerns over cost of living in Germany.

Friederike Heine, Reuters | 6 months ago

German Airport Security Unions That Disrupted Flights Reach Pay Pact

Tourism

India Daily: Domestic Airline Market Is Leader in Passenger Load Factor

While India places record aircraft orders, the delay in aircraft deliveries due to supply chain snags could mar the growth potential of the Indian aviation market.

Amrita Ghosh | 7 months ago

India Daily: Domestic Airline Market Is Leader in Passenger Load Factor