Travel – Airport

Spread the loveEvery day thousands of air passengers have delayed flights. A delayed flight is certainly a bad experience especially if you are in a hurry for a business meeting or any other special event. A disturbed flight really spoils your overall air travel experience and leaves you feeling there is nothing you can do. But that’s not the case. If you are a frequent flyer, you probably have experienced a delayed flight at some point. While some people choose to accept it, some opt to claim  compensation for their flight. If your flight was delayed and won’t depart on time, you have the optionRead More →

Spread the loveAny frequent flyer can experience canceled or delayed flights at some point. Sometimes even if you arrive early at the airport, you may learn that your flight is delayed and the departure won’t be on time. This is a pretty much unpleasant experience for any traveler. Thousands of passengers come up to this problem every day. Fortunately, there are some ways in which you can get compensation for your canceled or delayed flights. If you are a frequent traveler, this topic may interest you. It’s not good when you need to wait for hours at an airport because your business flight was delayedRead More →

Spread the loveIf you are a fan of air travel, this article will provide you with some curious facts about the world’s best airports in the world. Singapore Changi Airport The airport holds the spot as the world’s best airport for four consecutive years and it really deserves its fame. Changi Airport was established in 1981. Its main characteristics are technological advancements in terms of service quality and great customer service. The airport offers services to customers with restricted mobility of exceptional quality. An interesting fact about this airport is that it has won a total of 500 awards since its opening in 1981. TheRead More →

Spread the love Mykonos Airport is an airport in Mykonos, Greece, located 4 kilometers from the town of Mykonos. The airport first operated in 1971. During the off-peak tourist season the airport has limited flight connections and operating hours. On the other hand, during the 2014 peak summer season it was found necessary to severely limit general aviation activity, allowing only a technical stop of 2 hours. For the summer of 2016, NOTAM B0335/16 introduces a similar limitation, but now even down to a one hour’s stop. In December 2015 the privatization of Mykonos International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalizedRead More →

Spread the love Florence Airport, Peretola formally Amerigo Vespucci Airport, is the international airport of Florence, the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is the second-busiest Tuscan airport in terms of passengers after Pisa International Airport. It serves as a focus city for Vueling.   The first air field in Florence was created in the Campo di Marte area in 1910, when military authorities allowed a field to be used for “experiments in air navigation”. Campo di Marte thus became Florence’s first airport, and remained so throughout the 1920s. However, the field was soon surrounded by houses and was inadequate for the newRead More →

Spread the love Athens International Airport began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the primary international airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica. It is Greece’s busiest airport and it serves as the hub and main base of Aegean Airlines as well as other Greek airlines. The airport is currently in Group 2 of Airports Council International (10–25 million) and as of 2018, Athens International is the 27th-busiest airport in Europe.   The airport currently has two terminals, the main terminal and the satellite terminal accessible by an underground link from the main terminal. It is designed to beRead More →

Spread the loveVenice Marco Polo Airpor is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 kilometres; 4.9 miles) north of the city in Tessera, a Frazione of the Comune of Venice nearest to Mestre. Due to the importance of Venice as a leisure destination, it features flights to many European metropolitan areas as well as some partly seasonal long-haul routes to the United States, Canada and the Middle East.   The airport handled 11,184,608 passengers in 2018, making it the fourth busiest airport in Italy. The airport is named after Marco Polo and serves as a baseRead More →

Spread the love Suvarnabhumi Airport also known unofficially as Bangkok Airport, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, Thailand. The other older one is Don Mueang International Airport. Suvarnabhumi covers an area of 3,240 hectares (8,000 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation.   Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006 and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September 2006. The airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Thai Smile Airways, and Bangkok Airways. It also serves as regionalRead More →

Spread the love Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is an international airport in Sydney, Australia located 8 km (5 mi) south of Sydney city centre, in the suburb of Mascot. The airport is owned by the ASX-listed Sydney Airport Group. It is the primary airport serving Sydney, and is a primary hub for Qantas, as well as a secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways. Situated next to Botany Bay, the airport has three runways, colloquially known as the east–west, north–south and third runways. Sydney Airport is one of the world’s longest continuously operated commercial airports and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 42.6 millionRead More →

Spread the love Heathrow Airport, also known as London Heathrow, is a major international airport near London, United Kingdom. Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, as well as the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic, and the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic. It is one of six international airports serving Greater London. In 2018, it handled a record 80.1 million passengers. Heathrow lies 14 miles (23 km) west of Central London, and has two parallel east–west runways along with four operational terminals. The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings,Read More →