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May/June 2016 | Issue 65
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Detailed news coverage from the global airport scene.
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Industry Column
Terrorism has reared its ugly head again with an horrific
attack taking place in Brussels. Can aviation do
anything more to minimise the effects of these threats?
Contents
66
Snapshot – Philippines
Intrepid traveller and propliner fan Ron Mak joined
several other enthusiasts for an epic trip to Sana’a
and Djibouti in Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Z-CAT.
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UK Airport Visitors
Our readers’ gallery – featuring a selection of the
more interesting aircraft that have recently visited
UK airports.
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Glossary
We explain some of the abbreviations and acronyms
that regularly appear in the pages of Airports of
the World.
Features
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Catania
Luigi Vallero explores the busiest airport on the Italian
island of Sicily.
36
Connecting Cancún
Cancún International is playing an important part in
the rise of tourism to Mexico, as Keith Otto discovered.
40
The Road to Damascus
With civil war raging in Syria, the road to Damascus
(airport) is closed for much of the time. Ten years
ago things were somewhat different, as Sebastian
Schmitz discovered.
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George by South Africa
The picturesque South African Garden Route attracts
tourists from across the globe. Sebastian Schmitz
reports from George.
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Doncaster
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Concord – Fastest Route
to Charlotte
The name Concord conjures up thoughts of speed,
prompting Jay Selman to visit Concord Regional to
find out more.
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Ibaraki – Tokyo Drift
Tokyo’s large airports, Haneda and Narita, tend
to get all the attention, but the less well-known
facility at Ibaraki is pulling in passengers, as Paul
Howard explains.
60
Pilgrimage to Mostar
Visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary have long been
drawing pilgrims to Medjugorje. Marco Finelli reports
from nearby Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Liverpool
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Damascu
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Liverpool – Faster,
Easier, Friendlier
A new broom sweeps clean in the
northwest of the UK. Andy Martin reports
from an airport that is reinventing itself.
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Doncaster Reborn
Improved access and a slew of new flights
have put Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield
Airport on a path to growth. Andy Martin
visited Yorkshire to find out more.
72
Kidtastic Leeds
Innovative thinking by children
might be the catalyst for change at
Leeds Bradford Airport. Local school
teacher Tony Mallett explains what is
happening.
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Booming
Birmingham
In 2015, Birmingham had its best
day, month and year for passengers.
Andy Martin asks CEO Paul Kehoe why
things are going so well, and what the
future holds.
Cover shot
Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EDE
(c/n 017) landing at Birmingham, UK.
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Dave Sturgess)
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Leeds Bradford
NEWS
HEADLINES
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EDITORIAL
The recent arrest of four British
aviation enthusiasts at Wilson Airport
in Nairobi, Kenya came as something
of a shock. The men were detained as
terrorist suspects, and it was alleged
they entered the airport and took
photographs without authority.
At around the same time another
aeroplane fan, an American citizen,
was detained having been observed
photographing aircraft outside
Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow.
Others have encountered problems in
India and Dubai recently. Thankfully
all were released after spending time
in custody, albeit after paying fines for
the ‘crimes’ they committed.
Many will regard going to these
countries to indulge in aircraft
spotting as misguided, maybe even
foolhardy. However, in each case
enthusiasts have been tolerated on
occasions in the recent past;
Airports
of the World
even included a feature
on Wilson in issue 62, and during
its preparation the author said he
was made to feel most welcome.
Of course, the constantly evolving
threats to aviation security may
mean that what is acceptable one
day might not be regarded similarly
the next. It is important to note that
the Brits believed they had been
given approval to spot from the
bar at the Aero Club of East Africa,
and a salutary lesson to learn that
what one official allows might not
be backed by others in authority.
Anyone visiting a foreign land to
‘watch’ aircraft needs to consider
how their activities might be
interpreted by local law enforcement.
Activities that are accepted and
understood in one country may be
utterly incomprehensible in others.
Even using technology which many
of us take for granted, such as SBS
boxes and apps on tablets and
smart phones, might be viewed
with suspicion. Above all, given the
heightened state of tension currently
pervading the industry, if you are
planning some aircraft spotting it
would be wise to ensure you have
obtained formal approval from the
highest authorities.
Andy Martin
Editor
London City Airport Sold
A L B E R TA
INVESTMENT
Management Corporation (AIMCo)
has acquired London City Airport
for an undisclosed fee, thought to be
around £2 billion. AIMCo, a Canadian
investment fund management firm,
made the acquisition on behalf of its
clients OMERS, Ontario Teachers’
Pension Plan, Borealis, and Wren
House Infrastructure Management
(the infrastructure investing arm of
the Kuwait Investment Authority).
The sale, which closed on March 10,
has raised concerns among users
of the airport. Willie Walsh, CEO of
International Airlines Group (IAG),
has warned that British Airways, the
most frequent user of the facilities,
might move flights elsewhere should
charges dramatically increase.
The price tag, believed to be
approximately £2bn, would exceed
the £1.5bn Manchester Airport
Group paid for London Stansted
in 2013, even though that facility
handles four times more passengers
than the docklands airport.
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
has owned a 75% stake in London
City for the last decade. The firm
bought its share for £750m in 2006,
since when passenger numbers have
increased from 2.4m to 4.3m (in 2015).
A spokesman for the new owners
said they are dedicated to developing
existing and new airline relationships
and routes, and improving the
airport’s customer service: “Working
together with management and
local authorities, the consortium will
support the enhancement of facilities
and build on the airport’s successful
track record.”
Individual members of the consortium
also have investments in Belfast
International Airport, Birmingham
Airport, Bristol Airport, Brussels
Airport and Copenhagen Airport.
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Bomb Attacks in Brussels
BRUSSELS’S ZAVENTEM Airport
(BRU) is recovering its operational
capabilities following the detonation
of two explosive devices in the
international departures hall of
the terminal building on March
22. Another unexploded device
was found in the terminal building.
About an hour later there was a
third explosion, this time at the
city’s Maalbeek metro station .
Daesh claimed responsibility for
the attacks. The airport was closed
immediately and remained so for
more than a week.
Thirty-two people and three
suicide bombers were killed in
the attacks, and more than 300
injured, 62 critically. The death toll
at the airport was 16. Damage to
two sections of the check-in area
was extensive and although the
structure of the building was not
compromised, repairs are expected
to take months to complete. Work
has already started on demolishing
the affected facilities and a plan for
reconstruction is being prepared.
The first phase will see full check-in
services restored and will be followed
by a larger-scale reopening of the
departure hall, the timescale for
which has yet to be determined.
In the immediate aftermath of the
attack most airlines moved services
to Antwerp, Charleroi, Liège, Ostend-
Bruges or Lille, causing substantial
congestion at those airports.
Brussels Airlines transferred its
long-haul operations to Frankfurt
and Zürich and almost all carriers
permitted passengers to rebook
planned travel through to the middle
of April.
The airport remained closed to
all traffic until the end of March,
but reopened on a limited basis on
Sunday, April 3. Capacity was initially
limited to 800 passengers per hour,
instead of the typical throughput
of 5,000 per hour. The first flight,
Brussels Airlines’ flight SN1901 to
Faro, left at lunchtime and was
followed by two more services. The
following day, 16 departures were
scheduled. By Tuesday, more than
100 flights had been moved back to
BRU, including all Brussels Airlines’
long-haul services. By that time,
approximately 50% of the airline’s
capacity had been restored. Finnair
was allowed two inbound and one
outbound flight (the other remaining
overnight) on April 6, and on the
same day KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
and Lufthansa were able to return,
although no airline was able to
operate a full schedule.
All vehicles entering the facility
were screened on the approach
road and then directed to car park
P2. Only ticketed passengers were
allowed into the makeshift check-
in hall on the ground floor of the
main terminal building. No trains or
buses were running to the airport,
and hire cars were not available.
Only travellers were allowed in the
arrivals hall, and meet-and-greet was
restricted to P2.
Brussels Air Traffic Control Strike
BRUSSELS AIRPORT (BRU) was
closed due to industrial action by
air traffic controllers just ten days
after it reopened following the
March 22 terrorist attacks. The
‘sickout’ reportedly started due to
a disagreement relating to changes
Belgocontrol is proposing to make
to employees’ retirement benefits
and staffing levels. As a result, all
flights were suspended during the
afternoon of April 12. A few aircraft
were allowed to depart during a
two-hour window later in the day,
and the action initially also affected
Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
The strikes continued the following
day. Approximately 50 flights had
to be cancelled at BRU, which was
already running at reduced capacity
due to the recent bombings. On
April 14, the airport put out a
statement saying that the day's
flights would be operating as
planned but capacity restrictions
were possible later.
Director General and CEO of IATA
Tony Tyler said the action was: “a
kick in the teeth for all the airline
and airport staff who have worked
so hard to reconnect Brussels to the
world after the appalling terrorist
attack just three weeks ago.”
When
Airports of the World
went to
press, there had been no resolution
to the dispute.
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