News about airport

Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position as a regional aviation hub.
01 February 2013 10:03
CRJ-200 had enough fuel to fly to reserve airport The plane flying from Kokshetau to Almaty could have turned to the reserve airports in Karaganda or Astana: expert.
31 January 2013 17:18
Storm brings Frankfurt airport to standstill Traffic at Germany's Frankfurt airport came to a complete standstill Sunday, with all flights cancelled for several hours, as freezing rain lashed the runways and created ice problems for the aircraft.
21 January 2013 13:54
Airport debacle ignites concern for 'Made in Germany' brand Germany is concerned that its fabled international reputation for efficiency may have taken a blow from a catalogue of delays dogging major projects, especially the new Berlin airport.
10 January 2013 16:25
Plane deicing cost 30-folded in heavy snowfall in Almaty Treatment of one Air Astana plane with deicing fluid cost $90 thousand during heavy snowfall on December 1.
13 December 2012 19:26
Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport A Hungarian hung himself in Kazakhstan airport on his show laces. The body was discovered outside, near a border control building: source.
10 December 2012 12:40
Airport handover 'seamless': Maldives government The Maldivian government on Saturday described as "seamless" the retaking of the country's international airport from an Indian developer following a bitter row that triggered a spat with its neighbour.
08 December 2012 16:26
Every 7th flight was delayed in Kazakhstan in 2012 Frequency of flights has gone 3% up comparing to the same period last year.
21 November 2012 15:59
Japan airport reopens with WWII bomb still there A huge World War II bomb uncovered near a busy runway was underneath a shield of concrete and sandbags on Wednesday as flights resumed at an airport in northern Japan.
01 November 2012 14:41
WWII bomb found near Japan runway halts flights A huge unexploded World War II bomb has been found buried near the runway of one of Japan's busiest regional airports, forcing all flights to be cancelled Tuesday.
30 October 2012 11:51
Malaysian company offered to build airport in Kapshagai Malaysian company ALM SDN BHD GROUP offered Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport and Communications to build a big airport in Almaty oblast.
17 October 2012 11:56
Kokshetau airport will accept Airbus and Embraer after reconstruction Kokshetau airport will comply with the first category requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization after completion of its reconstruction in the end of 2012.
05 October 2012 15:55
Petropavlovsk airport may be closed Transport prosecutors of North-Kazakhstan oblast have issued a ruling to close Petropavlovsk airport.
27 September 2012 14:09
Colombia nabs 2 who swallowed $40,000 in cash Colombia police said Friday they have arrested two men who had each ingested about $40,000 before trying to enter the country, in what may be a novel form of money laundering.
15 September 2012 18:17
Lufthansa cabin crew begin 24-hour strike: company A 24-hour strike called by Lufthansa cabin crew at German airports got under way Friday, the company said -- the latest in a series of work stoppages in a dispute over pay and conditions.
07 September 2012 17:57
Lufthansa cancels two-thirds of Friday flights over strike German flag-carrier Lufthansa said it would cancel two-thirds of its Friday flights after a cabin crew union announced a 24-hour stoppage at six major airports.
07 September 2012 10:02
Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights German flag carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday cancelled over 200 flights at its Frankfurt hub, Europe's third busiest, as a union chief threatened to hit every German airport with a 24-hour strike on Friday.
05 September 2012 12:15
Almaty airport to be expanded by November 2012 Almaty airport will add 3 thousand square meters by November 2012.
30 August 2012 20:43
Almaty airport will eliminate private taxis Almaty International Airport will launch a campaign to counter illegal private taxi drivers.
29 June 2012 10:43
Runways expose passengers to danger in some Kazakhstan cities The aircrafts land on worndown runways exposing passengers to danger in Kostanay, Petropavlovsk, Semey, Taldykorgan and Taraz: MP.
12 June 2012 10:53
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