NEWS Big Apple expansion?
New York’s John F Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports must be expanded and redesigned to handle the area’s growing transport needs, according to a new report. Urban research group, Regional Plan Association, claims that with traffi c through the New York region set
to grow from the 104 million handled last year to 150mppa by 2030, expansion is inevitable. It suggests that Kennedy should be considered for four possible reconfi gurations, that include
redesigning or adding runways, while reconfi guration for Newark would require redesigning or relocating one or more of its three terminals. Expansion at JFK could require fi lling nearby Jamaica Bay, part of the federally protected Gateway
National Recreational Area, the report noted. It is not feasible to expand LaGuardia Airport, it said. “The crucial link between air travel and economic
prosperity is threatened by a lack of adequate capacity in our aviation system,” wrote RPA President Robert Yaro in a statement accompanying the report. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), says: “We continue to develop
new ways to make our airport system the best and most effi cient in the country. We look forward to examining this study.”
Indonesia planning airport shake-up
Indonesia’s government is reportedly considering building at least one new reliever gateway for Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in a bid to cope with rising demand. More than 35 million passengers used Soekarno-
Hatta in 2010, and with throughput rising by 15% to 20% every year, the government is considering a host of infrastructure development options to ensure that Indonesia can handle the growth. The options include expanding Soekarno-Hatta and
the creation of a number of new commercial airports which could be funded by Japan and other Asian nations. Herry Bakti, Indonesia’s director general for air
transport at the Transport Ministry, is quoted as saying: “We plan for multiple airports in the Jakarta metropolitan area.” In addition to building a new greenfi eld airport, it is
believed that the government is considering commercialising Jakarta’s existing Halim military airport and a police airport.
Call for new London airport
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for a new airport to be built in southeast England after a report claimed Heathrow was losing out to European rivals, reigniting the debate on London’s airport capacity. “The capital’s airports are full, our runways are
Branching out
A new-look retail space has revamped the international departures area at Auckland Airport. At its centre is a symbolic tree-like structure known as ‘Pou Manawa’, which stands nine metres high and features a billowing 577-metre canopy onto which different Maori images are projected. “Around 18.6 million people spend time in our terminals each year – that’s more than the busiest malls in New Zealand,” says Adrian Littlewood, general manager retail, Auckland Airport. “The whole retail departures area has been rebuilt and the ongoing evolution ensures that travellers will leave with a positive view of their time here, will encourage their friends to travel to our shores and will hopefully choose to return themselves.”
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rammed and we risk losing jobs to Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid or other European cities should we fail to act,” says Johnson. “We need to start planning for a brand new airport that
can help meet the ever-increasing demand for aviation and act as a hub, particularly to the rest of the UK.” The report, overseen by Transport for London’s (TfL)
deputy chairman, Daniel Moylan, argues that Britain’s economy could suffer without a new hub airport.
the
Spanish
government wants to sell a 49% stake in airport operator AENA in a move to reduce the national debt. Spain’s biggest
Barcelona, would be run privately
operating concessions, Prime Minister, Jose Luis Zapatero, told parliament. Both are currently state-owned.
Tampa International Airport is set to provide air charter services to Cuba following the US government’s decision to relax travel restrictions to the Caribbean island. The new legislation
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airports, Madrid and under
makes it easier for Americans associated with academic institutions and religious
groups
to travel to Cuba, although restrictions would remain in place on tourist travel to the island. “This is great news from an international air service development standpoint,” enthuses Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport.
Bosses at Birmingham Airport in the UK have issued a reminder to the British government government that it has the potential to fi ll London’s capacity gap. Chief executive, Paul Kehoe, says: “In these diffi cult times it makes
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sense to use and sensibly improve the assets that you have, rather than building whole new runways and demolishing whole villages. Birmingham Airport is a vital, yet underused piece of national strategic infrastructure.”
The second phase of Raleigh-Durham
International Airport’s new Terminal 2 opened on January 23. With the opening, Continental Airlines and US Airways will begin operating from Concourse D of the $570 million terminal. The fi rst phase of the terminal, which includes Concourse C, opened in late 2008.
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