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Revealed: These Are The Top 10 Best Airports In The World For a Layover...
DESPITE the sharp rise in living costs across the nation, Brits are still making room to escape for the Summer. According to new tracking research from AllClear Travel Insurance, the number of people planning an overseas summer holiday has almost doubled since this time last year, with demand up from 34% to 64% in 12 months, with a further reported 39% of Brits refusing to give up on a holiday, according to new data from HyperJar. Considering these growing figures, personal finance expert and founder of the UK’s top-rated budgeting app, HyperJar, Mat Megens, offers his cost-friendly advice for those still planning on going away on how they can budget effectively, getting the most
June 2023 UK Population Still Making Holiday Dreams A Reality
out of their finances. In a nod to Brits’ determination to beat the
cost-of-living crisis blues, travel companies have reported record sales. TUI reported that it had sold 64% of its summer holidays — up 10 % compared with the same period in 2019 — despite average prices being 26% higher than before the Covid pandemic started, whilst Ryanair, whose fares are expected to jump between 10-15% year-on-year reported its biggest-ever weekend of sales in January. What has emerged, Megens points out, is that the ongoing government energy support scheme may have offered some financial breathing room for holiday-deprived Brits. However, he points out that this will one day end, and people must be prepared financially.
WITH summer approaching, many of us are looking forward to packing our bags and embarking on our next adventure, but when your trip requires a stopover on the journey, which airports top the ranks as the best for a layover? From a seed list of 40 of the world’s busiest airports,
Betway
has revealed the best airports for a layover by considering factors such as the availability of shops, food and beverage options, hotels within a two mile proximity to the airport as well as passenger ratings of airport facilities such as lounges, Wifi and food and retail services. Singapore’s Changi Airport revealed as the best airport for a layover for travellers this summer Featuring a ‘magical garden’ and
the world’s largest indoor waterfall, it’s no surprise that Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the best airport for stopovers. However, the ranking was due to more than just the airport’s picturesque nature, as it also provides an abundance of shops (240) for retail lovers and around 200 food and beverage options for those looking for refreshments.
Incheon International Airport in South Korea and Hong Kong International Airport follow shortly behind in second and third place, both boasting significantly high lounge and wifi satisfaction scores for those looking to stay comfy and connected. The United States seems like a stopover haven as three airports in the US feature in the top 10 rankings. Surprisingly the UK’s largest airports Gatwick and Heathrow, not only do not place in the top 10 but rank 15th and 39th in the index.
The best airports for foodies and retail lovers Finally,
an airport stopover
wouldn’t be complete without refreshments and some retail therapy. To reveal the best airports for foodies and retail lovers, we ranked the airports based on their number of shops, food and beverage facilities, as well as their food and retail satisfaction score.
With a food and retail service satisfaction score of 90% Singapore’s Changi Airport and Incheon International Airport claimed first and second place as the best airport stopovers for foodies and retail lovers, shortly followed by Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Munich Airport. So, with all things considered, where will your next airport stopover be?
British Airways Building a Better World from
SUSTAINABLE aviation fuel (SAF) is produced
sustainable sources
such as waste gases, crop and forestry residues, household and commercial waste and used cooking oil, and can reduce lifecycle CO₂ emissions by over 80% compared to traditional jet fuel. SAF is more clean burning than conventional jet fuel and can produce 60-90% less particulates (sooty residues) compared with existing fossil fuels. Currently SAF is blended with fossil fuel (up to a max of 50%) and can drop straight into existing fuel supply infrastructure and aircraft. Supply of SAF today is less than 0.04% of global demand meaning there is huge requirement to grow production capacity. SAF costs significantly more than traditional fossil-based fuel, with European markets showing this to be over three times the price.
This
will hopefully reduce over time as technology advances
and
scales up leading to more supply.
British
BASED ON: Rank, Airport name , Country • Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore Incheon
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• Hong Kong International Airport,Hong Kong
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• Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,United States
Hartsfield– Jackson Atlanta International Airport,United States
• Munich
• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,India
Airport,Germany • Amsterdam Airport
International Airport,South Korea
Dubai International Airport,United Arab Emirates
Airways is driven to develop its SAF strategy and has set out multiple commitments in order to achieve our emissions reduction goals. These commitments are: IAG was the first airline group worldwide to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through a series of measures Contributing to the UK government’s goal of a net zero carbon economy by 2050 IAG has to date committed $865 million in SAF purchases and investments and has already committed to powering 10% of flights with SAF by 2030. IAG was the first European airline group to commit to powering 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 SAF is expected to provide an emissions reduction of a third of BA’s current total emissions should we meet our targets. We have taken further critical steps to ensure future supply and with an industry first, we began offering our customers the opportunity to purchase SAF, along with offsets, to our customers. With BA’s current investments and partnerships in SAF production facilities, we’re aiming to scale up SAF supply by 2030 to 50x from where we are today. We are the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66
Limited. SAF supply will be available from Jan 2022. It is a safe, proven fuel used in aircraft today which has the potential to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% and therefore is the most promising technology available to decarbonise the sector today. Currently SAF is blended with fossil fuel (up to a max of 50%) and can be used in all of our BA aircraft engines today. SAF is more clean burning than conventional jet fuel and can produce 60-90% less particulates (sooty residues) compared with existing fossil fuels. SAF supports new jobs in the green economy and can convert waste feedstocks like non- recyclable household waste, agricultural and forestry residues and industrial waste gases into SAF.
Supply of SAF today is just 0.4% of global demand so there is huge requirement to grow production capacity.
Today SAF costs significantly more than traditional fossil- based fuel.
European
markets show this to be four times the price of fossil jet fuel. This will hopefully reduce over time as technology advances and scales up leading to more supply.
OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE CARBON REMOVALS CREDITS
British Airways is now offering customers the opportunity to purchase carbon removal credits through its new online platform, CO2llaborate.
Carbon removal credits are issued by projects
that remove CO2 from the
atmosphere or from the carbon cycle, and the credits are recognised by scientists, governments and regulators as a vital tool in helping to address climate change. This latest pioneering innovation means carbon removals now join the range of options available
for British Airways
customers to address their flight emissions, along with the existing options of verified carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) This new proposition is believed to be the first time an airline has offered customers this portfolio of options to address their emissions. Customers are able to calculate and learn about their flight emissions, and then buy carbon removals credits before or after they fly, or directly from their seat on the aircraft.
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