Drama continues apace in San Antonio, where the airport and Southwest Airlines are locked in a legal battle over gate assignments and lease rates.
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San Antonio Threatens Conversion of Southwest Gates to Common Use
San Antonio Airport is threatening to remove Southwest’s branding from the check-in lobby and gate areas, the latest escalation in a multi-year battle over fee structures and terminal assignment.
Southwest Brings FAA into San Antonio Terminal Fight
Southwest’s fight at San Antonio escalated this week, with the carrier filing an official Complaint with the FAA about terminal reconstruction and gate allocations.
JFK T6 plans smoother passenger flows, better shopping to improve travel experience
Building a new terminal at JFK is no easy task. Sammy Patel, VP Commercial for Vantage Group, recently shared some details about those challenges, and how the company is overcoming them.
Our Long National (Airport) Nightmare is Over
So long, Gate 35X. We won’t miss you at all.
The "new normal" of travel: FlightPlan survey reveals industry expectations
Traveling by air today brings a new set of challenges and concerns for passengers, but the means to address them remain scarce. A survey conducted as part of the Inmarsat/APEX FlightPlan event earlier this year reveals what industry executives believe the future holds. And follow-up conversations with some of those parties reveal how it might even get paid for.
From pre-flight massages to COVID-19 testing: XpresSpa pivots to XpresCheck at JFK
Few are traveling and those who are tend to avoid direct interactions at the airport. That’s bad news for XpresSpa, provider of spa services at airports around the globe. The company sees a silver lining, however, as it pivots to deliver COVID-19 testing in terminals.
Is it time for US airports to start closing terminals??
We’ve seen airlines slash capacity. The skies are far less crowded than they were a couple months ago. Is it time now for more airports to consider similar moves?
Understanding design elements of the new LaGuardia Airport Terminal B
The new LaGuardia Terminal B is lovely. If you want to understand WHY it is that way no better place to go than the source, the principal design architect for the project. And his explanation is spectacular.
Will COVID-19 delay the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport?
Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport, already nearly a decade late, might not open in October 2020 after all. As contractors press on towards completing the construction a new challenge now faces the operation: Coronavirus.