DfT reintroduces 100ml liquids limit at six UK airports – Business Traveller
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DfT reintroduces 100ml liquids limit at six UK airports – Business Traveller

The Department for Transport has temporarily reintroduced restrictions limiting air passengers to carrying liquids measuring no more than 100ml in their hand luggage. The gradual rollout of next generation 3D scanners had led to several UK airports easing restrictions, meaning customers could carry containers holding up to two litres in liquids. London City was the…

Beyond ONE and Riyadh Airports to enhance digital connectivity options at King Khalid International Airport – Business Traveller
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Beyond ONE and Riyadh Airports to enhance digital connectivity options at King Khalid International Airport – Business Traveller

Beyond ONE™ – a digital services provider and investor in the TMT sector that is the owner of the owner of Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa and Virgin Mobile LATAM – and Riyadh Airports Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance digital connectivity for passengers travelling through King Khalid International Airport (KKIA)…

Highlands and Islands Airports to relax rules on liquids in hand luggage from 1 June – Business Traveller
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Highlands and Islands Airports to relax rules on liquids in hand luggage from 1 June – Business Traveller

Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL) has confirmed that departing passengers will benefit from relaxed rules at security screening from next month. The group has been upgrading to new generation C2+ level screening equipment at its airports, meaning that from 1 June passengers will be able to take liquids in containers up to two litres in…

MAG’s Manchester and Stansted airports report record traffic for April – Business Traveller
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MAG’s Manchester and Stansted airports report record traffic for April – Business Traveller

Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has published its latest traffic figures, showing another record month for both Manchester and Stansted airports. Manchester Airport celebrated its seventh consecutive month of record traffic, with 2.41 million passengers travelling through its terminals in April. The figure is up 10.9 per cent on the same month in 2023, and 25,000…

Manchester Airport’s PremiAir private terminal to reopen as ‘aether’ – Business Traveller
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Manchester Airport’s PremiAir private terminal to reopen as ‘aether’ – Business Traveller

The facility will also offer a dining menu created by Mancunian Adam Reid, Chef Patron of Adam Reid at The French which is located within The Midland Hotel in Manchester. There are three entry options: Express: from £90 per person for those with hand luggage only, and including complimentary light refreshments. Guests can arrive up…

Federal Aviation Administration Bill Amendment Seeks to End TSA Use of Biometric Screening across U.S. Airports
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Federal Aviation Administration Bill Amendment Seeks to End TSA Use of Biometric Screening across U.S. Airports

Federal Aviation Administration Bill Amendment Seeks to End TSA Use of Biometric Screening across U.S. Airports – Travel And Tour World Copyright © Travel And Tour World – All Rights Reserved We use cookies on our website of Travel And Tour World to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat…

Dubai Airports and airlines issue passenger advisories as adverse weather conditions affect air travel – Business Traveller

Dubai Airports and airlines issue passenger advisories as adverse weather conditions affect air travel – Business Traveller

With the UAE having experienced adverse conditions due to inclement weather, with some of the heaviest rainfall the country has seen in years yesterday, flight operations at Dubai International airport were disrupted, with a number of measures taken to protect traveller safety, including cancellations, delays, and flight diversions. Due to the weather advisory issued by…

Atlanta tops world’s busiest airports in 2023 – Business Traveller
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Atlanta tops world’s busiest airports in 2023 – Business Traveller

Airports Council International (ACI) World has published its preliminary ranking of the world’s busiest airport in 2023, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International again topping the list. The airport welcomed more than 104 million passengers last year, significantly ahead of Dubai International which served just under 87 million. Dallas Fort Worth was third with around 82 million…

UK airports granted extensions to install new CT scanners – Business Traveller
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UK airports granted extensions to install new CT scanners – Business Traveller

The Department for Transport has granted extensions to some UK airports which have yet to finishing installing new-generation CT scanners, effectively abandoning the June 2024 deadline. It means that for many travellers restrictions limiting passengers to carrying liquids no more than 100ml in size – which have been in place since August 2006 when a…

San Francisco airports in row over potential name change – Business Traveller
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San Francisco airports in row over potential name change – Business Traveller

Two of San Francisco’s airports are at loggerheads over a potential renaming of Oakland International Airport. Oakland International (officially named Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) is situated seven miles south of downtown Oakland and 12 miles from San Francisco, on the east side of San Francisco Bay. The Port of Oakland said it was considering changing…