Mari Peltomäki tells us more about the ongoing development of Aviapolis, Helsinki’s very own airport city, which is being developed around Finland’s capital city gateway.
Airport World highlights the latest retail/F&B-focused customer service initiatives introduced by Gebr Heinemann and Stansted and Helsinki airports.
Finavia, the Finnish airport operator, saw its traffic slip in January–June to 9.4 million, down from 9.8 million in the first half of 2012.
Finnish airport operator, Finavia, is rolling out a new electronic air traffic control system at Helsinki–Vantaa International Airport to improve aircraft safety and operations as passenger traffic at the gateway increases.
Helsinki–Vantaa Airport has launched a new system to track how long it takes passengers to get through security in an effort to speed up queuing times at checkpoints.
Airports in Scandanavia, the UK and central Europe have reported record levels of passengers over the last few months.
By Dominic Welling
The Finnair Lounge at Helsinki’s Terminal 2 has beaten more than 600 other lounges worldwide to be named ‘Lounge of the Year 2011’.
Helsinki Airport has unveiled a new 500sqm duty free shop that it hopes will boost sales by offering passengers a greater selection of international brands and “high quality Finnish products”.
