London Luton Airport has announced “ambitious plans” to optimise capacity at the gateway by around 57% so it will be able to handle at least 18 million passengers a year by 2020.

Passenger traffic soared 15.5% at Domodedovo Airport to surpass the 25.7 million mark for the first time in 2011. 

Brisbane Airport is due to open its new $186 million car park tomorrow (January 17), as part of the gateway’s multi-million dollar upgrade plans.

Frankfurt Airport handled more than 56 million passengers during 2011 – 6.5% more than a year earlier – as December alone saw a record of more than 4 million passengers use the gateway.

The world’s airports now generate more than $100 billion in total annual revenue, according to the latest statistics from ACI World.

International airport consultants, BNP Associates, Inc has awarded a certificate of approval for Crisplant’s CrisBelt baggage conveyor system.