The hub has continued with its investment programmes despite the financial impact, with hopes for recovery later this year
According to Riga Airport’s first quarter report, the impact that Covid-19 had on its operations remained high, establishing a turnover of €4.3m (£3.8m) – 14% less than expected.
In total, 108,000 passengers were served at the hub throughout the first three months of this year, finishing this period with a loss of €6.5m (£5.6m).
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“The global Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a significant negative impact on the aviation industry worldwide, and the recovery of the industry is closely linked to countries ability to fight the pandemic, including through comprehensive vaccination,” explained Laila Odina, chairperson of the board at Riga Airport.
TSA prepares for increase in traffic at Albany International
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28th May 2021
The director of the agency has said the airport is working under the “new normal” measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for a surge in passengers travelling from Albany International Airport.
According to the organisation, around 1.6 million customers are being screened daily which is an increase from last year. However, figures from 2019 show that 2.5 million were being screened on the busiest summer days.
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“We are ready to handle the expected increase in travellers this summer,” said Bart Johnson, TSA’s federal security director for upstate New York.
Aviation sector calls on Scottish government to tackle high testing costs
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21st May 2021
The industry believes that expensive Covid-19 tests will make travelling less accessible, prohibiting a successful recovery
Four major parties within the aviation industry – Airlines UK, the Airport Operators Association (AOA), AGS and Edinburgh Airport – have called upon the Scottish government to fix the issue of expensive Covid-19 testing for those travelling back to Scotland from abroad.
Comparatively, customers returning to England are required to pay a much lower rate, according to the parties.
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On May 17, Scotland adopted the traffic light method, incorporating a list of red, amber and green coded countries – very much like the English government’s version.