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AXN’s PRE-CONFERENCE Issue
The February issue of Airport Experience News explores the food and beverage trends that are driving footfall and sales at street restaurants nationwide. Exotic and spicy are key attributes this year as consumers seek out unique dining experiences. This issue also includes the latest on sustainability efforts within airport concessions programs, as well as a look at the prognosis for airlines in 2025. Another feature takes a deeper dive into the concepts, brands, companies, teams and individuals who are in the running for the 2025 Airport Experience Awards. Winners will be announced at the upcoming AX Conference. Fact Book data analysis, an airport expansion overview and an interview with Ontario International Airport’s Atif Elkadi round out this issue, available now.
Raleigh-Durham Airport Starting New Master Plan
The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority will launch Vision 2040, an 18-month master planning program, starting June 1. Vision 2040 will identify key short- and long-term development projects for Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) over the next 25 years. “Through the...
Stakeholders Discuss Growth At Miami International
Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. Gonzalez met with the president and board of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce at Miami International (MIA) this week to provide the group with an overview of what’s going on at the airport and to discuss partnership...
Oakland International Offering Free Parking For Passengers On Flights To New Markets
As an incentive to try new flights offered at Oakland International (OAK), the airport is offering up to three days of free on-airport parking for travelers heading to any one of 10 cities. OAK has announced non-stop service to eight new destinations since the...
Airmall At Pittsburgh International Gets More Food, Retail
Villa Italian Kitchen and FlyBy Sports have opened at Pittsburgh International (PIT) in the airport’s Center Core. Two other concessions, Johnston & Murphy and Charley’s Philly Steaks, have reopened following remodels. The changes are part of an ongoing effort by...
LG Electronics, CNN Airport Network Upgrading Technology At Airports
LG Electronics USA and CNN Airport Network have installed new flat-panel LG LED displays at San Diego International (SAN), putting the duo in more than 25 major metropolitan cities across the U.S. The companies also have begun upgrading technology at several airports,...
Sacramento Airport Food Court Remodel Coming This Summer
A food court makeover in Terminal A at Sacramento International (SMF) is expected to result in a modern, open dining and lounging area where passengers can relax and enjoy some new specialty restaurants. The project also involves the largest remodeling of the...
Hudson Group Offering Service Members ‘Joe From Joe’
Hudson Group will offer uniformed members of the U.S. and Canadian armed forces “Joe from Joe.” The promotion, taking place at more than 50 cafes across North America, will begin on U.S. Armed Forces Day, May 16; include Victoria Day and Canada Day; and continue...
BWI Gets Einstein Bros.
Travelers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall have another eating option. Gaithersburg, Md.-based Maryland Concessions has opened Einstein Bros. on Concourse C. “We’re excited to welcome the first Einstein Bros. Bagels location to the Airmall at...
Chattanooga Airport Adding Parking
Chattanooga Metropolitan (CHA) is getting 300 new parking spaces. Construction will begin in late May on a project necessitated by double-digit passenger growth. The projects will be completed by November, says Albert Waterhouse, spokesman. Airport officials in late...
PHL, Minute Suites Collaborate On Mothers’ Nursing Station
A strategic partnership between Philadelphia International (PHL) and Minute Suites has brought a highly requested amenity for traveling mothers to the airport. The parties have collaborated to provide Mothers’ Nursing Station private rooms for breastfeeding and...
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In This Issue
F&B Trends Influence Restaurant Menus
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Green Concessions Programs Gain Steam
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
AX Awards Finalists Shine
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Airlines Have Mixed Performances, Outlooks
2025 Pre-Conference Issue
Atif Elkadi Shares Vision For ONT
2025 Pre-Conference Issue

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