Mes: julio 2015

Los pasajeros de cruceros en los puertos españoles acumulan un crecimiento de +5,94% sobre el mismo periodo del año 2.014 siendo muy significativo los incrementos que se dan en los puertos de más tráfico cómo Barcelona y Las Palmas así cómo los ligeros decrecimientos en los puerto de la Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife y de Baleares.
Cómo se observa en la tabla que se adjunta, empieza la temporada del Mediterráneo.

Autoridad Portuaria	Mayo		Acumulado del año
	2014	2015	2014	2015	Var(%)
La Coruña	26.733	22.474	52.184	46.126	-11,61
Alicante	6.818	7.680	12.943	20.556	58,82
Almería	2.097	1.489	5.125	1.885	-63,22
Bahía de Cádiz	41.747	61.789	121.768	159.854	31,28
Baleares	141.833	178.189	429.384	419.065	-2,4
Barcelona	252.170	296.397	691.216	736.832	6,6
Bilbao	25.621	14.726	29.163	19.583	-32,85
Cartagena	18.896	13.444	34.068	38.757	13,76
Las Palmas	12.650	13.248	562.590	629.774	11,94
Málaga	31.820	35.621	161.430	171.540	6,26
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	21.847	14.409	438.733	436.163	-0,59
Valencia	31.217	29.991	107.621	113.707	5,66
Vigo	20.444	28.873	22.801	42.424	86,06
TOTAL	657.054	726.315	2.708.677	2.869.471	5,94

Airport Sleeping Pods.
A futuristic phenomenon is taking root at airports worldwide: sleeping pods! After decades of travelers sprawled out across chairs and aisles, ingenious and entrepreneurial individuals are finally beginning to invent comfortable ways to nap while in transit – but with a cost. From reclining cocoon chairs to queen sized luxury beds with a TV, airport layovers are taking a step towards becoming a little more bearable for those of us who are willing to pay. While these pods are far from universal, the following airports have made the initial investment into varying models, providing a safe haven for the weary traveler.

Hanoi Airport Sleep Pods
Sleep Pods (Hanoi) Located in Terminal 2, with prices beginning at approximately $7/$9 per hour for single/double occupancy.
After a few hiccups with the initial July opening, Noi Bai International in Vietnam has officially opened 14 4m2 sleep pods. Single and double-person pods are decked out with a bed, a drawer, a clock, some plugs and hangers. During your stay, you are also given access to complimentary snacks, drinks and Wi-Fi! Bookings can be made online in advance with a 50% deposit, and you can rent out the pods for any amount of time between an hour (approx USD 7-9) and 8 hours (USD 35). Kids under 6 do stay for free, while those between 6 – 12 years pay a discounted rate. Considering all that is included in your stay, this seems like a pretty good rate! We hope it lasts this time around…

Go Sleep Pods at Abu Dhabi Airport
Go Sleep (Abu Dhabi) Located in Terminal 3, 2nd floor, Transit Area, $9-14/hour depending on the time of day
Hop into an ultramodern cocoon to grab some shuteye on your layover through Abu Dhabi. Developed in Finland, the GoSleep pods consist of a chair that reclines into a flat-bed seat with a partial or full sliding shade for privacy. Walking through the field of prototype chairs gives off allusions of a sci-fi experiment – but those lucky enough to snag one say it is fantastic! Comfortable, quiet and dark, these pods are in use for roughly 9 hours every day, with full house occupancy between Continuar leyendo «Different options to sleep a few hours before a transfer between flights.»

The German Government is pursuing private investors to own a stake in the new international airport being built in Schönefeld.
The opening of the $5.7bn Willy Brandt International airport has been repeatedly delayed due to issues ranging from poor construction planning, management and execution to corruption.
While the airport, to be jointly owned by the city of Berlin, the state of Brandenburg and German Government, was originally slated to open in 2010, the date was deferred to 2012 and then to the current 2017.
«It is also being speculated that the government is interested in selling its 26% stake in the airport.»
Bild am Sonntag quoted unnamed sources as saying that investors such as Macquarie and JP Morgan will be presented with confidential details about the airport’s business plans to help them make concrete offers.
However, Reuters quoted an airport spokesperson as saying that there was no new development regarding the airport’s potential privatisation.
The airport is currently said to be in a pre-notification phase where it has to demonstrate its potential return on investment for any private investor.
A detailed report on the feasibility of privatisation is expected by the end of the year. It is also being speculated that the government is interested in selling its 26% stake in the airport.
Once completed, the airport is expected to replace both Schönefeld and Berlin Tegel Airport to become the single commercial airport that will serve the country’s capital and the neighbouring state of Brandenburg.
The proposed airport has a projected annual passenger capacity of 27 million.
 
Source: www.airport-technology.com