Accessibility
Menzies Aviation boosts accessibility
The global aviation services provider has added a series of accessibility tools to its careers and corporate websites
GLA to host accessibility tech trials
Innovative small businesses with ideas to improve accessibility for passengers are set to begin trials at Glasgow Airport (GLA)
Campaigner Joshua Wintersgill joins HAAG
Disability rights campaigner and ableMove founder Joshua Wintersgill has been appointed to the Heathrow Access Advisory Group (HAAG)
LaGuardia Terminal B wins accessibility plaudit
LaGuardia Terminal B is the first airline terminal in the United States to earn the Rick Hansen Foundation’s Gold accessibility certification
Hamad wins new ACI accreditation
Hamad International Airport (DOH) has won the Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) World
BNE installs Recite Me accessibility tech
Brisbane Airport has added Recite Me assistive technology to its website, making it more accessible to users with disabilities
MIA wins accessibility accreditation
Miami International Airport has become the first Florida – and second US – airport to be accredited by the ACI AEA programme
Video tool created to help passengers plan ahead
Cranfield University and RCA are launching a 360° video experience to help passengers with additional requirements prepare for their visits to airports
London Luton hosts accessibility day
LLA and easyJet have hosted an accessibility day to help familiarise travellers with disabilities with the passenger journey
Haneda trials upgraded AI chatbot
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has begun trialling the AI chatbot Bebot’s latest feature, a multilingual guidance service for accessibility
Glasgow trials PRM Assist app
Glasgow Airport is trialling an app to ensure all passengers who require additional support get
the help they need
Accessibility app makes PDX debut
Indoor navigation app GoodMaps Explore is now available at Portland International Airport (PDX), the second airport in the world to adopt it