April 25, 2013 at 11:09 am
Featuring:

Golden Times Ahead
Birmingham Airport serves the UK’s second largest city and millions of people in the Midlands. It’s latest investments will shortly put it in prime position to provide at least part of the solution to the nation’s airport capacity problems.
Pearl of Northern Prairie
Grand Forks International Airport is one of a handful of commercial facilities serving the vast and sparsely populated state of North Dakota.
The Friendly Islands Airport
Real Tonga took over domestic air services recently in the island nation that heavily relies on aircraft for internal and international communications.
An Airport in Waiting
Luigi Vallero visits the once-busy Hualien Airport in Taiwan – which, after investing in a new terminal, hopes to attract more passengers again.

Airport on Ice
Sebastien Schmitz takes a long journey south to Novolazarevskaya Air Base – gateway to Antarctica – the coldest place on the planet.

Sao Paolo Awakes
With soaring demand due to the booming Brazilian economy, Sao Paolo Guarulhos International Airport is undergoing a major transformation.
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