ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East put forward key recommendations at the 8th ICAO MID DGCA Meeting in Doha, Qatar

ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East put forward key recommendations at the 8^th ICAO MID DGCA Meeting in Doha, Qatar on the 26-28 October 2026, addressing airport security, business continuity, restoring air connectivity, infrastructure development and climate action.

Representing over 600 airports across the region, ACI APAC & MID is calling for practical policy measures to supporting its members amid recent regional disruptions and working with States and industry partners to maintain safe operations and restore connectivity.

Priorties: 

• Aviation Security, Cybersecurity and Facilitation: Challenges in addressing drone and landside threats to airports (co-sponsored by CASP-MID & Qatar)
• Aviation Security, Cybersecurity and Facilitation: Technology development and considerations for liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) screening
• Aviation Safety and Air Navigation: Business continuity plan in the aerodrome
• Economic Development of Air Transport: The state of the Middle East airport industry: Near-term uncertainties, importance of restoring air connectivity and the long-term infrastructure imperative
• Environmental Protection: ACI APAC & MID programmes and tools supporting airport climate action

The Working Papers:

Challenges in addressing drone and landside threats to airports (co-sponsored by Qatar & CASP-MID)

Technology development and considerations for liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) screening

The state of the Middle East airport industry: Near-term uncertainties, importance of restoring air connectivity and the long-term infrastructure imperative

ACI APAC&MID programmes and tools supporting airport climate action

Information Paper: 

Business continuity plan in the aerodrome

ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East joins the conference in condemning the recent malicious attacks on airports and expresses concerns over the implications for the safety and security of civil aviation.

We reiterated that airports are just like any other civilian infrastructure and must not be military targets.