Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports, made strong recommendations at the 60th ICAO Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Asia and Pacific regions in Sendai, Japan recently. The Members of the Conference endorsed the ACI APAC & MID’s recommendations and encouraged States to take appropriate steps for implementation.
ACI Asia-Pacific commends Australia’s Productivity Commission for reaching the conclusion in its inquiry on the economic regulation of airports that the existing light-handed economic regulation approach continues to be fit for purpose.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in July at +2.4% and +2.5% respectively. In China, the overall passenger traffic growth showed signs of strengthening particularly in the domestic sector.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in June at +2.1% and +8.1% respectively. In China, the overall passenger growth this month was negatively impacted by adverse weather conditions in southern and eastern China, which caused significant flight cancellations at many airports.
Kansai Airports today announced that the passenger service facility charge and passenger security service charge at Kansai International Airport (KIX) will be raised beginning October 1, 2019 in line with the consumption tax increase.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded a moderate growth at +1.8% and a slight decline at -0.1% in the Middle East. In China, both the domestic and international segments showed signs of improvement this month, likely due to the increase in vacation travels during national holidays.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded a slight decline in April at -1.0% and moderate growth of +3.3% in the Middle East. In China, passenger traffic grew marginally this month despite solid international demands.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded moderate growth in March at +2.0% and a slight decline at -0.3% in the Middle East. In China, growth in passenger traffic was up approximately +1.1% from last year, reflecting slower domestic demands.
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February at +2.7% and +2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of approximately +7.0% in passenger traffic from last year, sustained by solid domestic demands and supported by increased leisure travel demand during the Lunar New Year.
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in January at +5.6% and +1.7% respectively. China overtook India, generating the highest passenger traffic growth in the region with approximately +8.1% increase from last year.
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