Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, today released its flagship Air Connectivity Index, recording an average growth of 11% in 2025 across the two regions.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in August at +1.6% and +1.7% respectively. The overall passenger traffic growth in China this month was negatively impacted by adverse weather conditions in eastern China and mass flight cancellations at many airports.
ACI Asia-Pacific considers it a matter of urgency to finalize the reform of the aeronautical charges regulatory framework in Malaysia to provide a stable perspective to the airport operator, who will incur significant infrastructure investments over the next years.
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.
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