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Asia-Pacific and the Middle East aviation industry is experiencing green shoots of recovery, according to the first edition of the Airport Industry Outlook, a quarterly report by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific (ACI APAC). The report, developed in partnership with Mott MacDonald — a global engineering, management and development consultancy— provides a snapshot of how airports in the region have performed during the first quarter of 2022 (Jan to March). This analysis also sheds light on two recurring themes which are currently impacting the industry — COVID-19 pandemic and the geo-political conflict.
The 17th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board & General Assembly concluded successfully-- our first in-person meeting in more than two years since the pandemic broke out.
As the official airport partner for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and contender for the SKYTRAX World’s Best Airport 2022, Hamad International Airport (HIA) has witnessed a strong increase in passenger traffic, with a 162 percent surge compared to the same period in 2021.
NZ Airports, representing the nation’s airports sector, has repeated today’s call by Air New Zealand’s CEO for the Government to drop requirements for travelers to take a Pre-Departure Test (PDT) before flying to New Zealand.
Airport International Group announced that the low-cost carrier, Wizz Air, has recently commenced direct flights between Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) and four European and Middle Eastern cities at a rate of two weekly flights per destination. The four different routes, which kicked off between March and April, included Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport), Milan (Milan Malpensa Airport) and Vienna (Vienna International Airport) – in addition to Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport), whose inaugural flight was welcomed with the customary ‘water arch’ salute and Airport International Group representatives.
We are looking forward to welcoming media to the international terminal on Monday 2 May when we will welcome the first visitors from visa waiver countries.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (Malaysia Airports) announced today that it has successfully priced and issued its second Senior Sukuk Wakalah of RM800.0 million pursuant to its Sukuk Wakalah Programme of RM5.0 billion in nominal value. The dual-tranche offering comprises a 3-year RM500.0 million Sukuk and a 5-year RM300.0 million Sukuk.
The Sharjah Airport’s strategy was successful in gaining the trust of travelers, and attracting new airline and cargo companies. Over three million passengers travelled in the first quarter of 2022 through Sharjah Airport, witnessing an increase of 119.2% as compared to 1.3 million passengers in the same period last year. The aircraft movement for the same term also marked an increase in the number of flights by 89% with 21,336 flights, compared to 11,279 flights last year.
Over the years, ACI Asia-Pacific has played an active role in the area of security and facilitation in the Middle East. Mr. Gary Leung, Manager of Security and Facilitation of ACI Asia-Pacific, was elected vice-chair of the ICAO Middle East Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Implementation Team (RAFIT) since its inaugural meeting back in 2018.
Christchurch Airport’s ongoing sustainability achievements have recorded a new milestone – the airport has achieved being beyond carbon neutral, to become climate positive.
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