The Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade group representing over 600 airports across 44 countries and territories, today released its Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era, revealing a fundamental shift in airport retail dynamics. The study points out that younger travelers are now driving spend, while passenger behaviour, rather than sheer traffic volumes, has become the defining factor of airport travel retail performance.
Sunshine Coast Airport is gearing up for a record school holidays with 476,000 inbound and outbound airline seats forecast during December and January. This is an increase of 27% on the same period last year with the Airport now connecting to 14 destinations.
Mangaluru International Airport handled a record 178314 passengers in November, the highest in the current financial year. This includes 132762 domestic and 45552 international passengers. The total passengers handled in November represents 10.3% growth over passengers handled in October 2023. With this, the airport has handled 1286207 passengers in the first eight months of current fiscal as against 1195499 passengers in the corresponding period last year.
Airport International Group has announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) experienced an increase in passenger traffic during October 2023, welcoming 738,892 passengers (PAX), up 2.3% against 2022 figures.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today released air traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for October 2023. During the month, HKIA handled 3.8 million passengers, representing a four-fold year-on-year increase, while flight movements approximately doubled to 26,265 compared to October 2022.
Mangaluru International Airport handled a record 7399 passengers on November 19 on 26 arriving and 25 departing flights.
Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) showcased remarkable resilience in its October 2023 performance, navigating through a challenging aviation landscape. Despite facing a 9% decline in Air Traffic Movements due to ongoing airline crises, the airport experienced a commendable recovery in passenger footfall, matching the year-on-year comparison.
Hamad International Airport (DOH) maintains its performance through Q3 of 2023, reporting a substantial 26.84% increase in passenger traffic compared to the same period last year. This achievement builds upon a display of consistent growth, with a 44.5% increase in Q1 and a 24% increase in Q2.
Wellington Airport is pleased to announce its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 September 2023 with revenue growth of 20%, EBITDAF before subvention payment[i] up by 26% to $50.6 million and a net loss after tax of $2.2 million after the subvention payment.
Mangaluru International Airport is looking forward to the start of winter schedule from October 29 with a sense of eagerness. Re-entry of SpiceJet after a short hiatus and entry of Air India Express on the domestic sector with flights to this coastal city and Indian aviation sector leader IndiGo adding muscle to its existing schedule on niche routes will ensure that passengers have a lot more to cheer about. Air India too will make its domestic presence felt, meaningfully.
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