Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) today announced its highly anticipated Air Connectivity Ranking 2024, revealing a remarkable 14% year-on-year increase in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, driven by strong international demand, robust network recovery, and the return of major travel corridors.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today announced the air traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for January 2023. During the month, passenger throughput at HKIA registered around 2.1 million, marking a year-on-year surge of around 28 times. HKIA handled over 80,000 passengers daily at peak, representing around 40% of pre-pandemic levels. Flight movements saw a year-on-year increase of 34.9% to 16,215, while cargo throughput dropped 26.4% to 288,000 tonnes compared to the same month last year.
Thunderstorms are currently impacting South East Queensland including Brisbane Airport.
With the threat of lightning easing at Brisbane Airport, travel is resuming. Ground operations were put on hold around 3pm due to the safety risk for people on the tarmac.
In great news for Queensland’s tourism industry, Korean Air will fly to Brisbane five times a week, with Korean tourists set to inject more than $120 million dollars into the local economy each year.
Sharjah Airport Authority witnessed significant growth and achievements in the year 2022, highlighting its commitment to providing elevated levels of customer services and meeting passenger expectations. The achievements recorded by the Authority has positioned Sharjah Airport as one of the few airports to boost its operational rates and increase the number of passengers and air freight to the pre-pandemic levels. This has further contributed to solidifying the position of the Emirate of Sharjah on the global travel map, as well as strengthening the position of the UAE in the global aviation sector. The track record of the Authority for 2022 demonstrates its steadfast commitment to achieving its development and sustainable goals and strengthening its presence at the local and regional levels.
The influx of overseas students has started at Brisbane Airport with the Class of ‘23 beginning to arrive for the resumption of face-to-face learning later this month.
The Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB or BLR Airport) recorded an impressive passenger numbers recovery of 82% since CY 2019 (pre-Covid year), with a total of 27.50M passengers travelling through BLR Airport in CY 2022. This included 85% recovery in the domestic (DOM) sector and 65% recovery in the international (INT) sector.
With the pandemic border restrictions loosened, the visitor arrivals surged significantly. During the Spring Festival Golden Week from 22nd to 29th Januay 2023 (1st to 8th day of Lunar Year), Macau International Airport welcomed over 76,000 passengers, representing a surge of 80% compared with the same period last year.
More than 3 million pass through BNE in December & January
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