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.
Kansai Airports announces today a forecast of passenger traffic for international flights, Japanese and non-Japanese combined, at Kansai International Airport (KIX) during the coming New Year holidays (10 days from Friday, 26 December 2025, to Sunday, 4 January 2026).
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) today released air traffic statistics for November 2025. During the month, the airport handled 5.19 million passengers and 33,495 flight movements, representing year-on-year growth of 17.1% and 7.7%, respectively.
Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has recorded strong traffic performance in November 2025, welcoming 782,481 passengers (PAX) - a 25.8% growth compared to November 2024.
Wellington Airport is gearing up for a busy summer period with nearly half a million travellers expected over the next four weeks.
The forecast anticipates 4.8% annual passenger growth in Asia-Pacific and 5.4% in the Middle East during the 2025–2028 period.
The updated version of ACI APAC & MID’s Short Term Forecast 2025-2028, developed with OAG, projects Asia-Pacific air cargo volumes to grow 4.3% CAGR through 2028, while the Middle East is expected to expand at a 3.3% CAGR.
As summer holidays take off, Auckland Airport is preparing for one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with more than 2.5 million travellers expected between Monday 8 December 2025 and Sunday 18 January 2026.
through the airport between 20 December and 4 January. Nearly 57,000 of those will be flying across the Tasman and about 93,000 will be travelling on domestic routes. This is on par with last year's summer holiday numbers.
Christchurch Airport is gearing up for another bustling holiday season, with peak travel days just around the corner. As the airport prepares to welcome travellers from near and far, here’s what passengers and the team can expect.
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