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.
More than 3 million pass through BNE in December & January
It is the Chinese New Year Holiday from January 21 to 27, 2023. In these seven days, both Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport accommodated 10,681 flights, increased 17.3% compared to the same period of 2022 and recovering to 70% of the movements in the same period of 2019. Passenger volume of the two airports reached 1.35 million persons, up 74.5% year on year and returning to 60% of that in the same period of 2019.
Gold Coast Airport has marked its busiest summer holiday period in three years, topping off a momentous year with more than 5.7 million passengers travelling through the terminal during 2022.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today released the 2022 traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). In 2022, HKIA handled a total of 5.7 million passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 318.4%. Total cargo throughput and flight movements dropped by 16.4% and 4.2%, to 4.2 million tonnes and 138,700, respectively.
Brisbane Airport will enjoy a post-pandemic record today, with 14,500 people forecast to pass through the International Terminal as Queensland continues to enjoy a visitor surge.
International passenger volume, especially along with a significant recovery of foreign passenger volume, nearly doubled compared to the previous month (October), following the easing of border restrictions since October 11.
Brisbane Airport is today experiencing a milestone in Queensland’s economic recovery. For the first time since 2019, more than 14,000 people are passing through the International Terminal in a single day.
Joyous Christmas reunions will set the scene at the Auckland Airport’s arrivals hall with the lead up to Christmas among of the busiest days for international travel this summer.
In great news for Queensland’s visitor economy, capacity between Auckland and Brisbane is about to be boosted with Jetstar to launch services between the two cities for the first time.
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