Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports, made strong recommendations at the 60th ICAO Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Asia and Pacific regions in Sendai, Japan recently. The Members of the Conference endorsed the ACI APAC & MID’s recommendations and encouraged States to take appropriate steps for implementation.
The total number of international passengers was 101% compared to March 2019, with foreign and Japanese passengers recovering to 117% and 73%, respectively. This marks the seventh consecutive month that the total passenger count exceeded pre-COVID-19 figures.
Thousands of travellers are counting down to the first school holiday of the year, with 437,000 customers heading offshore with Australia, America and China being the top three international destinations.
Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that the number of international scheduled flights in the 2025 summer schedule is expected to be 1,701 per week *1, a record number of flights throughout the summer and winter schedule (as of the peak of July), owing to further network expansion in Asia, mainly to China and South Korea, compared to the last summer schedule.
Dubai International (DXB) is bracing for a holiday surge unlike any other, with more than 3.6 million guests in total expected to pass through its terminals during the Eid travel peak from 26 March to 7 April. The busiest day of the period is forecast for Saturday, 5 April, when 309,000 guests are expected.
The number of non-Japanese passengers recovered to 121% compared to the same month in 2019, and the Japanere passengers to 74% making the total international flight passengers to 106% to the 2019 level same month. This is the 6th consecutive month to exceed the pre-COVID levels.
Hamad International Airport (DOH), ranked as the World’s Best Airport and Airport Shopping by Skytrax 2024, has officially unveiled its highly anticipated Concourses D and E, marking a major milestone in its expansion and increasing its capacity to over 65 million passengers annually.
Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) received 726,635 passengers (PAX) in February - the highest February PAX in the airport’s history - marking a 7.4% increase compared to the same month in 2024. Additionally, QAIA recorded 5,724 aircraft movements (ACM), up 6.1%, while handling 5,029 tons of cargo, down 23.5%, as opposed to the same period last year.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today released the air traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for February.
The number of international passengers reached 2.29 million*, the highest monthly total since the airport opened, with the number of foreign passengers at 134% and Japanese passengers at 64%, resulting in an overall figure of 112% compared to the same month in 2019.
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