Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the leading trade association representing over 600 airports across 45 countries and territories, has contributed US$50,000 to Airlink, a disaster logistics non-profit organisation, to support humanitarian relief efforts in Myanmar following the recent devastating earthquake.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded slight decreases in all three air traffic categories in September due primarily to Typhoon Mangkhut, which resulted in no flight movement for more than 20 hours. During the month, passenger volume decreased by 0.3% year on year to 5.6 million.
The Indian Low Cost Carrier, GoAir launched its first inaugural flight from Mumbai to Velana International Airport (VIA) on 14th October 2018.
Queensland Airports Limited has set a new August record for passenger movements across its four ports – the Gold Coast, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach – with 709,006 people welcomed and farewelled in the month.
Passenger volume and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reached new monthly highs in August. During the month, passenger volume climbed 5.2% year-on-year to 6.8 million, while flight movements increased 3.8% to 36,950.
More than 10 per cent growth in international passengers from August 2017 to 2018. Cebu Pacific Air launched its non-stop service to Manila.
Brisbane Airport (BNE) and Samoa Airways have signed a partnership agreement signalling the commencement of direct services between Brisbane and Samoa.
Flying direct into San Francisco from Melbourne just became a reality thanks to Qantas’ new non-stop service. Qantas’ service will operate four times per week on a 787-9 Dreamliner, adding a combined 98,176 seats to Melbourne both-ways annually. The new route joins Qantas’ additional US Dreamliner service from Melbourne to Los Angeles.
Newcastle Airport recorded its busiest financial year on record thanks to the regional community “Going Smarter” and travelling from their local hub. Over 1, 272,634 million travellers passed through the Airport in Financial Year 2017/2018 (FY18), an increase of 15,500 people, year-on-year.
Kansai Airports is pleased to announce that Vietnam Airlines will add daily flights between Kansai International Airport and Da Nang. With this new service, Vietnam Airlines, the flag carrier of Vietnam, will launch its third destination between Vietnam and KIX, adding to the current service to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
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