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.
Dubai Airports today announced that Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 95.2 million guests in 2025, up 3.1% year on year, marking the busiest year in the airport’s history and the highest annual international passenger traffic ever recorded by any airport.
Gold Coast Airport has recorded one of its busiest summers on record with more than 1.2 million passengers travelling through the terminal over the peak holiday period.
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operating and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), reported the airport's strong annual performance on record, driven by unprecedented cargo volumes and robust passenger traffic that cements its position as a vital regional hub for commerce and connectivity.
The final quarter of 2025 delivered Newcastle Airport’s highest ever passenger results for any quarter. A total of 340,778 passengers travelled through the terminal in October, November and December, ending a successful year for the airport which included the completion of the expanded terminal and new direct flights to Bali, Perth and Hobart.
At Kansai International Airport, the number of non-Japanese passengers was 94% year-on-year, falling belowthe previous year’s level for the first time in three years and eleven months, since January 2022.
As Lunar New Year travel ramps up, Auckland Airport is working with airline partners to provide additional China-New Zealand capacity.
The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has announced record-breaking results for Sharjah International Airport in 2025, welcoming 19.48 million passengers, up from 17.1 million in 2024 and 15.36 million in 2023, marking a strong 13.9 per cent year-on-year increase.
More Kiwis travelled through Gold Coast Airport last month than any other December on record, with more than 60,500 passengers flying on one of the airport's six Trans-Tasman routes.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 61 million passenger trips in 2025. The performance was achieved on the back of a strong Christmas peak season surpassing 200,000 daily passenger trips for eight days in December.
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