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.
From a small wooden classroom near the arrival concourse at Nadi International Airport to an established regional aviation training institution, the Fiji Airports Aviation Academy (FAAA) is one of Fiji’s quiet yet critical success stories — a story of commitment, resilience, and belief in building local and regional capability, often with limited resources but always with high standards.
To cater for an anticipated increase in travel demand over the coming LNY holiday, six airlines at Changi Airport will be offering over 600 supplementary flights to as many as 15 Chinese cities. This is more than double the supplementary flights mounted during the same period in 2025.
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Japan Airlines will launch a direct flight between Narita and Delhi (India) starting from January 17,2026. This Delhi route will bring the total number ofJ AL routes between Narita to India to two, in addition to the Bengaluru route, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2025.
Kansai Airports is pleased to announce that Parata Air (WE) will commence operations on the Kansai- Incheon route on 19 January 2026.
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has marked a key operational milestone by crossing one lakh passengers within the first 19 days of commercial operations, reflecting strong passenger traction and a steady ramp-up in travel demand from the region.
The study will assess long-term airport infrastructure investment requirements of approximately 300 airports, including smaller airports and cargo-focused airports, covering both planned investments and future needs driven by passenger and cargo growth, as well evolving passenger expectations.
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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