ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East has called on the Australian Government to reinvest revenue from the increased Passenger Movement Charge into aviation infrastructure, digital border technologies, and passenger experience improvements. The association highlighted the broader economic importance of affordable air travel and warned that higher aviation taxes could impact tourism, connectivity, and competitiveness.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded a slight decline in April at -1.0% and moderate growth of +3.3% in the Middle East. In China, passenger traffic grew marginally this month despite solid international demands.
On June 12, 2019 a missile struck the arrivals hall of the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, causing civilian injuries and disruption to airport operations.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded moderate growth in March at +2.0% and a slight decline at -0.3% in the Middle East. In China, growth in passenger traffic was up approximately +1.1% from last year, reflecting slower domestic demands.
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February at +2.7% and +2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of approximately +7.0% in passenger traffic from last year, sustained by solid domestic demands and supported by increased leisure travel demand during the Lunar New Year.
ACI Asia-Pacific announced today that Ms. Patti Chau will step down from her current role as Regional Director at the end of this year. A global search for her successor will be undertaken.
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in January at +5.6% and +1.7% respectively. China overtook India, generating the highest passenger traffic growth in the region with approximately +8.1% increase from last year.
The 14th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly was held in Hong Kong yesterday and three new Regional Board Directors were elected for a three-year term commencing 2019:
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in December at +3.8% and +2.0% respectively. China remained the largest market in the region even though the general pace of growth in the domestic and international segments continued trending downwards.
ACI Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce the results of the region’s Green Airports Recognition 2019 which recognizes airports’ outstanding achievements in their environmental projects.
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