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.
More than 700,000 people flew through Queensland Airports Limited’s (QAL) four ports in April – the highest number since January 2020. The 707,862 people who flew through Gold Coast, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach airports is just 1.4 per cent less than the amount who travelled through in April 2019 – suggesting the airports have almost returned to pre-COVID-19 passenger volumes.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) continues to support the airport community by extending its relief package for two months to the end of July 2022, in view of the prolonged impact to the aviation industry brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Malaysia Airports Group has reported EBITDA of RM186.9 million for its financial period ended 31 March 2022 (1Q22), a significant improvement compared to the negative RM16.2 million recorded over the same period last year (1Q21). The significant improvement in Group EBITDA was largely in line with the traffic recovery for both of the Group’s operations for Malaysia and Turkey.
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) regards safety as the most important consideration for airport operations. The 7 knot tailwind submission is one of many initiatives BAC is taking to reduce noise impacts on some parts of the community.
The return of American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, announced today has cemented Auckland Airport’s title as the Australasian airport with the most non-stop connections to the United States and Canada.
Kansai Airports today announced that the ITAMI Runway Walk will be held at Osaka International Airport (ITAMI) on July 9, 2022.
Asia-Pacific and the Middle East aviation industry is experiencing green shoots of recovery, according to the first edition of the Airport Industry Outlook, a quarterly report by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific (ACI APAC). The report, developed in partnership with Mott MacDonald — a global engineering, management and development consultancy— provides a snapshot of how airports in the region have performed during the first quarter of 2022 (Jan to March). This analysis also sheds light on two recurring themes which are currently impacting the industry — COVID-19 pandemic and the geo-political conflict.
The 17th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board & General Assembly concluded successfully-- our first in-person meeting in more than two years since the pandemic broke out.
As travellers around the world begin to pack their bags and set foot on new adventures again, Plaza Premium Group will be kicking off the summer travel with our latest ‘Feels Like Summer’ campaign.
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