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.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today announced the traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for April 2022. During the month, HKIA handled 126,000 passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 109.4%, although passenger volume remained significantly lower than the pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 375,000 tonnes and 10,320, respectively, representing decreases of 2.8% and 0.6% compared to the same month in 2021.
Kansai Airports is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the Japan Society of Civil Engineers’ 2021 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award in the Group 2 category for its disaster resilience enhancement project at Kansai International Airport (KIX) implemented in the wake of Typhoon Jebi which struck the airport in September 2018.
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is delighted to unveil a brand-new luxury design concept Burberry Boutique at Hamad International Airport (HIA). Adding to an impressive portfolio of luxury brands available for travellers shopping at QDF, the new boutique offers an attractive selection of ready-to-wear pieces, outwear pieces, bags, accessories and adding shoes as the latest addition to the product categories.
AirAsia is back at Perth Airport to service one of Western Australia’s most popular holiday destinations.AirAsia last operated this service on the 20 of March 2020, with the flight recommencing on Sunday 15 May 2022. Perth Airport CEO, Kevin Brown said it was fantastic to see another airline partner return.
Dubai International (DXB) has recorded the busiest quarter since 2020 with 13.6m passengers in Q1 2022, indicating that traffic recovery is gaining momentum at the world’s busiest international hub. This is the second consecutive quarter when passenger traffic at DXB has surpassed the 10-million mark.
Now that international travel is starting to slowly pick up passengers will notice some changes within the International terminal to keep travellers and visitors safe and improve the passenger experience.
Journeys at Auckland Airport are about to get smarter and smoother with shorter transfer times thanks to the development of a world-class transport centre to be built at the front doorstep of the international terminal - the first of a major new suite of projects about to get underway.
The New Zealand Airports Association (NZ Airports) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that the final Covid-related border restrictions will end on 31 July instead of in October. The PM was also “confident” that New Zealand’s requirement for pre-departure testing (PDT) will have ended when the border is fully re-opened in July.
His Excellency the Minister of Transportation & Telecommunications and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chairman, Eng. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, hosted several of Bahrain’s senior business leaders on a tour of the “Awal Private Terminal, one of the main components of the Airport Modernization Program. In attendance were officials from BAC and Hala Bahrain Hospitality Company.
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