Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) today announced its highly anticipated Air Connectivity Ranking 2024, revealing a remarkable 14% year-on-year increase in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, driven by strong international demand, robust network recovery, and the return of major travel corridors.
Jetstar will commence a three times-weekly service from Gold Coast Airport to Seoul by the end of the year – delivering 52,000 additional visitor seats to the region annually. Queensland Airports Limited CEO Chris Mills said the move represented a vote of confidence in the Gold Coast by Jetstar, which has operated international services to and from the city for more than a decade.
Yangon Aerodrome Company Limited, the Airport Operator of Yangon International Airport, announced that Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation issued the Aerodrome Certification for YIA, according to the national requirements and in compliance with ICAO orientations for all its state members.
Narita International Airport Corporation, to play it’s part in delivering the Global Goals setout in the UN’s SDGs and to be a sustainability practitioner, pledge to collaborate with the Ministry of Justice Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau, Airport Police and the Airlines operating at Narita Airport in the aim at ending human trafficking globally.
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.
On April 17th, Zunyi Xinzhou Airport, the second largest airport in south China’s Guizhou Province, launched its airport operation center (AOC) which was developed and installed by VariFlight, a leading aviation data technology provider.
Hamad International Airport (HIA) celebrated World Art Day by organizing a community engagement initiative with Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) students. The initiative was aimed at spreading awareness on creative activity across the globe.
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.
Sharjah Airport received Turkish Airlines’ inaugural flight from Istanbul. Starting in April, the airline will operate a daily flight to Sharjah Airport from Istanbul New Airport.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw continued growth in all three traffic categories in March 2019. Passenger volume rose by 0.3% to 6.4 million compared to the same month last year, while flight movements increased by 1.3% to 36,735. Cargo throughput recorded year-on-year growth of 0.2% to 432,000 tonnes.
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