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.
Victoria’s visitor economy has held strong in the face of growing economic uncertainty. Melbourne Airport’s passenger numbers for August show visitation stabilising after going backwards in July. The airport recorded more than three million passengers through its doors in August, up 0.5 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Sunshine Coast Airport has been confirmed as the fastest growing airport in the country for the FY18/19, according to results released by Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) results this month.
All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, will continue its track record of technological innovation by becoming the first airline to utilize the newly introduced automated self-service baggage drop machines at Narita Airport.
Travellers with a hidden disability will find it easier to navigate their way through Melbourne Airport thanks to a new integrated hidden disability program.The program, which is the first of its kind for an Australian airport, consists of a lanyard system that alerts airport staff to travellers needing additional assistance throughout terminals 1 to 4.
Hong Kong International Airport handled 6.0 million passengers and 35,655 air traffic movements in August 2019, representing year-on-year declines of 12.4% and 3.5% respectively, according to figures published by Airport Authority Hong Kong today.
Giving a robust technology boost to its ongoing environment sustainability measures, GMR led Hyderabad International Airport became India’s first airport to induct a cloud based Central Irrigation Control System using an “IMMS online” (Irrigation Management and Monitoring Software) mechanism to control the intricate Automatic Irrigation System across the 80 acres of landscape spread along the 8.4 km stretch of the airport spine road.
Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that a Sky Day event will take place on Friday September 20—the day celebrating national aviation development—in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the opening of Kansai International Airport (KIX).
The first sod was turned today on the construction of a brand new hotel at Melbourne Airport to support growing traveller numbers and address constraints in the supply of hotel accommodation on airport.
Singapore Airlines first Dreamliner B787-10 aircraft landed this evening at Velana International Airport. The aircraft’s configuration includes 36 Business Class seats and 301 Economy class seats. Dreamliner aircrafts are the most fuel efficient aircrafts which can fly up to 8000 nautical miles non-stop.
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