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 1200 participants are gathering in the capital of the United Arab Emirates for the global meeting of airport leaders, top aviation suppliers and airlines, organised by ACI EUROPE and ACI Asia-Pacific, hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports.
Newcastle Airport and the region it services celebrated the return of international flights today, with the official start of a new partnership with Virgin Australia to offer seasonal direct flights between Newcastle and Auckland.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) announced that the extension of Terminal 1 (T1) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been scheduled to commence operation on 29 November 2019, adding a new Aisle L with 48 check-in counters and bringing the total number of check-in counters in T1 to 369.
Melbourne Airport has determined that a third runway, built in a north-south orientation, would provide the greatest benefits to the airport and to the state. Melbourne Airport will now start preparing a Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan for consideration by the Federal Government.
Glidepath Limited announced that its shareholders have entered into an agreement to sell the shares in the leading integrated airport baggage and parcel handling systems, to B2A Technology SAS, the French leader in automated turnkey solutions for the intralogistics, airport and healthcare markets.
Residents of the Hunter, Central Coast and Northern NSW are amongst the first in the country to experience new cutting-edge aviation security technology, with Newcastle Airport installing high-tech infrastructure this week.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in August at +1.6% and +1.7% respectively. The overall passenger traffic growth in China this month was negatively impacted by adverse weather conditions in eastern China and mass flight cancellations at many airports.
Sunshine Coast Airport has been awarded Level 3+ Carbon Neutrality status, the highest level achievable, for the second year running under the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation Program.
ACI Asia-Pacific considers it a matter of urgency to finalize the reform of the aeronautical charges regulatory framework in Malaysia to provide a stable perspective to the airport operator, who will incur significant infrastructure investments over the next years.
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