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.
Today NSW Deputy Premier, the Honourable John Barilaro MP, turned the first sod of soil at the Astra Aerolab site, marking the ceremonial commencement of early works for the airport’s world class defence and aerospace precinct that will ultimately deliver 5500 jobs to the region.
The number of airline passengers who travelled through Melbourne Airport last month grew by 2.3 per cent compared to April last year. International traveller numbers hit 940,795, a rise of 4.9 per cent since April 2018. Meanwhile, the number of domestic passengers rose to 2,186,105, an increase of 1.2 per cent on April 2018.
Airport Authority Hong Kong today welcomes the appointment of three new members to the Board. The new members are Stuart Thomson Gulliver, Dr Lo Wai-kwok and Thomas Jefferson Wu, who will serve a term of three years effective from 1 June 2019.
Melbourne Airport has reached a new agreement with Qantas for the operation of Terminal 1 (T1). The T1 Operational Licence is for a period of 10 years from 1 July 2019. It supports Melbourne Airport’s commitment to providing a world class experience for travellers.
Kansai Airports announced that it will conduct an emergency exercise at Osaka International Airport (ITAMI) on May 13, 2019 in a bid to bolster counter-terrorism efforts ahead of this year's upcoming international events including the Osaka G20 summit.
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February at +2.7% and +2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of approximately +7.0% in passenger traffic from last year, sustained by solid domestic demands and supported by increased leisure travel demand during the Lunar New Year.
FlyPelican has announced six additional flights per week on their popular Canberra service to meet growing passenger demand. These additional flights will be added during high demand periods.
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.
Certificates were awarded to the first batch of Area Control Procedural (ICAO 055) Course conducted locally at Velana International Airport today. The 8 weeks course was done for 8 Air Traffic Services staff at the ATS simulator class room.
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