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.
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.
To improve on operational efficiency at Velana International Airport (VIA), a new Aerodrome & Ground Aids Building was opened on 11th April 2019.
Last month 895,162 people flew internationally, 2.4 per cent less than the same time last year, while domestic travel dropped by 1.9 per cent.
To enhance passenger experience, Velana International Airport (VIA) opens 14 new check-in counters on 10th April 2019. To ease the passenger traffic at VIA, Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) had always made plans to accommodate to the growing number of passenger traffic.
Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that Spring Airlines (9C) will introduce two new routes from Kansai International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport – both starting on April 17, 2019.
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