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.
Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the global leader in integrated, 360 degree airport hospitality and passenger service solutions, and PT IAS Hospitality, a subsidiary of InJourney Aviation Services that specialises in premium airport hospitality solutions and operates executive lounges and inflight catering services across key airports in Indonesia, have collaborated to expand premium lounge access for travelers across Indonesia and worldwide.
As the Valentine’s season drove peak demand of fresh roses worldwide, BLR Airport shipped around 60 million rose stems, weighing more than 2,700 metric tonnes (MT), across 26 international and 47 domestic destinations.
Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) has achieved a significant milestone by recording its highest-ever passenger traffic in a calendar year, handling 1.51 million passengers in CY 2025.
The new passenger departure facilities at Terminal 2 (T2) of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are scheduled to commence operations on 27 May 2026.
Matarat Holding and NCP launch the EOI for Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim. Submit proposals by 23 February 2026.
On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume rose by 13% year on year to 61.21 million, while flight movements increased by 7.4% to 395,510. Cargo throughput grew by 2.8% to 5.09 million tonnes.
ACI APAC & MID encouraged Member States to work closely with airport operators to address the evolving roles of screening personnels and to invest in training needs as airports continue to integrate new technologies.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Bahrain Airport Company, the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport, hosted various sporting activities on the occasion of Bahrain Sports Day 2026, joining the Kingdom in its commitment to encouraging physical activity.
Jetstar Japan (IATA code: GK) will launch a new flight operation on the Narita-Hong Kong route on February 13, 2026!
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