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.
Sunshine Coast Airport’s status as Australia’s fastest growing airport has been reflected in its annual results with 5.7% passenger growth to a record 1,263,731 passengers for the 2018/19 financial year.
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded a moderate growth at +1.8% and a slight decline at -0.1% in the Middle East. In China, both the domestic and international segments showed signs of improvement this month, likely due to the increase in vacation travels during national holidays.
GMR led Hyderabad International Airport has added yet another domestic freighter to its existing range of freighter offerings, the latest entrant being SpiceJet freighter that landed at the airport late on 1st August 2019.
Dong Hai Airlines launches its Shenzhen– Nay Pyi Taw inaugural flight at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded a slight decline in April at -1.0% and moderate growth of +3.3% in the Middle East. In China, passenger traffic grew marginally this month despite solid international demands.
Air New Zealand’s direct seasonal service between Sunshine Coast and Auckland commences today, opening-up fresh opportunities for local residents and tourism businesses.
AirAsia, recently named Skytrax World’s Best Low-Cost Airline for the 11th consecutive year, today operated its inaugural flight between Bangkok, Thailand and Brisbane, Australia.
Citilink, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda, starts direct flights between Jakarta and Phnom Penh. With the new liaison, Cambodia’s network of international airports expands its connectivity to 9 out of the 10 ASEAN countries.
Kansai Airports is excited to announce that Hainan Airlines will be launching three-weekly flights between Kansai International Airport and Xi'an on July 1, 2019. This will be the third destination to mainland China offered by Hainan Airlines after Shenzhen and Haikou.
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