Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) secured regional support for action on airport and airspace capacity, modernising airport slot policies and strengthening climate resilience at the 61st ICAO Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the Asia and Pacific Regions, held in Kuala Lumpur from 7 to 11 September 2026.
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, today released its flagship Air Connectivity Index, recording an average growth of 11% in 2025 across the two regions.
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, establishing a formal framework for collaboration between the region’s airport and air traffic management (ATM) communities.
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East has called on the Australian Government to reinvest revenue from the increased Passenger Movement Charge into aviation infrastructure, digital border technologies, and passenger experience improvements. The association highlighted the broader economic importance of affordable air travel and warned that higher aviation taxes could impact tourism, connectivity, and competitiveness.
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East unveils a comprehensive assessment of how the 2026 Gulf conflict disrupted global aviation connectivity, impacting passenger traffic, cargo operations, airport revenues, fuel markets, and airfares across key Middle Eastern hubs while highlighting the sector’s resilience and recovery outlook.
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East is proud to announce the winners of the Safety Recognition Awards 2026 today at its Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand.
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) today announced the results of the Green Airports Recognition (GAR2026), honouring 12 airports for their outstanding work in climate change adaptation.
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.
The forecast anticipates 4.8% annual passenger growth in Asia-Pacific and 5.4% in the Middle East during the 2025–2028 period.
The updated version of ACI APAC & MID’s Short Term Forecast 2025-2028, developed with OAG, projects Asia-Pacific air cargo volumes to grow 4.3% CAGR through 2028, while the Middle East is expected to expand at a 3.3% CAGR.
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