Passenger traffic at Dubai International has exceeded all previous records in July surging to an historic high of 7.6 million, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today. Passenger numbers in July totalled 7,616,792 compared to the 6,682,676 handled in July 2015, a significant increase of 14%. During the first seven […]
In the spotlight:Â India’s airport system Highlights of the Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition Winning feeling:Â The ASQ awards ceremony Plus:Â Zhengzhou’s aerotropolis & South East Asia’s LCCs Read the online issue:Â click here Never ending challenges Asia-Pacific Airports editor, Joe Bates, reflects on the strength of the aviation industry to overcome adversity and previews this India focused […]
Construction of the new Three-Runway System (3RS) at Hong Kong International Airport started today. The eight-year construction of 3RS is expected to be completed in 2024, with the commissioning of the new runway in 2022. Jack So Chak-kwong, chairman of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong; professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Transport […]
In the spotlight:Â Planning & Design Airport report:Â Vancouver Special report:Â Iconic terminals Plus:Â Airport anniversaries and Canadaâs big year Summer can only mean one thing for Airport World, itâs time for our annual âplanning and designâ themed issue where we take a closer look at all things related to plotting the development and, hopefully long-term success, of the […]
World Business Partners in the spotlight Room with a view Plaza Premium Group has opened the only airport transit hotel in the world to be equipped with an outdoor swimming pool, jacuzzi and pool side bar at Singapore Changi. Called Aerotel and located close to Gate 41 on Level 3 of Terminal 1, it is […]
Joe Bates finds out more about the rapidly growing trend of âsister airport agreementsâ between Asia-Pacific gateways and their counterparts across the globe. While âsisterâ agreements between airports are not exactly a new phenomenon, the movement appears to have gained traction across the region in the first quarter of the year with a number of […]
Harnessing the power of aviationâs information age to improve the passenger experience is key to customer satisfaction, writes Rockwell Collinsâ Andrew Seow. According to IATA, 2015 witnessed the strongest surge in air travel demand in five years with international passenger traffic across the globe rising by 6.5% and by a healthy 8.2% in Asia-Pacific. Indeed, […]
Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) ia celebrating the start of the expansion project at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. The expansion programme, being carried out in collaboration with the the Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), will add a 3,400m runway, new 12,000 tons per annum capacity cargo complex and new fuel farm. The fuel farm will have a storage […]
Australian Airports Associationâs policy manager, Simon Bourke, considers the national importance of aviation and some of the opportunities and challenges faced by the countryâs gateways. Australiaâs network of airports spread across major urban centres and regions form an integral part of the national economic infrastructure and are critical to connecting communities and enhancing broader economic […]
Work is underway on the new Terminal 2 at Mactan-Cebu International Airport. KEY facts Airport: Mactan-Cebu International Airport Project: New Terminal 2 Key players: GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), Integrated Design Association (IDA), Budji Layug + Royal Pineda Design Architects, Kenneth Cobonpue Asia Completion: February 2018 A concrete pouring ceremony earlier this year marked the start of the construction of the […]
Asia-Pacific Airportâs editor, Joe Bates, reviews some of the exciting capital investment projects planned for airports in Myanmar and Vietnam. With traffic across Asia-Pacific rising by 8% to 2.67 billion passengers in 2015, there is little doubt that the region remains one of the global hotspots for traffic growth and is likely to remain so for the […]
Joe Bates catches up with new Queensland Airports Limited CEO, Chris Mills, to find out how he has fared in his first six months in the role and learn more about some ambitious development plans. It is still early days in the role for new Queensland Airports Limited boss, Chris Mills, who in many ways […]
