A snapshot of some of the biggest stories from across the region. Another milestone for Hong Kong’s SKYCITY Hong Kong International Airport’s vision to transform itself from a city airport to an airport city is a step closer to reality following the handing over of a second key SKYCITY site to developers. Developers Roxy Limited, […]
Passenger numbers in China bounced back in May with Shanghai Pudong (+6.7%), Chengdu Shuangliu (+6.7%) and Shenzhen Bao’an (+6%) airports enjoying the biggest upturn in volumes. ACI, which today released the monthly traffic figures for airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, attributes the rise in throughput to the start of the holiday season in China. […]
The challenges of growth, innovative technology and the customer experience were just a few of the topics on the agenda at this year’s ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong, writes Joe Bates. Hopes were high that this year’s joint ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly Conference & Exhibition (WAGA) in dynamic […]
Priority Pass is set to double its lounge portfolio in India over the next three years, building on its suite of 45 airport facilities in 20 cities and global network of more than 1,200 lounges. Collinson’s wholly-owned and operated airport infrastructure business, Airport Lounge Development (ALD), is also working with airports across India to identify […]
Hong Kong International Airport today launched its annual four-month long arts and entertainent festival which is designed to surprise and delight passengers during one of its busiest times of the year. According to operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), passengers will be presented with “a vivid journey into local culture” during the four-month festival. It […]
Hong Kong International Airport’s vision to transform itself from a city airport to an airport city is a step closer to reality today following the handing over a second key SKYCITY site to developers. Developers Roxy Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of New World Development Company Limited, will build facilities in line with the airport’s plans to […]
Focus on: Cargo In review: ACI Asia-Pacific/World Conference Special report: Jewel Changi Airport Plus: ASQ Winners & Industry news Read the online issue: click here View from the top Regional director, Patti Chau, reflects on her decision to leave her post at the end of the year, ACI Asia-Pacific’s important advocacy role and looks forward to some future events. Regional […]
Beijing’s soon-to-open Daxing International Airport has selected Xsight Systems’ FOD Detection solution for installation on its East and North runways. The decision follows the Xsight System being awarded a similar contract for Beijing Capital International Airport’s East Runway earlier this year. “We are proud that Xsight’s global reputation as an industry leader is acknowledged by the […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) is set to become the first Australian gateway to offer direct flights to Chicago when Qantas launches a new four-times weekly service in April 2020. The new route is subject to the approval of the United States Department of Transportation, and comes at the same time as Qantas revealed plans to launch three-times […]
Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) recorded a healthy 10.6% rise in passenger numbers in April, although its cargo volumes dipped by 5.8%. A total of 804,153 travellers passed through the gateway during the month, meaning that Amman’s gateway to the world welcomed 2.7 million passengers in the first four months of 2019. The year-to-date (YTD) […]
Melbourne Airport has chosen to extend its contract with technology partner SITA for flexible and passenger-friendly technology to ready the airport for forecast passenger growth. The technology is part of the airport’s multi-billion dollar pipeline of investment that will see it welcome almost 70 million passengers annually by 2038. According to SITA, the passenger-friendly technologies will […]
Huawei rotating chairman, Guo Ping, today told the China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing how he believes that 5G and artificial intelligence will enable ‘smart civil aviation’. Over 400 delegates from around the world were in attendance at the event which covered the topic of ‘Intelligent Aviation — High Quality Development in a New Scientific, […]
