ECONOMICS, TRAFFIC Conflict in Middle East has huge impact on performance of region’s airports 13 May 2026 Staff reporterACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East today released a comprehensive assessment of the operational and economic impact of the ongoing military conflict in the Gulf on regional aviation infrastructure in Middle... Read article
APA4 2022, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT ESG IS HERE TO STAY 10 Jan 2023 Joe BatesDavid Whitely from FTI Consulting explains why environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues should be a top priority for the region’s airports and...
APA2 2022, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, OTHER ARTICLES Green shoots 5 Jul 2022 Joe BatesNew ACI data reveals ‘green shoots of recovery’ for airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The aviation industry in Asia-Pacific and the...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, TRAFFIC Brisbane Airport’s domestic traffic bouncing back 10 Dec 2020 Staff reporterBrisbane Airport (BNE) is set to welcome more than 30,000 daily passengers tomorrow for the first time since March 16, declaring the milestone...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC TESTING TIMES FOR REGION’S AIRPORTS AS TRAFFIC HITS ‘ROCK BOTTOM’ 20 Apr 2020 Joe BatesACI Asia-Pacific believes that passenger numbers across the region have hit “rock bottom” based on new traffic figures that show a 95% decrease...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, RETAIL/F&B, SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT URGED FOR DUTY FREE AND TRAVEL RETAIL INDUSTRY 28 Mar 2020 Joe BatesThe Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) is urging governments across the region to prioritise support packages for the travel retail industry to...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, CARGO, ECONOMICS, TRAFFIC DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL ENJOYS BEST YEAR YET 11 Feb 2020 Joe BatesDubai World Central (DWC) registered its best year to date in 2019, handling a record 1.6 million passengers, although the figures are slightly misleading...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS BACK TO BASICS 29 Oct 2019 Andrew FordConcentrating on the basics and keeping things simple can prove the catalyst for improved duty free revenues at airports, writes Paccaya Resource’s Andrew...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS GREEN APPROACH 29 Jan 2019 Joe BatesAsia-Pacific Airports turns the spotlight on the region’s ‘green’ leaders, environmental award winners and sustainability trendsetters. Airports continue to do their bit to...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS DRIVING INNOVATION 2 Oct 2017 Ivo FavottoIvo Favotto reviews a new study that clearly shows that car parking, so important to the bottom line of most airports, is becoming...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS ALL ABOUT DATA 2 Aug 2017 Tony ChapmanNew technology continues to provide airports with new sources of data about passenger behaviours than can be used to improve operational efficiency and...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS ZHENGZHOU TAKES OFF 7 Sep 2016 John KasardaJohn Kasarda tells us more about the exciting plans to create a dynamic economic zone around Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in China’s Henan...
