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Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport today announced the launch of an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two airports and in collaboration with Pharma.Aero, the initiative aims to pioneer service offerings and standards that provide assurance in handling quality of the temperature-sensitive […]
Burger King is to open an outlet at Edinburgh Airport as the Scottish gateway looks to expand the food and beverage options in its terminal. Burger King will open later this year, offering its famous Whoppers, fries and drinks to passengers in the departures area. In a first for the UK market, there will also […]
Hicham Ayoun reports on the appointment of Martin Eurnekian as the new chair of the ACI World Governing Board and the unveiling of the organisation’s long-term vision for airport security. ACI World has announced the appointment of Martin Eurnekian as the new chair of the ACI World Governing Board. Eurnekian – the CEO of Corporación América […]
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has become one of the first airports in the world to announce its 2018 traffic figures, the French gateway handling a record 13.8 million passengers (+4.1%) last year. The airport says that its eighth successive year of growth has consolidated its status as France’s “second-largest airport platform”. It notes that the […]
Menzies Aviation is to expand its cargo operations in Australia, with the opening of two new cargo facilities at North Queensland’s Cairns Airport, and Melbourne Avalon Airport in Victoria. Menzies Aviation Cairns is a joint venture between Menzies Aviation and local aviation service provider, AT Group and will be ready for international cargo handling in […]
Travel experiences are among the most memorable we have, and airports can make themselves even more appealing to passengers by learning from the hospitality industry. Chris Radcliffe, head of interiors at UK-based architecture practice, maber, believes that airports of the future will have to be much smarter to compete for passengers, whose demands will not only include better […]
As well as being customer service champions and environmental pioneers, Asia-Pacific airports are also fast developing a reputation for being the most sleep friendly in the world, writes Joe Bates. According to the most recent passenger poll on the website SleepingInAirports.net, the most ‘sleep friendly’ airport in the world is Singapore Changi followed by Incheon, […]
Airport retail and F&B innovation was top of the agenda at the recent Trinity Forum in Shanghai. Asia-Pacific Airports looks back at some of the highlights. ACI World’s last big event of the year, The Trinity Forum, attracted over 500 delegates to Shanghai to address the theme of ‘The changing airport and travel retail commercial eco-system’. […]
Asia-Pacific Airports reports on some of the big stories to emerge from the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva. Airports continue to do their bit to reduce aviation’s impact on the environment, with ACI revealing that a total of 246 airports now use its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme to manage and reduce their carbon footprint. […]
Traffic continues to soar in Cambodia, more than 10 million passengers passing through the country’s international airports this year. It is the first time passenger numbers at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville international airports have hit the 10 million milestone. To mark the landmark event, festivities were held all day long at the three airports […]
Australia’s Sunshine Coast Airport has announced the appointment of Andrew Brodie as its new CEO, succeeding veteran, Peter Pallot, who will retire from the role at the end of the year. For the past eight years, Brodie has worked in senior executive positions for Brisbane Airport Corporation, most recently as general manager for airline and […]
Following the success of Brisbane Airport’s inaugural Online Lost Property Auction in 2017, members of the public will again be given the opportunity to bag a bargain, with thousands of valuables up for auction between 9am on Monday, November 26 and 7pm on Wednesday, December 5. All proceeds from this year’s auction will be donated […]
