BETTER BY DESIGN
Arup associate director and aviation security specialist, Stacey Peel, reflects on the challenges of designing the airport of the future and reveals a new passenger processing concept that could help...
INVESTING IN JAPAN
Emmanuel Menanteau, Co-CEO of Kansai Airports, tells Joe Bates more about Kansai Airports’ ambitions for Osaka’s airports and the Japanese market. The recent addition of Kobe to its Japanese airport network...
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Joe Bates looks back at April’s ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Narita and discussions about the future challenges and opportunities facing the region’s airports. A packed conference programme...
HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES 7.8 MILLION PASSENGERS IN Q2 2018
Hamad International Airport (HIA) handled a total of 7.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2018, according to the gateway’s latest traffic figures. The month of June has particularly...
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Regional director, Patti Chau, reflects on the latest traffic trends, new airport infrastructure, ACI Asia-Pacific’s growing influence across the region and some past and future events. I am pleased to say...
A380 FLIGHT MARKS 25 YEARS OF EMIRATES SERVICE TO MUSCAT
An Emirates A380 touched down in Oman earlier today for a one-off, scheduled flight to Muscat International Airport. This special flight marked 25 years of Emirates’ service to Oman, and...
RECORD BREAKING FINANCIAL YEAR FOR HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) posted a strong performance in the fiscal year ended 31 March 2018, setting new annual records in all three air traffic categories. The airport welcomed...
SYDNEY AIRPORT RESTAURANT WINS GLOBAL F&B AWARD
Kitchen by Mike at Sydney Airport has been awarded Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year in the 2018 FAB Awards held in Helsinki, Finland. The first to Australian airport concept,...
HYDERABAD-RAJIV GANDHI USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO RESURFACE ITS MAIN RUNWAY
Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport operator, GIAL, has completed the first phase of the refurbishment of its main runway (09/27) in just 15 days as opposed to the normal timeframe of...
INDUSTRY NEWS – GROWTH AND INNOVATION
Asia-Pacific Airports reports on the latest industry and World Business Partner news from across the region’s airports. NEW SMARTGATES INTRODUCED AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Dubai International Airport (DXB) has become...
DESIGN & BUILD: BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Gulf gateway’s eagerly awaited new terminal to open in 2019. KEY facts Location: Kingdom of Bahrain Airport: Bahrain International Airport Project: New terminal and associated infrastructure Price tag: $1.1 billion Delivery date: 2019 Key players: Bahrain...
WOLFGANG PUCK MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO HIS RESTAURANT AT SINGAPORE CHANGI
Celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck, has surprised unwitting travellers at Changi Airport with a visit to his restaurant, The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck. Located in Terminal 3, Wolfgang headed to the...