Zhang Xiuzhi, CEO of Chinese low-cost carrier, Spring Airlines, tells Graham Newton that thinking big comes easily. Spring Airlines was founded in 2004 as part of a partial liberalisation of the civil aviation sector in China and commenced flights in July 2005. By 2008, many of the new airlines that emerged during this time had […]
Peta Tomlinson and Joe Bates find out more about how Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is faring after a difficult 16 months for the country’s airlines and travel industry. If managing director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, has any doubts about the future success and prosperity of Malaysia’s airport system he is doing a good job of […]
A host of new contracts and record sales figures for 2014 make these exciting times for travel retail and duty free operators, writes Joe Bates. Duo to transform Auckland duty free offering Auckland Airport has announced that its duty free offering will be provided by LS travel retail Pacific and Aer Rianta International from July, […]
Are you making the most of your travel retail opportunities? Rosemary Chegwyn considers some of the retail dilemmas faced by Asia-Pacific’s gateways. An age old question is what do people do to pass the time while waiting at the airport to board their flight? The answer depends on many different things, of course, perhaps most […]
In September 2013, Newcastle Airport received long-awaited news – its application to the New South Wales (NSW) government for an A$11.1 million grant to fund the expansion of its terminal had been successful. Fast-forward 14 months and construction of the 2,600sqm extension is well underway as part of a A$14.5 million project that will also involve […]
Joe Bates takes a closer look at the growing airport portfolios of a handful of the region’s biggest airport operators. The Asia-Pacific region arguably boasts some of the best and most successful airport operators on the planet, and an increasing number of them are now looking overseas to expand their portfolios. While the list of […]
New common-use technology will help enhance the operational efficiency of 13 Indonesian gateways, writes Anthony Phillips. The ongoing upgrade of Indonesia’s airports by PT Angkasa Pura 1 (Persero) has included the installation of SITA’s common-use passenger technology (AirportConnect Open) at its 13 airports in central and eastern Indonesia. The new technology ensures that the airports […]
Joe Bates discovers more about the ambitions and growth plans of arguably the Gulf state’s first gateway to make a global impression on the world – Bahrain International Airport. Mohamed Yousif Al-Binfalah, CEO of Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), has no doubts about the impact the planned new terminal will make to Bahrain International Airport. “Our […]
World Business Partners in the spotlight. Growing places Plaza Premium Lounge has opened its upgraded lounge at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The lounge, one of four Plaza Premium Lounge spaces at YVR, is located in the airport’s new A-B Connector on Level 3 Departures of the Domestic Terminal. According to the company, the 6,390-square foot […]
Asia-Pacific airports once again lead the way in ACI’s annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) customer satisfaction survey, writes Joe Bates. Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan (Best in Middle East) and Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (Best in the 25-40mppa category) were a few of the new Asia-Pacific based gateways to be honoured in this […]
Air traffic in Indonesia is growing at such a pace that the nation’s airports are struggling to cope, writes Justin Burns. According to IATA, Indonesia will be among the top five fastest growing aviation markets over the next 20 years. Already the world’s fourth most populated country with more than 238 million people, Indonesia is […]
Airport International Group CEO, Kjeld Binger, talks to Joe Bates about the ongoing transformation of Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport. When Kjeld Binger looked out of the windows of his airport office earlier this year he could be forgiven for thinking he was back in his native Denmark, as on ground outside was something that […]
