PRIORITY PASS LOOKING TO DOUBLE ITS LOUNGE PORTFOLIO IN INDIA
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...
HONG KONG LAUNCHES ANNUAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL
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...
SECOND KEY SKYCITY SITE HANDED OVER TO DEVELOPERS
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...
BEIJING DAXING TO USE XSIGHT SYSTEMS’ FOD DETECTION SOLUTION
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...
BRISBANE SET TO BECOME FIRST AUSTRALIAN AIRPORT TO OFFER DIRECT FLIGHTS TO CHICAGO
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...
QUEEN ALIA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TRAFFIC GROWTH AFTER RISE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS
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...
MELBOURNE AIRPORT EXTENDS ITS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP WITH SITA
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...
HUAWEI CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES CHINA CIVIL AVIATION DEVELOPMENT FORUM
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...
PROFITABILITY FALLS IN 2018 BUT AIRLINES CONTINUE TO ADAPT TO DYNAMIC MARKET PLACE
Preliminary financial performance figures released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) revealed that the aggregated net earnings of Asia-Pacific airlines halved in 2018 to a combined $4.7...
MIXED FORTUNES FOR REGION’S AIRPORTS IN FEBRUARY AS TRAFFIC RISES
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February with monthly upturns of 2.7% and 2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of around 7%, sustained...
TURNING TO TECHNOLOGY
Pragma’s Alex Avery takes us through the impact of digitalisation on airport retail and what this potentially means for the future of shopping and dining at the world’s gateways. Technology...
ACI ASIA-PACIFIC NEWS
Senior manager for external affairs, Vivian Fung, reports on the latest ACI news, views and developments from the busy Asia-Pacific region and across the world. ACI’s global climate action initiative...