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12 January 2017
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New Year Message – Regional Director Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 8.4% and 3.8% respectively in October 2016 New ACI Asia-Pacific Publications Join Our Team - ACI Asia-Pacific Secondment Program Now Open for Application! ACI Asia-Pacific Small Airports Program – Financial Assistance for Training Now Available
Staff Movement
Industry News Australia Adelaide Airport – Adelaide Airport & State Government welcome Fiji Airways direct flights Melbourne Airport – Record total passenger numbers for November
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport – Annual Passenger Throughput at HKIA Hits 70 Million Mark
Jordan Queen Alia International Airport – QAIA Receives Over 488,000 Passengers in November 2016
Qatar Hamad International Airport – Hamad International Airport welcomes FC Bayern Munich Superstars and their fans
Singapore Changi Airport – Changi Airport launches Living Lab to create next generation of solutions for the airport
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Airports – Nearly 1.9 Million Passengers used Abu Dhabi International Airport in November Dubai Airports – Passenger traffic at DXB grows 9.4 per cent in November
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New Year Message – Regional Director Dear Members, Best wishes for the New Year! May 2017 be filled with happiness, good health and prosperity. 2016 has been a successful and fruitful year. During the year, we continued to represent the interests of Asia-Pacific airports at ICAO. Both airport and World Business Partners membership grew at a healthy rate. Connections were fostered and partnerships were inked as we reached out to a number of members. Significant progress was made on ACI’s priority areas. Opportunities for members to network with the aviation community were abundance as we successfully organized a series of key industry events. You will be able to read more on the above mentioned in the inaugural edition of “ACI Asia-Pacific Year in Review 2016”. The report highlights our work which is the result of the close collaboration with our members, industry partners and stakeholders. Looking ahead, we will strengthen our services to members and I look forward to your continual support in 2017 so that together, we can become stronger as the voice of the Asia-Pacific Airports! Patti Chau Regional Director
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 8.4% and 3.8% respectively in October 2016 In October 2016, Asia-Pacific and Middle East reported passenger traffic increase at +8.4% and +3.8% respectively.
In Asia-Pacific, domestic passenger travels continued to stimulate growth in India with many airports reporting passenger traffic increase in excess of 20% compared to the same month last year. Top runners include: Calcutta (CCU) +37.7%, Goa (GOI) +24.4% and Bangalore (BLR) +23.6%. In China, while still primarily a domestic market, many airports are actively pursuing growth in international passengers. Kunming (KMG) led the pack in October 2016 with overall passenger increase at +15.4% followed by Xi’an (XIY) +15.1% and Tianjin (TSN) +14.8%. Elsewhere in the region, Kuala Lumpur (KUL) maintained its momentum of recovery from a period of slow growth since 2014 and delivered an increase at +14.6%. Hong Kong (HKG) was the only major hub in the region recorded a decline of -0.8% in October, largely caused by one-off flight reduction arrangements to accommodate the airport’s transition to a new air traffic management system. The pace of passenger traffic growth in the Middle East appeared to be slowing down against the backdrop of a more challenging market environment. Dubai (DXB), the largest hub in the region, recorded +2.7% more passengers than same month last year whereas Doha (DOH) remained in leading position delivering growth at +16.7%. Regarding air freight, despite global trade growth remaining weak, in October 2016 both Asia-Pacific and Middle East continued the strong performance in recent months and generated an increase of +10.2% and +11.5% respectively. In Asia-Pacific, the surge in volume in October was contributed in part by the strengthening of international freight market. In addition, the gaining popularity of e-commerce in the region may have given further stimulus to air freight as it plays an increasingly important role in the e-commerce chain. The top three freight hubs all delivered robust increase: Hong Kong (HKG) +7.1%, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +11.3% and Seoul Incheon (ICN) +10.6%. Middle East also appeared to be gathering momentum going into the fourth quarter, air freight volumes in October at all major hubs reported substantial gains: Dubai (DXB) +9.5%, Doha (DOH) +21.5%, and Abu Dhabi (AUH) +6.7%. TABLE 1: Airports reporting highest preliminary year-on-year traffic growth rates in October 2016
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Top 3 airports by size category
> 40M Beijing (PEK) +5.1%
Passenger 25M to 40M 15M to 25M
Tokyo Haneda (HND) +5.7%
Xi’an (XIY) +15.1% Tokyo Narita (NRT) +4.5%
Dubai (DXB) +2.7%
Manila (MNL) +3.8%
Seoul Gimpo (GMP) +3.7% Kansai (KIX) +5.0% Brisbane (BNE) +0.6%
Freight
5M to 15M Calcutta (CCU) +37.7% Osaka Itami (ITM) +2.2% Busan (PUS) +9.6%
Hong Kong (HKG) +7.1%
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +11.3% Seoul Incheon (ICN) +10.6%
Note : 1. ACI preliminary passenger and freight statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change. 2. Size categories refer to the annual passenger traffic (in the last 12 months)
New ACI Asia-Pacific Publications
ACI Asia-Pacific Airports – New Edition Published The new edition of ACI Asia-Pacific official publication, Asia-Pacific Airports is now available. In this issue, Mrs. Patti Chau, ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Director reflects on a landmark year for ACI Asia-Pacific and looks forward to further success in 2017. You will also read about Gulf airport development; featured report on Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and special report on airport IT trends in China. You can now read the edition online from the link here.
The latest editions of ACI Asia-Pacific HR Bulletin and Technical Bulletin are now available online:
Join Our Team - ACI Asia-Pacific Secondment Program Now Open for Application! ACI Asia-Pacific Secondment Program is now open for application. The Secondment Program, first started in 1997, provides the opportunity for airport employees to work in the Regional Office, understand the work of ACI and enhance their international exposure.
The two-year secondment program will commence in May 2017. Airport members interested to nominate their staff, please contact Natalie Tsang, Manager, Human Resources and Administration at Natalie@aci-asiapac.aero.
ACI Asia-Pacific Small Airports Program – Financial Assistance for Training Now Available ACI Asia-Pacific’s Small Airports Program - Financial Assistance for Training for year 2017 is now available. ACI Asia-Pacific recognizes the importance and increasing need for airport staff training and knowledge exchange amongst airports in the fastest growing region, Asia-Pacific. ACI Global Training, in cooperation with the Regional Office has set up various courses to train and develop airport staff and management talents in order to meet tomorrow’s challenges. The Small Airports Program - Financial Assistance for Training aims to assist airport members which are small in size with limited budget to attend valuable training and encourage exchanges amongst airports in the region. Interested parties please refer to the Special Memo to ACI Asia-Pacific members or contact Natalie Tsang, Manager, Human Resources & Administration at Natalie@aci-asiapac.aero.
Staff Movement
Vincent Wong, Manager, People Development & Member Services has resigned from ACI Asia-Pacific due to medical reasons. The Regional Office would like to wish Vincent every success in his future endeavours and thank him for his contributions to the office. Chris Wong has recently joined the Regional Office as Executive Assistant, he will be in charge of the HR committee and training matters for members as well as member services including the World Business Partners programme. Chris can be reached at chris@aci-asiapac.aero.
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