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27 January 2017
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Industry News Australia Adelaide Airport Adelaide Airport reaches 8 million passengers in 2016 Canberra Airport Firefighters Accomodation Cairns Airport SilkAir add extra weekly services Perth Airport Perth Airport leading the way in On-Time Performance Sydney Airport Sydney Airport launches real time flight information service for passengers
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Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport HKIA Achieves Record Breaking Performance in 2016
New Zealand Auckland Airport New direct service from Shenzen a boost to New Zealand's year-round tourism industry
Singapore Changi Airport Changi Airport crowns 39-year-old Indonesian as its newest millionaire!
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Airports Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport reaches 24.5 million in 2016 Dubai Airports DXB extends its lead as #1 airport for international passengers
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Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 7% and 12.3% respectively in November 2016 3
In November 2016, Asia-Pacific and Middle East reported passenger traffic increase at +7.0% and +12.3% respectively. In Asia-Pacific, robust domestic passenger travels continued to fuel India’s growth trajectory with many airports generating substantial increase in November 2016 over the same period last year: Calcutta (CCU) +26.6%, Bangalore (BLR) +26.0%, Hyderabad (HYD) +24.7%. In China, sizable growth was observed in both domestic and international passenger travels. The top runners were: Chengdu (CTU) +22.5%, Xi’an (XIY) +14.2% and Kunming (KMG) +14.1%. Elsewhere in the region, Auckland (AKL) posted an increase of +12.4% in November 2016 driven primarily by new seat capacity; the airport has been on a growth momentum since late 2015 and consistently reporting double-digit monthly increase. In the Middle East, current month’s passenger traffic growth regained strength. Dubai (DXB), the largest hub in the region, recorded +9.4% more passengers than the same month last year. Doha (DOH) was the bright spot in the region delivering growth at +23.3%, its highest monthly growth thus far in 2016. In terms of air freight, both Asia-Pacific and Middle East delivered strong results growing at +9.5% and +9.9% respectively recovering from a stagnant market that persisted from the end of 2015 to early 2016. Current month’s growth in Asia-Pacific was largely driven by increased demand for the year-end rush, plus new cargo flows likely generated from e-commerce. The top three freight hubs all delivered robust increase: Hong Kong (HKG) +7.1%, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +11.6% and Seoul Incheon (ICN) +9.5%. In the Middle East, major air freight hubs continued to report significant gains in November especially in Doha (DOH) +24.6% and Dubai (DXB) +7.5%. TABLE 1: Airports reporting highest preliminary year-on-year traffic growth rates in November 2016 1
> 40M Beijing (PEK) +6.5%
Top 3 airports by size category2 Passenger 25M to 40M 15M to 25M 5M to 15M Manila (MNL) Seoul Gimpo Calcutta (CCU) +11% (GMP) +3.1% +26.6%
Hong Kong (HKG) +7.1%
Tokyo Haneda (HND) +2.6% Dubai (DXB) +9.4%
Tokyo Narita (NRT) +6.1% Xi’an (XIY) +14.2%
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +11.6% Seoul Incheon (ICN) +9.5%
Bangalore (BLR) +26% Fukuoka (FUK) +4%
Osaka Itami (ITM) +4% Hyderabad (HYD) +24.7%
Freight
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)
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The 2017 Trinity Forum To Be Held in Bangkok!
The Trinity Forum, the world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference, will take place this year on 25-27 October in Bangkok. The event is co-organised by The Moodie Davitt Report, ACI World and ACI AsiaPacific and will be kindly hosted by King Power International Company (Thailand). Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific said, “Over the years, The Trinity Forum has established itself as one of the most important and influential events on airport commercial revenues. Together with our partners, The Moodie Davitt Report and ACI World, we are excited that The Trinity Forum 2017 will be returning to Bangkok once again, hosted by the leading travel retail group, King Power. Delighting passengers by offering a comprehensive mix of brands throughout their airport journey, thereby maximizing the non-aeronautical revenues is on top of the agenda for our airport leaders. The Trinity Forum is an ideal platform for decision makers from airports, retailers and brands to collaborate and share best practices in order to achieve this mutual goal. The capital city of the Land of Smiles, Bangkok, will be the ideal location for this prestigious event. Together with our partners, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangkok in October 2017.” Please stay tuned for further updates.
Airport Carbon Accreditation Newsletter – Latest Edition Now Available Online!
The latest edition of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Newsletter is now available online. You can find, from the newsletter, the latest news on the initiatives that airports are undertaking to address their carbon emissions and mitigate their impact on climate change. As of today, there are 34 accredited airports in Asia-Pacific, should you wish to learn more about the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme, please contact Ken Lau, Manager, Technical and Industry Affairs at ken@aci5
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