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4 November 2016 Feature Airport Members Shanghai Airport Authority
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ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar Successfully Concluded in Siem Reap
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Australia – Local charities benefit in the Brisbane Airport Community Giving fund 25 October 2016 Brisbane Airport
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Australia – Strong growth in first quarter passenger numbers Melbourne Airport
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Australia – Sydney Airport to welcome new China Eastern Airlines Kunming service in November Sydney Airport
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Cambodia – 100,000th passenger at Sihanoukville airport Cambodia Airports
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Hong Kong – Airport Authority Publishes Sustainability Report 2015/16 Airport Authority Hong Kong
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Japan – Kansai Airports Achieves Record High Traffic Volume in First Half of 2016 of 20.3 Million Passengers (Up 5%) Kansai Airports
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Jordan– Queen Alia International Airport Receives Over 770,000 Passengers in September Airport International Group
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Qatar – Hamad International Airport Further Enhances Passenger Experience with the Start of Dual Passenger Trains in its Airport Terminal Hamad International Airport
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Singapore – Changi Airport strengthens pharmaceutical handling capabilities Changi Airport
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United Arab Emirates – 2.1 Million Passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport in September Abu Dhabi Airports
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United Arab Emirates – September traffic tops 7 million at DXB Dubai Airports
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ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar Successfully Concluded in Siem Reap Hosted by CAMBODIA Airports, the 2016 ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar successfully concluded in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The seminar attended by over 190 aviation executives from across the Asia-Pacific region, representing airport operators, regulators and service providers, was well received.
Second Vice President Fred Lam
The event officially kicked off on October 25, 2016 with opening remarks from H.E. Mao Havannall, Secretary of State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, Mr. Eric Delobel, CEO of CAMBODIA Airports, VINCI Airports and Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific, warmly welcoming the delegates to Siem Reap. Mr. Arun Mishra, Regional Director of ICAO Asia & Pacific Office then delivered the Keynote Address on “Challenges and Opportunities of Small and Emerging Airport” and highlighted ICAO’s plans and programmes in support of the “No country left behind” initiative.
Second Vice President PS Nair
Left to right: Mr. Eric Delobel, Mrs. Patti Chau, H.E. Mao Havannall and Mr. Arun Mishra. ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Mrs. Patti Chau thanked the host and sponsors for their generous support and hospitality. She said, “Airports today are no longer confined with the role as infrastructure providers. Sustainable growth requires airports to constantly upgrade of facilities and invest in modern
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau
infrastructure, continuously enhance its customer services in order to create the best airport experience possible and work closely with concession partners to maximize business potentials. Airports, big or small, have the important role to bring in travelers by marketing the destination together with their airline partners, tourism operators and local governments and drive economic growth.” “At ACI Asia-Pacific, we define small airports as airports with annual passenger throughput of 5 million or less. About 85% of airports in this region can be classified as small airports. In ACI, we value each and every airport member no matter their size. All airports serve a key role in transportation of people and goods.” she concluded.
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
CEO of CAMBODIA Airports, Mr. Eric Delobel said, “Being host of this seminar is a recognition of the fruitful partnership between the Royal Government of Cambodia and Cambodia Airports, resulting in outstanding achievements over the last 20 years. Traffic growth has averaged 10% yearly, the 3 airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville have been entirely extended and revamped, and Cambodia has joined the league of a global tourism destination. The airport public-private partnership is a model that has successfully stood the test of time and we believe that it has plenty of room to further deliver.” During the two-day seminar, the following issues were discussed: • • • • • • •
Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity – One Vision, One Identity, One Community Community Assistance Risk Management and Business Continuity Airport Expansion while Maintaining Normal Operation Seasonality in Tourism Thinking out of the Box: Innovative Ways to Enhance Revenues at Small and Emerging Airports Airport Privatization and Financing Infrastructural Development
Gala Dinner was held on October 25 at the Thommanon Temple, sponsored by Dufry. Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions & Chairman of VINCI Airports officially closed the event on October 26. He thanked the delegates in attending the Small and Emerging Airports Seminar. Mr. Notebeart said, “I would like to extend my appreciation to the ACI Asia-Pacific for the opportunity entrusted to us of coorganizing this event. The way people travel is drastically changing and airports, particularly small and emerging
Regional Director Patti Chau
ones need to have a good understanding of these new trends, and be even smarter, more innovative and more efficient than larger airports in their ways to address them.”
“As a top 5 global player operating 35 airports of very different sizes in 6 countries, VINCI Airports is fully part of that general trend and we are very thankful to all our partners for exchanging their experiences and best practices in doing so with us over the past two days.” He concluded. The Small and Emerging Airports seminar held annually as a dedicated event for the small and emerging airports in the Asia-Pacific region, covers a wide-range of topics focusing on the challenges and opportunities in operating a small and emerging airport. For further information about the assistance and offerings for your airports at ACI Asia-Pacific, please feel free to contact our staff at the Regional Office.
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7th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee Held in Dubai The 7th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee (REC) was held in Dubai from October 5 – 6, 2016. Mrs. Shaikha Ahmad AlJarman, Vice President, Corporate Assurance and Mr Buti Qurwash, Vice President, Security & Control Authorities from Dubai Airports welcomed the committee. They shared with the committee the importance of airports environmental protection and sustainability, in particular the climate change and conservation of energy at Dubai Airports. This meeting focused on the review of strategic plan for the committee. The committee agreed on the formation of a Strategic Working Group for the preparation of a draft strategic plan covering the next three years work of the REC, in line with the Regional Office’s business plan. At the meeting, the committee also decided to examine the possibility in forming various working groups, covering topics such as Airport Carbon Accreditation, Solar Energy, Airport Noise and Climate Change Adaptation as the REC is comprised with 21 members, a pool of environmental experts with different expertise. In addition, there were best practices sharing presentations from Adelaide Airport, Airbiz Aviation Strategies Ltd., Airport Authority Hong Kong, Airports of Thailand, Brisbane Airport Corporation PTY Limited, Delhi International Airport (P) Limited and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad on Climate Change Adaptation, Energy Management, environmental benchmarking, Airport Carbon
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Accreditation and Science Based Targets for airports. The next REC meeting will be held in April 2017 in Doha, Qatar, alongside to the 12th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition.
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Updates on ACI Asia-Pacific Representation at ACI World Standing Committees The Regional Office is pleased to announce the recent updates on the Asia-Pacific representation at the ACI World Standing Committees. Mr. Mike Kilburn, Acting General Manager, Sustainability of Airport Authority Hong Kong, also the Chair of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee has been appointed Vice-Chair of ACI World Environment Standing Committee. We are also pleased to congratulate the following World Business Partners (WBP) who have been nominated as the Asia-Pacific WBP representatives in the six ACI World Standing Committees for a term of two years starting 2016: Standing Committee Airport IT
World Business Partner Innovation Tank
Economics Environment Facilitation and Airport Services
Almusbah Trading Group Airbiz Aviation Strategies AeroAscent Airbiz Aviation Strategies Aviation Strategies International To70 Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd ISS Facility Services
Safety and Technical Security
These committees were mandated by the ACI Governing Board to provide
guidance and help shape current policy issues for Governing Board endorsement in their areas of expertise. They are also required to support the Governing Board, Executive Committee and Secretariat, as appropriate. In welcoming these representatives, Regional Director, Patti Chau said, “The ACI membership is made up of both airports and World Business Partners, we value the expertise from both our airport members and World Business Partners, we are grateful for their participation. With their knowledge and expertise, I am confident that they will provide valuable contribution to the Committees.” For further information about ACI World Standing Committees, please visit ACI website here. >> Back to Top
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 the organization’s growing membership, activities and recent initiatives. Feature stories include: • • • •
In the spotlight: Customer Service Airport Report: Sydney Future Build: Hong Kong and the Maldives Plus: Route Development and World Business Partners
You can now read the edition online from the link here. Asia-Pacific Airports is the official publication of ACI Asia-Pacific and is distributed to all ACI members and business associates. If you wish to publicize your stories or advertise in the magazine, please contact Vivian Fung, Manager, Communications at vivian@aci-asiapac.aero >> Back to Top
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