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Regional Economics Committee Regional Task Force on Slot Allocation

Regional Economics Committee

The ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regional Economics Committee aims to provide regional support to members on airport economics matters, and serves as a forum for members to share best practices, discuss challenges and opportunities in areas such as airport charges, models of ownership, financing and performance management. The Committee was established in April 2015. Membership of this Committee is open to all airport members.

Chair

Mr. Nagy Abu Zeid, Oman Airports Management Company

Vice-Chair

Mr. François Southarewsky, Kansai Airports

Immediate Past Chair

Mr. Jeffrey Loke, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Limited

Members

Mr. Abdulaziz Alasaker, Riyadh Airports Company
Mr. Mohammed Altowairqi, Cluster 2, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Ahmed Shahid Ibrahim, Maldives Airports Company
Mr. Sylvain Adoue, Cambodia Airports
Mr. Francois Southarewsky, Kansai Airports Group
Mr. Fariz Qisti, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Ms. Jin Kim, Korea Airports Corporation
Mr. Katsuichi Samejima, Narita International Airport Corporation
Mr. Keqiang Wu, Shanghai Airport Authority
Mr. Lan Cheng Shen, Beijing Capital International Airport
Ms. Leena Faraj, Bahrain Airport Company
Ms. Minjeong Kim, Incheon International Airport Corporation
Mr. Mohamed Al Sharif, Sharjah Airport Authority
Mr. Mohammad Tayara, Dammam Airports Company
Mr. Joseph Tupiri, National Airports Corporation, Papua New Guinea
Mr. Quoc Hung Nguyen, Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Mr. Rasool Poostforoushan, Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company
Mr. Steven Huang, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation
Mr. Tanvir Moulvi, Adani Airports, India
Ms. Unchalee Pramualcharoenkit, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited
Ms. Vidya Vaidyanathan, Airports Authority of India

Observers

Mr. Atanasios Titonis, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
Ms. Deema Anani, Airport International Group
Ms. Jasmin Reyes, Clark International Airport
Mr. Jonathan Rona, Sydney Airport
Mr. Jatin Ahuja, Hamad International Airport
Mr. Madhukar Dodrajka, Delhi International Airport Limited
Mr. Mahmoud Rawas, Jeddah Airports Company
Ms. Zumi Sugiyama, Japan Airport Terminal (Haneda)

Past Chair

2019 - 2020 | Mr. Gregory Jamet, Kansai Airports
2015 - 2019 | Mr. Jeffrey Loke, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Limited

ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee Meeting, Singapore, 19 May, 2022

ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee Meeting was held in Singapore (Photo taken: Jewel at Changi Airport)

The 17th Meeting of the ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee took place in Singapore on May 19, 2022, the first physical meeting since the onset of COVID-19.

The hybrid meeting also offered an opportunity to join virtually for those who could not make it. It had 9 in-person attendees and 22 dialing in from around the region.

The meeting featured extensive discussions around recovery, expectations in future growth and development of airport industry in the region. As part of an effort to “Build Back Better”, ESG and Sustainability will one of the priorities as the industry prepares for recovery. The committees also deliberated on the development of non-aeronautical revenue in the industry.

Virtual Meeting, 22 September 2020

The Regional Economics Committee met online for the second time on 22 September. Members shared experience of implementing COVID-19 related public health measures at their respective airports, the challenges faced in dealing with border controls and re-starting the industry, and uncertainties surround forecasting for longer-term infrastructure development needs.

The main focus of the meeting was to develop the Committee Work Plan for 2021 incorporating feedback from the ACI APAC Board. Initiatives in the pipeline include the COVID-19 impacts on the overall financial performance of airports, the economic sustainability of airports toward recovery and airport privatization.

Virtual Meeting, 9 July 2020

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Regional Economics Committee met online for the first time on 9 July. Members discussed and shared experiences of implementing public health measures, and shared anticipated challenges for the industry to prepare for restart in air travel.

A working group was established to assess whether the health measures implemented at airports will constitute a significant cost burden on airports. The group concluded that financial estimates do not point to significant cost implications to airports at the current capacity level.

Fall Meeting, Bahrain, 18 – 19 November 2019

The 10th Regional Economics Committee meeting was held in Bahrain in November 2019. Much of the discussions were dedicated to preliminary findings of an Asia-Pacific-wide study analyzing airport charges and airfares. This regional study is in response to advocacy efforts by airlines around the world calling on governments to step up regulation on airport charges, claiming that airports exercise monopoly market power that led to high airport charges.

Spring Meeting, Hong Kong, 1-2 April 2019

The 9th Regional Economics Committee meeting was held in Hong Kong in April 2019. The Committee received a firm mandate from the Regional Board to conduct an Asia-Pacific study analyzing airport charges and airfares in preparation to counter airline advocacy campaigns claiming that airports have monopoly power that results in high airport charges. The Committee had extensive discussions about the possible scope and approaches to be adopted for the study.

Regional Task Force on Slot Allocation

This Task Force was established in February 2020 to strengthen engagement with members in the region on slot related matters, and to coordinate regional position to provide guidance to discussion at the global level.

Members

Mr. Abdul Ghafoor, Maldives Airports Company Ltd.
Mr. Arvind Arya, Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
Mr. Chin Leong Teo, Fukuoka International Airport Co. Ltd.
Mr. David Thompson, Cambodia Airports
Mr. Donald Tan, Changi Airport Group
Mr. Francois Southarewsky, Kansai Airports
Mr. Husnul Anwar Abdul Wahab, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Mr. Ioannis Metsovitis, Hamad International Airport
Mr. Jem Aldemir, Kansai Airports
Mr. Jitendra Singh, Delhi International Airport
Mr. Jonathan Rona, Sydney AIrport
Mr. Michael Gilderdale, Australia Pacific Airports Corp. Ltd.
Mr. Mohamed Niyaz, Maldives Airports Company Ltd.
Mr. Mohd Arif Jaafar, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Mr. Mohd Munawar Mahadzir, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Mr. Nik Hammond, Sydney Airport
Mr. Peerapat Surapolchai, Airports of Thailand Plc.
Mr. Richard Cheng, Taoyuan International Airport
Mr. Robert Whitehouse, Dubai Airports
Mr. Ryusuke Uemura, Narita International Airport Corp.
Mr. Sachin Deo, Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
Mr. Shahrunnizam Abdu Jamil, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Ms. So-hee Lee, Korea Airports Corporation
Mr. Tony Wearing, Airport Authority Cook Islands

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