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The topic of rising airfare trends was one of the focal points of discussions among airport leaders during the Board Meeting of the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), hosted by Cambodia Airports, in Phnom Penh.
As the non-Japanese traffic exceeded the 2019 pre-COVID level at 105%*, and the Japanese traffic was also on a recovery trend, at 60%* compared to the same month in 2019, the entire passenger traffic for international flights recovered at 91%* vs. 2019.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today released air traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for February 2024. During the month, HKIA handled 4.2 million passengers and 27,615 flight movements, representing increases of 96.5% and 69.3%, respectively, when compared with the low base in the same month last year.
Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 676,355 passengers (PAX) in February, marking a 4.5% increase compared to 2023 figures. QAIA also registered 5,396 aircraft movements (ACM) and handled 6,571 tons of cargo, down 0.1% and up 46.8%, respectively, against the same period last year.
China’s “Chunyun”, travel rush during the Chinese Spring Festival, is one of the world’s largest people migration in a short period of time. The traffic of Shanghai airports during the Chinese Spring Festival has hit a record high, 395,000 passengers in a single day.
The number of foreign passengers for international flights was 97%, the same level before the outbreak of COVID-19, making the total number of international passengers 84% of the same month in 2020.
According to Airport International Group, Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 695,504 passengers (PAX) during January - marking a 2.8% increase against 2023 figures. Moreover, QAIA recorded 5,767 aircraft movements (ACM), down 4.2% compared to 2023. QAIA also handled 6,407 tons of cargo, recording a 34.6% surge as opposed to 2023 numbers.
The Commerce Commission is right in the middle of scrutinising what Auckland Airport charges airlines to use essential airport assets with the process due to be completed in September this year.
Macau International Airport (MIA) had a bustling Chinese New Year (CNY) in 2024. During the holidays from 10th to 14th February 2024, MIA welcomed over 110,000 passengers and handled more than 800 flight movements, both figures recorded a two-fold increase compared with same period during the Lunar New Year of last year (2023).
The Airport Industry Outlook, developed in partnership with Mott MacDonald, reveals the overall seat capacity in H2 2023 is just 3% below the levels recorded in 2019 H2. While the domestic seat capacity in H2 2023 grew by +3% over the same period in 2019 but international is lagging at -14%.
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