ACI Asia-Pacific Newsletter 18 December 2017

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18 December 2017

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11th ACI Airport Exchange Concluded in Muscat Oman!

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2017 ACI Asia-Pacific World Business Partners (WBP) Airport Tour – Another Year of Success September 2017: Passengers up 7% in Asia-Pacific and down -1% in Middle East Green Airports Recognition 2018 is Open for Application!

New ACI Publications   

Airport Digital Transformation Best Practice ACI Asia-Pacific Airports ACI Asia-Pacific Technical and Inudstry Affairs Bulletin

Industry News

Australia Adelaide Airport Electric vehicle charging stations installed in Adelaide Airport’s terminal car park Brisbane Airport Changes afoot at BNE International Terminal Queensland Airports Limited Growth for All QAL Airports in October Melbourne Airport Luxury has landed: Melbourne Airport unveils refurbished retail and dining precinct in its T2 Inter Sydney Airport Sydney Airport offers flight updates via Facebook Messenger 2

Bahrain Bahrain International Airport Bahrain Airport Company Highlights Airport Modernisation Programme at ACI Airport Exchange Conference in Oman

Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport HKIA Shares Seasonal Joy with Christmas Performance

Japan Narita International Airport Corporation Fiji Airways to Launch New Service on Narita - Nadi Route from 3 July 2018!

Kansai Airports Mid-Year Consolidated Financial Results as of September 30, 2017

New Zealand Auckland International Airport Auckland Airport welcomes increased flights on Singapore to Auckland route Christchurch International Airport Alipay Takes Off in the South Island

Qatar Hamad International Airport Hamad International Airport Brings its Vision and Future Plans to the ACI Airport Exchange in Muscat

United Arab Emirates Dubai Airports Mawaheb from Beautiful People Art Gallery unveiled at DXB

Feature Stories

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11th ACI Airport Exchange Concluded in Muscat Oman!

The 11th ACI Airport Exchange, conference & exhibition was held from December 5 – 7 in Muscat, Oman. The event, hosted by Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), was concluded with great success.

The event, under the theme “Leading Airports towards operational excellence, profitability and customer service”, is jointly organized by ACI EUROPE, ACI Asia-Pacific and ACI World and combines an extensive airport services & equipment exhibition and four specialist conference streams addressing all aspects of airport management & operations.

Sheikh Aiman bin Ahmed Al-Hosni, Chief Executive Officer of OAMC delivered a welcoming speech to welcome the delegates from across the world in attending the event.

Patti Chau, ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Director congratulated OAMC in her opening address for the exciting developments taking shape in the expected the opening of the new Muscat International Airport. She commented that airports, particularly in Asia-Pacific and Middle East, are investing in infrastructure in order to cope with the demand surge. And many governments in the region recognize that private sector participation can play an important role in 4

developing and upgrading strategic airport infrastructure and airport privatizations. She further quoted examples of ACI initiatives and what its airport members have been doing in terms of Safety, Security, Sustainability and New Technology while maintaining safe and secure airport operations.

“The culmination of our efforts now is to amalgamate systems and improve operations in the most secure, effective and sustainable for the benefit of travellers. Those that are best able to do so will certainly stay ahead of their competitors.”

She concluded.

If you have missed out the event, check out this video produced by OAMC which captures the magic moments of the event!

Oman Airports Management Company has also earned its certification for 2 of its airports under the Airport Carbon Accreditation. Certificates were presented to Muscat Airport (left), accredited at Level 2 Reduction and Salalah Airport (right), accredited at Level 1 Mapping.

2017 ACI Asia-Pacific World Business Partners (WBP) Airport Tour – Another Year of Success The 2017 ACI Asia-Pacific WBP Airport Tour was concluded with success. This year marks the seventh airport tour which was initiated in 2011. 12 delegates from 7 companies visited 3 airports in Southern China, including Hong Kong International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport during the compact 3 days’ programme from 20 – 22 November, 2017.

Each day of the tour consisted of a meeting in the morning and a site visit in the afternoon. During the meeting, the host airport was invited to deliver a presentation on their organisation and development plans followed by presentations from the WBP on their services and capabilities.

The first day’s visit was with Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The group was welcomed by Mr. Henry Ma, General Manager, Airport & Industry Collaboration who gave an overview on HKIA and the Third Runway Development Project (3RS) which includes a new Passenger Terminal, Automatic People Mover System (APM), Baggage Handling System (BHS) and expansion of Terminal 2. In the afternoon, the group had the chance to visit the Mid-field Concourse and the Integrated Airport Center.

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On the second day the group visited Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, welcomed by Ms Hsu Yan, Shenzhen Airport Holding Co. Deputy Secretary. The representatives of the Aviation Business Department and the Airport Development Project Command Post then briefed the group on their plans of the third runway, a new satellite concourse and expansion plan to cater for more international flights. The group was taken for a guided tour in the afternoon to visit the Terminal facilities.

The Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the final destination. The group was welcomed by Mr. Xie Bing Xin, Chief Economist of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport holding Co. The representatives of various department then briefed the group on development projects – from T2 which is currently under construction, to T3 and W2 / 5th runway targeted to 2025. In the afternoon, the group had the opportunity to see some new terminal facilities and a visit to T2 construction site.

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ACI Asia-Pacific would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all three host airports for their warm hospitality offered to the group!

September 2017: Passengers up 7% in Asia-Pacific and down 1% in Middle East

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In September 2017, Asia-Pacific airports reported growth of +7.3% while the Middle Eastern airports recorded a decline of -0.8% compared to the same period last year. For the year-to-date, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +7.3% and +5.6% respectively.

Robust domestic passenger travels continued to stimulate the Indian market with year-on-year growth consistently maintained at above 10% level. In September 2017, strong demands in both domestic and international passenger travels enabled Delhi (DEL) to register a growth of +11.3% from last year. Other top runners in the country include: Calcutta (CCU) +31.8% and Bangalore (BLR) +17%.

In China, the general pace of growth continued to ease from last year. In September 2017, passenger traffic volume was largely driven by domestic traffic growth in Hanghzhou (HGH) +18.5% and Nanchang (KHN) +70.3%. Nanchang (KHN) has been experiencing significant growth since June 2017 with rapid addition in new routes and increased flight frequency. Guangzhou (CAN) +8.1% came in third in terms of volume growth for the month and continued to deliver solid increase contributed by both domestic and international passenger traffic.

In the Middle East, passenger traffic showed mixed results in September. Growth in passenger traffic softened at Dubai (DXB) due to the timing of religious holidays. Doha (DOH) -18.4% continued to be negatively impacted by Qatar’s diplomatic crisis with a number of neighbouring states. Whereas Muscat (MCT) and Kuwait (KWI) recorded double-digit growth rates at +11.4% and +10.5% respectively.

For the first nine months in 2017, overall passenger traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific maintained strength while the pace of growth eased in the Middle East. Domestic travels in both India and China continued to be thriving but also showing signs of moderation. In the Middle East, airports showed divergent results year-to-date, impacted by a variety of external factors.

In terms of air freight, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +9.4% and +7.3% respectively in September. For the year-todate, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +9.8% and +7.7% respectively.

In September 2017, exports continued to drive strong air freight growth in Asia-Pacific led by: Hong Kong (HKG) +9.1%, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +12.3% and Seoul Incheon (ICN) +11.3%. In the Middle East, the pace of growth maintained strength, Dubai (DXB) grew by +5.8% and Doha (DOH) grew by +9.2%.

Overall, air freight delivered very strong results for the first nine months of 2017. Monthly growth in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East maintained consistently between 9 to 10% in the third quarter.

Among the top 10 freight airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East combined, half recorded double-digit growth for the year-to-date. The strong demand is expected to persist as the sector steps into the traditionally strong fourth quarter.

TABLE 1: Preliminary year-on-year traffic growth rates for Airports reporting highest traffic volume in the respective size category in September 2017 1

> 40M

Note :

Top 3 airports by size category2 Passenger 25M to 40M 15M to 25M 5M to 15M

Freight

Beijing (PEK) +1.9%

Hangzhou (HGH) +18.5%

Bangalore (BLR) +17.0%

Kuwait (KWI) +10.5%

Hong Kong (HKG) +9.1%

Dubai (DXB) +1.7%

Melbourne (MEL) +2.2%

Sapporo (CTS) +3.3%

Muscat (MCT) +11.4%

Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +12.3%

Tokyo Haneda (HND) +3.4%

Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK) +9.6%

Brisbane (BNE) +1.6%

Nanchang (KHN) +70.3%

Seoul Incheon (ICN) +11.3%

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Green Airports Recognition 2018 is Open for Application!

“Green Airports Recognition 2018” is now open for application!

The objective of the Green Airports Recognition is to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment and to recognize ACI Asia-Pacific airport members who have outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects.

By participating in this initiative, airport members will have the opportunity to share their environmental projects in the region and also have the chance to be recognized for your airport’s outstanding achievements.

The specific environmental aspect chosen as the theme of recognition this year is Waste Minimization.

To promote environmental best practices sharing, one of the eligibility requirements is to complete the ACI Asia-Pacific Environmental Survey 2017.

The application form can be downloaded here with the deadline of 22 January 2018, 12:00 noon, Hong Kong Time (GMT + 8 hours).

For more information, please contact Ken Lau at green_airports@aci-asiapac.aero

New ACI Publications

 Airport Digital Transformation Best Practice 9

The Airport Digital Transformation Best Practice is a decision and implementation resource for airport managers responsible for evolving their companies in a digital world.

The guideline helps leaders understand what digital transformation is; what digital transformation means to the airport business, its customers and operations; approaches for evolving the organization; and, the highlevel impact of digital transformation on risks and opportunities. Topics covered include: enabling technologies; where does as airport begin to apply digital transformation; potential functional areas of application of digital transformation; internal readiness; challenges; risks; and, opportunities and recommendations.

 ACI Asia-Pacific Airports – New Edition Published

The new edition of ACI Asia-Pacific official publication, Asia-Pacific Airports is now available online and you can read the latest edition from here.

In this issue, Mrs. Patti Chau, ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Director reflects on the launch of ACI’s Airport Excellence (APEX) in Security programme and the need for airports to continually grow and adapt the way they do business to meet changing passenger demands.

News A snapshot of some of the biggest stories from across the region.

Bigger and better Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) CEO, Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, talks to Joe Bates about the growth and development of the country’s airport system.

ACI news Vivian Fung rounds up the latest news from across the region and highlights a few global initiatives.

Seeking security As airports search for ways to make the travel experience safer and more convenient, biometrics may just be the answer, writes Tony Chapman.

A combined effort ACI World’s head of security, Nina Brooks, considers the importance of creating a strong security culture.

Combatting cyber crime 10

Andy Wall, technical director of cyber security at Atkins, outlines five steps he believes airports can take to create safe and secure cyber environments.

Cockpit challenge Alpha Aviation Group’s Bhanu Choudhrie explains why the industry must act now to prevent the future shortage of pilots across the Asia-Pacific region.

Ambitions, goals and challenges Joe Bates reports on some of the highlights and lessons learned from October’s Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva.

Investing in technology Airports and airlines will spend nearly $33 billion on IT this year as they bid to enhance their operations and put passengers more in control of their journeys.

Industry news Asia-Pacific Airports reports on the latest World Business Partner news from across the region.

Bring me sunshine Joe Bates finds out more about Brisbane Airport’s plans to build Australia’s largest rooftop solar power system.

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