ACI Asia-Pacific Newsletter 22 January 2016

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22 January 2016

Feature Airport Members Rockhampton Regional Council

Highlights Appointment of New ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board Directors More‌ Asia-Pacific Airports grew 7%, Middle Eastern Airports grew 10.4% in November 2015

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ACI Asia-Pacific Small Airports Program – Financial Assistance for Training Now Available More…

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Industry News •

Australia – Brisbane Airport receives global recognition for reducing carbon emissions Brisbane Airport

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Australia – Melbourne Airport’s 2015 passenger traffic results Melbourne Airport

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Australia – Sunshine Coast Airport shines, more Qantas flights to come Sunshine Coast Airport

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Hong Kong – HKIA Achieves Record Breaking Year in 2015 All Three Traffic Categories Reach New Annual Heights Hong Kong International Airport

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India – Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru clocks over 18 million passengers in 2015 Bengaluru Airport

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Jordan – QAIA Welcomes Fly Jordan’s First Flight Airport International Group

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Macau – New Record, Macau International Airport Passenger Volume Break through 5.8 Million in 2015 Macau International Airport

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Maldives – The commencement of Existing Runway’s Repair and Resurfacing project at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport Maldives Airports

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New Zealand – AirAsia X to land in Auckland in March

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ACI Asia-Pacific Executive Board

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United Arab Emirates – One of the UAE’s largest district cooling plants unveiled at Abu Dhabi Airports’ Midfield Terminal Building site Abu Dhabi Airport

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United Arab Emirates – DXB passenger traffic increased 8.1 per cent in November 2015 Dubai Airports President Dennis Chant

Feature Stories Appointment of New ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board Directors ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office is pleased to announce the two special advisors, Mr. Fred Lam, Chief Executive Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong and Datuk Badlisham Bin Ghazali, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, have been appointed as Regional Board Directors.

Mr. Fred Lam, Chief Executive Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong

Datuk Badlisham Bin Ghazali, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

The appointment arose from the departure of Dr. Seokki Kim of Korea Airports Corporation and Mr. Laurensius Manurung of PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II in 2015.

First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee

Second Vice President Kerrie Mather

In order to fill the two vacancies, the Regional Executive Committee concluded to appoint Mr. Lam and Datuk Badlisham to serve for the remaining terms of the replaced Regional Board Directors.

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Asia-Pacific Airports grew 7%, Middle Eastern Airports grew 10.4% in November 2015

Second Vice President

PS Nair During November 2015, passenger traffic grew by +7% in the Asia-Pacific and +10.4% in the Middle East.

Overall, passenger traffic remained solid in the Asia-Pacific for the month of November, primarily driven by strong economic growth in India which boosted domestic traffic. Majority of the reporting airports recorded double-digit growth led by New Delhi (DEL) +21.9%, Mumbai (BOM) +18.3% and Bangalore (BLR) +24.3%. This is partially offset by the slowdown in Chinese economy with leading airports such as Beijing (PEK) -1.6% and Guangzhou (CAN) -1.8% reporting slight decrease from last year. Shanghai Pudong (PVG) continued to lead passenger traffic growth among Chinese airports generating a healthy growth of +9%.

Growth in the Middle East sustained at +10.4%1 for the month, Dubai (DXB) +8.1% and Abu Dhabi (AUH) +15.8% continued to generate sizable growth as a result of system expansion.

Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau

Air freight volumes remained weak, reflecting the slowdown of the Chinese economy and uncertainty in the commodity exporting countries. In November 2015, freight volumes in the Asia-Pacific reported a decline of -1.5% and the Middle East was essentially flat at -0.5%.

Among the top ten freight hubs in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, six out of the top ten recorded decline in freight volume with the exception of Dubai (DXB) +3.8%, Beijing (PEK) +2.8%, Singapore (SIN) +2.6%, and Guangzhou (CAN) +4.7%.

TABLE 1: Airports reporting the highest traffic volume in November 2015 (with respective growth rate from last year) according to preliminary traffic data

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Top 3 airports by Passenger

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15M to 25M

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Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid

Freight

Beijing (PEK) -1.6%

Sydney (SYD) +4.7%

Abu Dhabi (AUH) +15.8%

Osaka Itami (ITM) -3.8%

Hong Kong (HKG) -3.1%

Dubai (DXB) +8.1%

Shenzhen (SZX) +2.6%

Seoul Gimpo (GMP) +8.8%

Phuket (HKT) +9.3%

Shanghai Pudong (PVB) -1.0%

Tokyo Haneda (HND) +3.3%

Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) +1.3%

Osaka Kansai (KIX) +15.7%

Busan (PUS) +29.9%

Dubai (DXB) +3.8%

Note : 1. ACI has not yet received data from Doha Hamad International Airport at the time when this press release is prepared.

2. ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash 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.

Regional Director Patti Chau

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ACI Asia-Pacific Small Airports Program – Financial Assistance for Training Now Available ACI Asia-Pacific’s Small Airports Program - Financial Assistance for Training for year 2016 is now available.

ACI recognizes the importance and the increasing need for staff training and encourages knowledge exchange amongst airports. Hence, ACI Global Training, the training arm of ACI World, in cooperation with the Regional Office has set up various courses to provide training and development opportunities to airport staff from management to operational levels.

The Small Airports Program - Financial Assistance for Training enables staff from airports which are relatively smaller in size with limited budget to attend these training courses.

The deadline for application is February 29, 2016. For further information, please contact Natalie Tsang, Manager, Human Resources and Administration at Natalie@aci-asiapac.aero. >> Back to Top

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Join Our Team - ACI Asia-Pacific Secondment Program Now Open for Applications!

ACI Asia-Pacific Secondment Program is now open for application.

The Secondment Program, first started in 1997, provides the opportunity for airport employees to work in the Regional Office, understand the work of ACI and enhance their international exposure.

The two-year secondment program will commence in July 2016. Airport members interested to nominate their staff, please contact Natalie Tsang, Manager, Human Resources and Administration at Natalie@aci-asiapac.aero.

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