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A wave of new infrastructure development projects come under the microscope in the mid-year issue of Asia-Pacific & Middle East Airports magazine. The issue includes a review of ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East’s Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Delhi; and turns the spotlight on the travel retail market in India, including retail innovation at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport.

This issue features about how AI is transforming aviation and how technology is enabling the growth and development of airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

This issue you can find out the development of Mactan Cebu International Airport in the Philippines; Zayed International Airport’s customer service strategy; review the latest artworks at Hong Kong and Changi airports; and get an update on the progress of Western Sydney International Airport. And there’s more, as the issue also contains our usual snapshot of news from across the region; highlights the work of ACI APAC & MID, and provides an update of the latest news from the region’s World Business Partners.

Our mid-year issue provides a comprehensive review of the highly successful ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East/ACI World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This also also highlights our usual snapshot of sustainability news from across the region; the work of ACI APAC & MID, and provides an update of the latest news from the region’s World Business Partners.

An in-depth look at the infrastructure development plans of airports in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam is the lead article in our ‘Airport Competitiveness’ themed first issue of the year.

Other articles in the themed section of the edition, which is being produced in time for the upcoming ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East/ACI World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition (WAGA) in Riyadh, include features about the region's 2023 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) champions; route development; Bengaluru Kempegowda new Terminal 2 and Jewel Changi Airport.

Our final issue of the year provides a comprehensive review of the inaugural Airports Innovate conference in Oman, which judging by the positive feedback from delegates, may already be a ‘must attend’ event for those wishing to know more about the latest airport innovations.

Our penultimate issue of the year provides the opportunity to turn the spotlight on the host of ways different stakeholders continue to invest in airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
We also hear from Oman Airports CEO, Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, who tells us more about the evolution and development of his country’s airport system, and reflect on the rebranding of the region to become ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East.

This issue provides the chance to review some of the many highlights of the 18th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Kobe, Japan, which based on the positive feedback, was a hugely popular event; Spotlight on Sydney Airport to find out more about the Australian hub's sustainable development plans, traffic recovery and why it is looking to the future with renewed optimism; Read about Singapore Changi’s efforts to keep its airside staff cool during the hot summer months; and all the latest news from ACI Asia-Pacific and the region’s airport operators and World Business Partners.