This week, the global community of airport innovators, start-ups, visionary thinkers, researchers and top tech minds gathers at Rome Fiumicino Airport for AIRPORTS INNOVATE 2024. The conference, organised jointly by ACI EUROPE, ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World, and hosted by Aeroporti di Roma, will chart the future of air travel, pooling innovative solutions, groundbreaking tools and know-how from across the globe.
The year is off to a flying start for Melbourne Airport with record breaking passenger numbers achieved in the first four weeks of 2018. January has proven to be the airport’s busiest calendar month in International passenger traffic reaching 1,032,144 movements, a six per cent increase since January 2017.
Queensland Airports Limited has recorded its busiest month ever thanks to growth at each of its four airports in January. QAL group airports on the Gold Coast and in Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach collectively facilitated 794,433 passengers in January, outstripping the previous record of 768,719 which was only set in December last year.
Newcastle Airport is today celebrating its 70th anniversary of commercial aviation. Officially opened on 20 February 1948 as Williamtown Civilian Airport, the first commercial flight to land, with clearance from the Commonwealth Government and with RAAF approval, was a Trans Australian Airline flight using a DC-3 aircraft.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded strong growth in cargo throughput in January, handling 410,000 tonnes with a year-on-year surge of 9.9%. During the month, flight movements increased 1.9% to 35,985 while passenger throughput slightly decreased 0.9% to 6.13 million compared with the same month in 2017.
Mount Isa Airport has been recognised for mapping its carbon footprint after achieving level one accreditation under ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation program.
Yangon International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Myanmar capable of handling 20 million passengers, showed its ongoing commitment towards promoting the tourism industry in Myanmar with support for the launch of “Do’s and Don’ts” as a venue partner.
The Ground Breaking Ceremony of MACL HIYAA (housing) project was held on 12th February 2018 at Hulhumale 2nd Phase. The colourful ceremony was attended by the chief guest Hon.
Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that Kansai International Airport will become the first scheduled-flight destination for Boeing’s newest aircraft B787-10. The aircraft will be deployed on Singapore Airlines’ KIX=Singapore route, starting operation from May 2018.
Yangon International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Myanmar capable of handling 20 million passengers, today facilitated the first charter flight operations from Xiamen, China for this coming Lunar New Year season.
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