The 10th ACI Airport Exchange combines an extensive airport services & equipment exhibition with seven specialist conferences addressing all aspects of airport management and operations.
BRUSSELS – İGA Havalimanı İşletmesi A.Ş – the company building the world’s biggest new airport north of Istanbul is hosting the 10th ACI Airport Exchange at the prestigious new Istanbul Congress Center in the heart of downtown Istanbul. The event, which combines an extensive airport services and equipment exhibition with seven specialist conferences addressing all aspects of airport management & operations is staged jointly by two regions of Airports Council International, ACI Europe and ACI Asia-Pacific.
As leading companies from around the world continue to compete to become involved with the largest new airport ever built, the exhibition has attracted well over 100 exhibitors, while up to 1,800 delegates and visitors have already registered to attend. As part of the conference offering, a dedicated ‘Istanbul New Airport Development’ Conference focuses on the 10.2 billion euros new airport.
Nihat Özdemir, Board Member, İGA Havalimanı İşletmesi A.Ş. and Chairman of Limak Holdings said “At İGA, we feel honored to host such a significant event that gathers industrial representatives from various countries across the world. Airport Exchange 2015 is a significant opportunity for us to draw attention to Turkish aviation industry’s rapid growth over the past 15 years alongside our country’s position in the global aviation industry, as the event takes place in Istanbul. A natural “hub” in geographical terms – with Istanbul New Airport, we aim to contribute to the development of Turkish aviation industry and let Istanbul become a bright star for the global aviation industry.”
Olivier Jankovec, Director General of ACI Europe commented “This is one of the largest ACI events ever staged and its location – straddling the border between Europe and Asia – could not be more appropriate. Turkey is one of the best case studies of airports and airlines playing a decisive role in supporting a country’s economic development – and its global ambitions. Today, aviation accounts for over 7% of the country’s GDP. Passenger traffic at the current Istanbul-Atatürk hub airport has doubled since 2008 to over 56 million passengers – and the new airport being developed will project Istanbul into the future.”
He added “The rapid development of iGA’s new mega-hub airport is a stark reminder of how much aviation is an acknowledged strategic instrument of soft power here in Turkey.”
EU airport traffic up 6.3% in October, with Non-EU traffic at +3.7%
ACI Europe released its traffic report for October 2015. The report is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights: network, low cost, charter and others.
During October, passenger traffic across the European airport network grew by an average +5.7%. At EU airports, the average passenger traffic growth was +6.3%, while passenger traffic at Non-EU airports reported diminished growth of +3.7%.
Meanwhile, freight traffic at Europe’s airports was up +1.2%. Finally, aircraft movements increased by +1.6%, reflecting additional airline capacity in the market.
During the month, airports welcoming more than 25 million passengers per year (Group 1), airports welcoming between 10 and 25 million passengers (Group 2), airports welcoming between 5 and 10 million passengers (Group 3) and airports welcoming less than 5 million passengers per year (Group 4) reported an average adjustment +4.7%, +6.5%, +7.5% and +5.0%.
The airports which reported the highest increases in passenger traffic during October (compared with October 2014) are as follows:
- Group 1: Madrid (+13.5%), London LGW (+7.9%), Barcelona (+7.6%), Istanbul IST (+6.9%) and Copenhagen (+6.3%)
- Group 2: Istanbul SAW (17.1%), Dublin (+16.3%), Izmir (+14.0%), Ankara (+11.4%) and Athens (+10.2%)
- Group 3: Gothenburg GOT (+23.1%), Porto (+21.5%), Berlin SXF (+19.0%), Kiev (+18.6%) and Milan LIN (+17.6%)
- Group 4: Ohrid (+126.0%), Ponta Delgada (+39.3%), Liege LGG (+38.3%), Hammerfest (+38.0%) and Keflavik (+32.4%)
The ‘ACI Europe Airport Traffic Report – October 2015’ includes 218 airports in total representing more than 88% of European air passenger traffic.
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