Airports

Snow disrupts air, road traffic in northern China

20 Jan 2013

Snow in northern China has forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights and the closure of dozens of highways, authorities said Sunday.

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US airports replace 'strip search' X-ray scanners

27 Oct 2012

The US government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a machine that produces a cartoon-like outline instead of the naked images that...

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Airports face up to new demands

9 May 2006

World's top executives meet in Hong Kong as the industry's capital expenditure soars along with traffic and fuel prices

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Regional merger will cover 60pc of world's population

9 May 2006

MORE THAN 400 airports in Asia and the Pacific region will come under one umbrella within the global Airports Council International (ACI) during the 16th ACI Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference...

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Asia-Pacific traffic sees 4.9pc fall during May

31 Aug 1998

Asia-Pacific cargo fell 4.9 per cent to 1.1 million tonnes in May compared with the same month last year, according to the Airports Council International (ACI).

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February regional air cargo jumps 6pc

29 May 1998

Asia-Pacific air-cargo throughput rose 6.8 per cent in February to 986,180 tonnes, compared with a 1.3 per cent dip in January to 944,688 tonnes, according to the Geneva-based Airports Council...

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Region sees strong 9pc increase in traffic, survey shows

Air-cargo traffic grew by 9 per cent in the Asia-Pacific in October to 1.16 million tonnes, compared with the 1996 period, an industry report says.

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Asia posts 10pc rise in air cargo

The Asia-Pacific region recorded a 10.8 per cent year-on-year rise in air cargo to 949,767 tonnes in October, the Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI) says.

Hong Kong's...

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Airlines see 3pc growth in traffic

The world's air traffic was up by more than 3 per cent in January as the Asia-Pacific market continued to lead all other regions in passenger growth, a Geneva-based airport monitoring group says...

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Kai Tak cargo volume up 5.8pc

KAI TAK airport handled 138,100 tonnes of cargo in November, a year-on-year rise of 5.8 per cent, according to a report from the Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI).

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Pacific leads growth in passenger traffic

THE world's airports recorded modest growth in passenger and cargo traffic in August, with the Pacific leading the way in travellers and Latin America the biggest gainer in freight.

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Decrease in traffic growth

WORLDWIDE passenger traffic growth slowed to a near trickle in July, rising just three per cent against the same month last year.

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