Traffic News
TAV Airports buoyed by rising duty-free spending in first nine months
Duty-free revenue climbed +11% to €78.4 million, with spend per head leaping +21% to €10.00 in the nine months.
Middle East impact hits Heathrow passenger traffic in September
As a parliamentary review takes place, the airport company claims strong support for a third runway at Heathrow, saying that “a coalition of politicians, businesses, workers, regional airports and airlines” are backing expansion.
Strong airside sales maintain Zurich Airport commercial momentum throughout August
The rise in airside sales outstripped +4.5% passenger traffic growth in the eight-month period.
First-half commercial revenue growth outstrips passenger traffic rise at Finland’s airports
The commercial growth of +9.2% year-on-year to June outstripped a +6.4% rise in passenger traffic in the period.
IATA sees July recovery as “positive story for air travel” amid ongoing headwinds
Regional performance remained mixed, with Latin America and the Caribbean recording the strongest international traffic growth at +7.1%, while Middle Eastern carriers saw demand fall -9.5%.
Passenger traffic growth outpaces Copenhagen Airports’ +6% rise in first-half commercial income
Concession revenue at the Danish gateway amounted to DKK471 million (US$73.6 million) for the first six months, an increase of around +6% compared with the same period last year.
Vienna Airport warns of competitiveness challenge despite first-half profits increase
H1 performance shows solid growth in commercial income led by advertising and F&B as Vienna Airport Joint CEO and CFO Günther Ofner warns that Austria is falling behind as an aviation location.
Concession revenue decline hits Airports of Thailand as Middle East conflict weighs on passenger demand
Airports of Thailand’s (AOT) non-aeronautical revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended 30 June fell by -7.96% and 5.56%, respectively to THB7,258.67 million (US$219 million) and THB 23,863.54 million (US$720 million).
Airside sales buoy Zurich Airport through July as landside renovation programme continues
Airside sales climbed by +8.5% year-on-year in the first seven months with landside sales down by -3.7%, the latter explained by a big programme of renovations.
Heathrow Airport passenger traffic slips in July on Middle East and North America declines
Middle East routes saw a decline of -20.2% on the same month last year against the backdrop of war in the region, with the key North American market down by -3%.
Frankfurt T3 opening supports Fraport retail performance in Q2 despite weak passenger traffic
Retail revenues per passenger hit €3.24, just below last year’s first-half performance after what the company cited as a weak Q1 for retail but a stronger Q2 trend driven by a positive effect from the new Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport.
Asia Pacific passenger traffic weakens in June as Middle East tensions drive up airfares
The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines underscore the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on airline operating conditions as travel costs continue to rise.
