All Airports Council International Articles
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InsightsTop 20 cargo airports: Steady as they go
Global air cargo traffic at airports rebounded strongly in 2024, reaching a record 127m metric tonnes due to maritime disruptions and accelerating e-commerce demand
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NewsFreight traffic at European airports “stable” in first half
Freight volumes at European airports were stable in the first half of the year, although performance varied across gateways
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NewsACI ranks busiest air cargo gateways in 2024
Airports Council International (ACI) World, the airport trade association, has today (April 14) provided a first look at the 2024 rankings of the world’s busiest airports
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TIACA joins forces with ACI on cargo safety and sustainability
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Airports Council International (ACI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve the overall level of safety, efficiency and sustainability of cargo operations within the airport ecosystem.The MoU will focus on the development of joint advocacy programmes in the context of ICAO ...
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NewsHong Kong remains busiest cargo airport as US hubs struggled
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last year retained its position as the world's busiest cargo airport, while US hubs reported some of the largest declines amongst the world's top 10 freight hubs.Provisional figures released today by Airports Council International (ACI) show that HKIA registered a 3.3% year-on-year increase in cargo ...
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InsightsTop 20 Cargo Airports: Hong Kong leads the way in a tough 2022
In the wake of Covid-19, other challenges are still hampering air cargo growth. But some of the world’s busiest airports are bullish nonetheless, and are backing their vision for the future with substantial investments (see the top 20 table at end of article).Figures published by Airports Council International (ACI) World ...
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NewsTop 20 cargo airports: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky the big winner
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport reported the largest percentage increase in cargo volumes last year of the top 20 cargo airports, according to the latest statistics (see chart at end of article) from Airports Council International (ACI).ACI released its provisional figures for the top 10 airports back in April, showing that ...
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NewsHong Kong International retains busiest cargo hub top spot
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) retained its position as the world's busiest cargo airport in 2022 despite the impact of Covid restrictions, according to statistics from Airports Council International.HKIA saw its cargo volumes fall by 16.4% year on year in 2022 to 4.2m tonnes as restrictions on crew hampered operations, ...
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InsightsTop 20 Cargo Airports: Leading hubs bounce back after Covid hit
Covid lockdowns and virus-related freight surges in 2021 influenced the final ‘premier league’ table of the world’s top 20 cargo airports in 2021 (see chart at end of article).Global economic shocks, China’s Covid lockdowns and the war in Ukraine will similarly impact 2022’s final running order. As we enter the ...
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NewsHong Kong International returns to the cargo top spot in 2021
Hong Kong International Airport is the busiest cargo airport in the world, according to new data.Airports Council International (ACI) World’s data shows Hong Kong achieved just over 5m metric tonnes of cargo in 2021, up 12.5% since 2020 and up 4.5% since 2019.Memphis International Airport in second place reached 4.5m ...
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InsightsTop 20 air cargo hubs: Facing up to a challenging market
Last year was not easy for the world's leading air cargo hubs as Covid put pressure on operations. However, the cargo sector continues to invest and is looking ahead to a brighter future.Covid-19 saw airport passenger terminals turned into ghost towns in 2020, but airfreight kept flowing through global hubs, ...
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ACI World launches guide to developing cargo at airports
Airports Council International (ACI) has published a guide on how airports can use cargo to develop an alternative revenue stream.ACI said the Developing Cargo at Airports guide, which was produced in collaboration with Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) and InterVISTAS, said that as airports come out of the pandemic and look ...
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NewsHong Kong loses cargo hub top spot to Memphis
The world's largest cargo hubs saw demand increase last year despite the Covid outbreak, while US express hub Memphis surpassed Hong Kong to become the world's largest cargo hub (full charts below).Preliminary statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show the the top ten air cargo hubs in 2020 saw volumes ...
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NewsH1 2020 top cargo airports: Hong Kong heads the list despite demand drop
Hong Kong maintained its place as the world's busiest cargo hub in a difficult first half of the year that saw demand decline across the world's top 10 freight hubs.The half-year figures recently released by Airports Council International (ACI) demonstrated the impact that the ground of passenger services as a ...
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Airports and airlines call for an extension to slot rule waiver
Airline and airport groups have teamed up to call on the European Commission to extend the slot waiver system over the winter season.ACI EUROPE, Airlines for Europe, Airlines International Representation in Europe, IATA and the European Association of Slot Coordinators have agreed to abide by a set of conditions under ...
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NewsTop 20 cargo airports 2019: Hong Kong tops the list but demand down overall
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) maintained its position as the world's busiest cargo airport last year, but challenging market conditions led to an overall decline in demand at the top 20 hubs (full list below) in 2019.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show that the top 20 cargo airports saw ...
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ACI World notes ‘downward pressure’
According to data compiled and analysed by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the global airfreight market continued to decline in August, as volumes fell by 5% compared with the same month of 2018.Global trade and economic challenges contributed to the tenth consecutive months of negative growth, whether in terms of ...
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NewsTop 20 Cargo Hubs 2018: LA and Doha surge up the cargo field
There was no change among the world’s top five cargo gateways in 2018 but there was movement further down the table, reported Airports Council International.Hong Kong International Airport, Memphis International, Shanghai Pudong, Incheon and Ted Stevens Anchorage all held their positions from the previous year as the top five cargo ...
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European airports' cargo performance hits seven-year low
In June, European airports registered the largest percentage decline in cargo traffic of the past seven years.Airports Council International (ACI) Europe figures show that cargo traffic at European hubs declined by 7.1% in June, while over the first six months of the year there was a 3.5% decline.Both the European ...