ACI merges Asia and Pacific divisions

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Gavin Lipsith

12-May-2006

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Airports Council International reorganises its regional groupings to provide better focus on the fast-growing Asia/Pacific region

Airports Council Interational (ACI) has merged its fastest growing regional divisions, ACI-Asia and ACI-Pacific to allow the organisation to provide greater focus on the Asia/Pacific region. ACI-Asia Pacific will comprise 478 airports serving 980m passengers, spanning the Middle East, former CIS states, the Indian subcontinent, Asia, Oceania, the Pacific Islands and Hawaii, as well as Vancouver and San Francisco.

Macquarie Bank executive director and Macquarie Airports chairman Max Moore-Wilton was appointed as president of the new grouping at ACI's Asia Pacific Regional Assembly earlier this month. He said: "The merger will facilitate sharing resources, new technology and management experience across the region, further cementing the airport's role as an engine of economic growth."

Outgoing ACI-Pacific president and Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO David Pang explained that the region's high potential for growth made the move essential. "Even though these two regions account for only 25% of airports worldwide, they represent 60% of the world's population. Emerging markets such as India and China will provide persistent growth momentum for the airport business."

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