Airports in ME and AP Report Growth; Bangkok's Don Mueang Up 52.4%

According to data compiled by ACI Asia Pacific, the summer holiday season boosted passenger traffic in July 2015 with Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern airports recording growth of 9.9% and 22.3% respectively.

The majority of airports in the region reported positive passenger growth for the month with strong support from international routes.

A number of airports in Asia Pacific recorded year-on-year gains in excess of 25%: Bangalore (BLR) +33%, Phuket (HKT) +28.6%, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) +27.1%, Osaka Kansai (KIX) +25.1%, Hyderabad (HYD) +25.1%.

The Middle Eastern hub airports all recorded significant gains: Dubai (DXB) +29.5%, Doha (DOH) +24.9%, Abu Dhabi (AUH) 23.3%.

Overall though, Bangkok Don Muang (DMK) once again generated the highest increase among major airports at +52.4%.

Air freight continued to be impacted by the slowdown across Asian export markets and oil producing economies.

In July 2015, freight volumes were flat in Asia Pacific at 0%, while the Middle East recorded a decrease of -0.9%.

Manila (MNL) delivered the highest growth rate among both region at +15% driven by strong domestic freight volumes.