PASSENGER traffic showed strong growth in May 2015, with Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports both reporting 10.6 per cent and 10.9 per cent year-on-year growth respectively.
According to figures from the Airports Council International (ACI), passenger growth was supported by robust international traffic despite slowdown in regional trade activities.
A number of the major airports recorded year-on-year growth in excess of 20 per cent: Dubai (DXB) rose 23.2 per cent, Shanghai (PVG) increased 22 per cent and Bangkok (BKK) grew 22.8 per cent. Bangkok Don Muang (DMK) continued to deliver the highest growth among major airports, surging 49.6 per cent.
Though passenger traffic remained resilient, the lull in trade activities and air freight traffic may put downward pressures on business travels in the coming months, said ACI in a press release.
