ACI has honoured recipients of its annual 2012 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards at the ACI Europe and World Annual Congress and Exhibition in Istanbul.

The 9th Annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards were announced last night during the opening reception of the joint ACI Europe and ACI World Annual Congress and Exhibition in Istanbul.

Passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific rose 4.6% in April, according to ACI, while the Middle East saw a 10.2% rise.

Asia-Pacific airports win the top five global awards in ACI’s annual customer satisfaction survey, writes Joe Bates.

Global passenger traffic rose 1.8% in February, according to ACI.

SimpliFlying is set to provide ACI members with social media training.

A new global travel retail organisation, which would help the industry lobby governments more effectively, is on the verge of being formed.

The conference season started early this year with The Trinity Forum held in Abu Dhabi at the end of January. Joe Bates reviews some of the highlights.

Asia-Pacific airports finished the year with a 7.1% increase in passenger numbers while the Middle East recorded passenger traffic growth of 12.1% in 2012.

Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Dubai International have both broken into the top 10 busiest airports in the world.