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The Need for International and Regional Airport Infrastructure and Handling Capability Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

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From the past decades, it can also be observed that along with the economies of East Asian countries the aviation industry has also received remarkable opportunities to grow. With time international travel increased worldwide and on average, the growth rate of international passengers increased and became 3% in the global market. Moreover, the East Asian regions face a 5-8% average growth in international passengers per year. This increased growth in international travel in the Asia-Pacific region is not only bearing fruitful outcomes for the economy but it has also connected the region with high-profile aviation industries around the globe, which are further supporting the economic and regional development in the region. In this research, the East Asian regions are referred to as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, North Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Increased air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region has provided many opportunities for the aviation industries to bring improvement, but certain challenges are associated with regional airport development due to the increased rate of international travel. When the demand for international travel increases, it also enforces the aviation industries to increase their capacities, but this increase in demand or capacity increases the potential safety risks in the region which are associated with costs, delays, and congestion. Moreover, it also becomes challenging for the economy of the country if air travel is increasing continuously at a high pace but still there is no regional development of airports to accommodate the increased demand. Therefore, with the increased air travel in the Asia-Pacific region, there is a need to increase the regional development of airports in the region to mitigate the challenges associated with the increased demand, otherwise, this can impact the performance of already existing local airports in the region. In the coming decades, it is expected that huge and planned capital investments will be made in Asia-Pacific regions for improving and developing the airport-related infrastructures which will ease the flow of air travel. More than the cumulative investment of US$275 billion is expected in the regional developments of the airport in the Asia-Pacific region. This research is based on investigating the need for international and regional airport development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Published in American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajtte.20220704.12
Page(s) 65-73
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Airport Development, Air Traffic, Infrastructure, Aircraft Handling, COVID

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