{"id":80599,"date":"2018-12-06T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T08:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=80599"},"modified":"2018-12-06T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T08:48:48","slug":"asia-companies-time-globalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/asia-companies-time-globalisation","title":{"rendered":"Asia in the age of globalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, Asia has epitomised quality of service in air transport. It's an image that's been fantasised and reinforced by clever advertising campaigns showing stewardesses in traditional dress, smiling and taking good care of their passengers. By the way, <strong>on-board service<\/strong> is still one of the main selling points of Asian airlines. Singapore Airlines, for example, continues to use its emblematic 'Singapore Girl' in its advertising campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is no longer the only element used to attract passengers. As elsewhere in the world, Asian air transport has undergone - and is still undergoing - a revolution. Intra-regional and international competition, the rise of low-cost carriers, the weakening of certain national airlines and saturation of the skies: all this combined is changing the paradigms of the market.<\/p>\n<p>One element of the Asian traveller's psyche that was thought to be immutable is tending to disappear: <strong>the notion of prestige<\/strong> which, while not completely shattered, has nevertheless been severely dented. This is essentially due to the emergence, twenty years ago, of the low-cost carrier AirAsia in Malaysia. For the first time on the Asian continent, an airline was attracting customers more for its low fares than for the excellence of its service. Since then, the trend has become irreversible, forcing carriers to review their business models by creating \"hybrid\" or low-cost subsidiaries, or even abandoning markets that had been theirs for decades.<\/p>\n<p>As a symbol of this far-reaching change, companies that had never made a financial loss in their history suddenly found themselves in a position where they had to make a profit. <strong>facing financial difficulties<\/strong>. Over the last decade, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines have all suffered setbacks, followed by turnaround plans. While Japan Airlines is profitable again today, Thai Airways and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/cathay-pacific-se-remet-question-20170130.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cathay Pacific<\/a> are still in the midst of restructuring. Even the paragon of virtue that is Singapore Airlines has not been spared: the airline had to concede a loss in 2017, albeit limited to a single quarter. But it was enough to launch a major cost-cutting plan.<\/p>\n<p>Other Asian airlines - and not the least - came very close to disappearing altogether, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/malaysia-airlines-affiche-sa-strategie-de-reconquete-20151119.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaysia Airlines<\/a> in the lead. <strong>Saved by the government<\/strong>Malaysia's national airline is set to return to profit in 2019, albeit at the cost of a much slimmed-down network, including the disappearance of the Paris-Kuala Lumpur route. We might also mention Sri Lankan Airlines and Air India, both in turmoil due to regular political interference in their management.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-80599 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-td_696x385'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/premium-flatbed-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/premium-flatbed-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-td_696x385 size-td_696x385\" alt=\"AirAsia has turned the Asian market upside down by making the low-cost model very popular. Positioned on long-haul routes, its subsidiary Air Asia X offers a premium cabin with reclining beds \u00a9 Air Asiana X\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/premium-flatbed-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/premium-flatbed-3-300x214-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/premium-flatbed-3-100x70-derived.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80621'>\n\t\t\t\tAirAsia has turned the Asian market upside down by making the low-cost model very popular. Positioned on long-haul routes, its subsidiary Air Asia X offers a premium cabin with reclining beds \u00a9 Air Asiana X\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/inf-jcl-c255y16-010621.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/inf-jcl-c255y16-010621.jpg\" class=\"attachment-td_696x385 size-td_696x385\" alt=\"Spurred on by the competition, Cathay Pacific is banking on the rise of its hybrid subsidiary Cathay Dragon and, as always, on excellent service for its premium brand. Cathay Pacific\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/inf-jcl-c255y16-010621.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/inf-jcl-c255y16-010621-300x214-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/inf-jcl-c255y16-010621-100x70-derived.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80623'>\n\t\t\t\tSpurred on by the competition, Cathay Pacific is banking on the rise of its hybrid subsidiary Cathay Dragon and, as always, on excellent service for its premium brand.\nCathay Pacific\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Long-haul competition<\/h2>\n<p>However, the emergence of low cost is not the only reason for the upheaval of the old order. <strong>More than anywhere else, competition in this part of the world is formidable.<\/strong>. For a long time, South-East Asian airlines such as Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong were able to rely on the power of their hub. Flying Singapore Airlines, Cathay, Malaysia Airlines or Thai Airways was not just about getting to Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok. They also flew to Australia, China, Indonesia and Vietnam. In other words, an entire long-haul transfer business that is now being challenged by the Gulf carriers, which have positioned themselves on the Europe-Asia route.<\/p>\n<p>One of the other major problems now affecting Asia is that of <strong>airport saturation<\/strong>. So important, in fact, that it is alarming. In South-East Asia, only Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore offer enough slots to accommodate new flights. For an airport like Jakarta, however, it's a miracle. Indonesia's main hub handles 65 million passengers a year in facilities designed to handle barely 42 million...<\/p>\n<p>This widespread under-capacity also has an impact on traffic management. In North-East Asia, while Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Haneda perform very well in terms of punctuality, accuracy is not the strength of Chinese airports, with Beijing and Shanghai Pudong among the least competitive in the world. <strong>Just over 70 %<\/strong> of flights took off or landed on time in China in 2017, and this situation is getting worse every year as traffic soars. All this is in addition to a particular characteristic of the Chinese market: military aviation has absolute priority. According to experts, this accounts for a quarter of all air delays!<\/p>\n<p>However, China can take some consolation from the figures for its big neighbour India, where the theoretical capacity of airports is estimated at 320 million passengers. Last year, however, these same airports recorded almost 300 million passengers. The number of aircraft movements in Bombay reached almost 94 % of total runway capacity, while Delhi is expected to be <strong>saturated by 2022<\/strong>. You might as well say tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>It has to be said that competition between all the airlines is in full swing in Asia. The economic opening up of countries such as Vietnam and above all China has given rise to some formidable new players. Today, China Southern, China Eastern and Air China each carry more than 100 million passengers a year and rank among the top 15 airlines in the world.<\/p>\n<p>So you might think that the 551 million Chinese passengers who flew in 2017 - up 12.6% on 2016 - would constitute a formidable traffic reserve for all carriers. Well, they don't. Because, first of all, <strong>this exponential growth<\/strong> is essentially domestic and therefore closed to non-Chinese airlines. In 2017, only 10 % of China's 551 million passengers flew internationally, rising to 65.7 million if those flying to or from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are included.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, 60 or 70 million passengers represents a considerable market, but it remains the preserve of the Chinese airlines. Air France, Lufthansa and KLM have indeed opened flights to new Chinese destinations such as Tianjin and Xian, but this is almost nothing compared with <strong>the rise of Chinese carriers in Europe<\/strong>. Half a dozen airlines are now landing on the European continent, serving cities as surprising as Belgrade or Edinburgh. The most remarkable example: Hainan Airlines, still unknown in Europe a decade ago, now serves some fifteen cities on the Old Continent. From Shenzhen, the carrier offers routes to Brussels, London, Madrid and Zurich, and flies from Beijing to Budapest and Dublin. And more recently to Paris-Orly in partnership with Aigle Azur, of which Hainan Airlines' parent company, HNA, is a shareholder.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-80599 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-td_696x385'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/prdt-787-10jcl-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/prdt-787-10jcl-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-td_696x385 size-td_696x385\" alt=\"On its regional routes served by Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Singapore Airlines will be offering the same quality of service as on long-haul routes, with a lie-flat seat in business class. Singapore Airlines\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-80627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/prdt-787-10jcl-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/prdt-787-10jcl-3-300x214-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/prdt-787-10jcl-3-100x70-derived.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-80627'>\n\t\t\t\tOn its regional routes served by Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Singapore Airlines will be offering the same quality of service as on long-haul routes, with a lie-flat seat in business class. Singapore Airlines\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_80629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80629\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/id-files-28664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/id-files-28664.jpg\" alt=\"JAL is banking on excellence in both economy and business class, with its Sky Suite. JAL\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/id-files-28664.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/id-files-28664-214x300-derived.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JAL is banking on excellence in both economy and business class, with its Sky Suite. JAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Partnerships for all<\/h2>\n<p>Because China is relatively closed to foreign airlines, many international players have become involved in the Chinese airline industry. <strong>commercial partnerships with local partners<\/strong>. This is the case of the joint ventures concluded by Air France-KLM with both China Eastern and China Southern. \"<em>These two joint ventures are expanding rapidly. We have just renewed our joint venture with China Eastern until 2021. And we are now working to strengthen our offer in Beijing with the opening of the new airport at the end of 2019.<\/em>\"says Zoran Jelkic, General Manager of the France market for the Franco-Dutch airline group. Another competitor to the joint ventures entered into by Air France-KLM, the one formed by the Lufthansa group with Air China represents 35 % of total capacity on the Europe-China route. \"We offer a product that enables us to connect the whole of Europe with China\", explains Michael Gloor, Lufthansa Group's Senior Sales Director for France.<\/p>\n<p>Always in this competitive dynamic, <strong>Asia has also redefined the low-cost model<\/strong>. AirAsia, today the biggest operator in South-East Asia, is the symbol of this. The company, originally Malaysian, has become a true multinational, with subsidiaries in a dozen or so countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, India and Japan, while Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing aviation markets, awaits its arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Connecting nearly 150 cities in South-East Asia, the carrier is also tackling the <strong>long-haul market<\/strong>. For some years now, its AirAsia X subsidiaries in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been linking these countries with Australia, as well as with North-East Asia (China-Korea-Japan) and Hawaii. Above all, after launching routes to London and Paris a decade ago - which was considered premature at the time - the airline is once again planning a return to the Old Continent. London, Central and Eastern Europe would be among the first destinations coveted, particularly from Bangkok. The carrier is awaiting the delivery of Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, scheduled for 2020.<\/p>\n<p>However, competition has been faster than AirAsia on low-cost flights between Asia and Europe. The Singapore Airlines subsidiary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/silk-air-singapore-airlines-montee-gamme-20180626.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scoot<\/a> is in fact the leader in this market, with the low-cost carrier having launched flights a year ago linking Singapore to Athens and Berlin. Other destinations, notably in Scandinavia, are set to follow.<\/p>\n<h2>Stronger segmentation<\/h2>\n<p>Singapore Airlines' low-cost subsidiary Scoot shows that <strong>traditional carriers have been able to react<\/strong> to the competition. Not only Singapore Airlines, but also Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways International and All Nippon Airways have recently segmented their offer, separating their premium brand from a low-cost or simplified service product. These include Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon, Thai Airways International and Thai Smile, and ANA and Peach Air. Even the very conservative Japan Airlines is getting in on the act.<\/p>\n<p>As the Japanese archipelago gears up for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, the company still considered to be Japan's \"national airline\" will be contributing to the event with <strong>the launch of a long-haul low-cost airline<\/strong>. JAL has confirmed this choice<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/japan-airlines-low-cost-20180514.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> last June<\/a>The first flights, operated by two Boeing B787s based at Tokyo Narita, are scheduled for July 2020. Just in time for the Olympic Games. Europe and the United States should be the first continents served by the future carrier, which is still trying to find a name.<\/p>\n<p>The separation between premium and hybrid\/low-cost products is accompanied by a <strong>flagship brands move upmarket<\/strong> across the continent. This is the strategy adopted by Singapore Airlines. \"<em>Scoot and Singapore Airlines both fly to Europe, but we complement each other. Singapore Airlines continues to fly to premium markets such as London and Paris, where demand from business travellers for a premium product is strong. This is reflected in the success of our Economy Premium class to Paris. While we offer flexible fare structures to meet passenger demand, we believe that our quality of service and on-board product should enable us to move away from a purchase where the only criterion is price.<\/em>\"says Jing KaiWong, the company's Director for France.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore Airlines has therefore invested a billion dollars in all its classes in order to maintain a product that travellers consider to be \"the best in the world\". <strong>one of the best in the world<\/strong>. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/singapore-airlines-cabine-a380-20171103.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Suite<\/a> is a true luxury class offering exclusivity and intimacy; the ultimate in this abundance of refinement being the possibility of sleeping in a double bed in certain suites on the Airbus A380.<\/p>\n<p>In the same vein, the two business class seats in the middle aisle can also be merged into one. And while the new Premium Economy product is close to the standards of the old business classes, the economy class seat benefits from improved ergonomics. A small revolution in the future: the airline will offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/singapore-airlines-regional-20180412.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on these regional lines<\/a> a business class of the same standard as on long-haul flights. This will mean <strong>a sleeper seat<\/strong> on an entire connecting route.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is adopting a similar strategy in the high-contribution market. The delivery of nearly 80 aircraft between now and 2024 will give it <strong>the opportunity to rethink all its classes<\/strong>. While its first class should be made up of suites, the airline is still working on the design of the cabin, while the current business class seat, in diagonal configuration, has only undergone ergonomic improvements on the new Airbus A350s.<em>the product is highly acclaimed by passengers<\/em>\"said Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg recently. The airline will also be offering a regional business product closer to its standards on its intercontinental flights. This policy has also been adopted by Philippines Airlines, whose Airbus A321neo aircraft are offering Business lie-flat seats for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The arrival of new-generation aircraft<\/strong> is enabling traditional airlines to review their service standards. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/interview-ludovic-froidure-koreanair-20180223.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korean Air<\/a> offers its excellent Apex Suite business class on its Airbus A350s and Boeing 747-8s, Vietnam Airlines has launched a revamped business class with the delivery of its Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s, and Eva Air will offer its Boeing Dreamliner B787-9s and B787-10s redesigned cabins with a business seat offering comfort and privacy. And we eagerly await the outcome of the new strategic direction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/thai-airways-international-renforce-capacites-europe-20170731.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thai Airways<\/a>announced for the end of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Asian carriers have clearly understood that they are living in a new world, where the prestige of travel has been replaced by a simple desire to travel. However, the smiles and grace of Asia's stewardesses will remain with everyone. More than prestige, they are the embodiment of this unchanging Asia. Globalisation or not.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-80599 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-td_696x385'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eva-787-9-shot-06-still-1920x1080-tcm35-.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eva-787-9-shot-06-still-1920x1080-tcm35-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-td_696x385 size-td_696x385\" alt=\"Eva Air will take advantage of the delivery of brand new Boeing B787-9 and B787-10 aircraft to offer new seats for its Royal Laurel business class \u00a9 Eva Air\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-80631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eva-787-9-shot-06-still-1920x1080-tcm35-.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eva-787-9-shot-06-still-1920x1080-tcm35--300x214-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eva-787-9-shot-06-still-1920x1080-tcm35--100x70-derived.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-80631'>\n\t\t\t\tEva Air will take advantage of the delivery of brand new Boeing B787-9 and B787-10 aircraft to offer new seats for its Royal Laurel business class \u00a9 Eva Air\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<style>aside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box {\n    border-top: 0.4rem solid #972d35;\n    background-color: #f3f3f3;\n\n    padding: 1.5rem;\n    padding-right : 1rem;\n    margin: 1.5em 0;\n\n    color: black;\n    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\n    font-size: 1rem;\n}\n\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h1,\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h2,\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h3,\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h4,\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h5,\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > h6\n{\n    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\n    color      : black;\n    font-size  :  1.25rem;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    font-style : normal;\n    padding    : 0;\n    margin     : 1em 0;\n}\n\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > *:first-child {\n    margin-top: 0;\n}\n\naside.wp-block-varenne-highlight-box > *:last-child {\n    margin-bottom: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-highlight-box\"><\/p>\n<h3>Dream airports<\/h3>\n<p>If there is one area in which the Asian aviation market excels, it is airports. The continent is bursting at the seams with hubs that combine <strong>efficiency, services and spectacular architecture<\/strong>. Over the last ten years, some incredible terminals have sprung up. There is Bombay, for example, a Jet Airways hub and a veritable art museum with the collection of one of the airport's owners. There is also the new terminal 4 at Singapore Changi, whose great comfort and concept linking nature and air transport almost make you forget that this terminal is dedicated to low-cost traffic. Another new terminal is in Jakarta, where T3 finally gives space to a hub that is suffering from congestion.<br \/>\nAnd then there's the new Terminal 2 at Seoul Incheon airport. The new heart of the SkyTeam alliance and of Korean Air, this sparklingly clean terminal embodies <strong>everything you'd expect from an Asian airport<\/strong> ! Technological applications will facilitate passenger and baggage handling, as well as leisure activities, with the terminal offering virtual entertainment and the possibility of having a coffee served by a robot. Not to mention more 'traditional' activities such as attending a concert or simply relaxing for a few hours in a relaxation area, open to all and... free of charge.<br \/>\nIt's probably <strong>through this range of services<\/strong> that Asia remains the world leader. In Europe, passengers will be looking for airports offering just as many boutiques, as well as gardens - in Singapore -, a jungle trail - in Kuala Lumpur -, massage areas - in Bangkok - or a gastronomic experience in a traditional village, as in Tokyo Haneda and Nagoya Chubu. And with new airports and terminals under construction in Beijing, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, passengers are still likely to be charmed.<\/p>\n<p><\/aside>\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Air Cambodia takes off<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Air transport in Cambodia is booming, thanks to a combination of strong economic growth (+7.5% estimated in 2018) and record-breaking tourism year after year. This trend is being supported by France's Vinci, which manages the concessions for the country's three international airports, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap\/Angkor and Sihanoukville, in the south of the kingdom. \"\u00a0<em>For the past three years <strong>a huge boom in traffic<\/strong> with double-digit growth rates. As a result, we should reach the ten million passenger mark for the first time at all three airports.<\/em>\" says Eric Delobel, Managing Director of Cambodia Airports.<\/p>\n<p>The good economic performance is also having a very tangible effect on the distribution of traffic between the three airports. \"\u00a0<em>Traffic in Phnom Penh has been growing faster than in Siem Reap for the past two years, proving that the capital is becoming a real economic metropolis. This trend is growing with the arrival of a number of prestigious international airlines such as All Nippon Airways, Emirates and Qatar Airways, joined this winter by Air China to Beijing. Phnom Penh is therefore very accessible, with links to a dozen major intercontinental hubs.<\/em>\" adds Eric Delobel.<\/p>\n<p>Vinci has launched <strong>major works between 2012 and 2018<\/strong>doubling the capacity of the two terminals in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and building a new terminal in Sihanoukville. The group is also looking to the future with optimism. \"\u00a0<em>We're here for the long term, and we have a unique feature: we're both an investor and an operator, which allows us to optimise our needs.<\/em>\" stresses the Managing Director. Of course, the Cambodian government has launched the construction of a new airport in Siem Reap with Chinese investors and is looking to build another airport in Phnom Penh. \"<em>We are in constant contact with the government. And our know-how speaks for itself,<\/em> says Eric Delobel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air transport in Asia is like the rest of the world: in the throes of change! Alongside the major traditional airlines, there are niche long-haul carriers and a plethora of low-cost carriers. 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