Asian Aviation
17 May 2026
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade body representing more than 600 airports across the region, has urged the Australian Government to consider the broader economic impact of increasing passenger taxes and levies on travel affordability, tourism competitiveness, and connectivity, and to ensure revenue collected is reinvested into the aviation system to enhance productivity.
The Australian Government’s decision to increase the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) to AUD 80 per outbound international passenger, effective 1 January 2027, presents an important opportunity to direct additional revenue toward border modernisation and passenger experience improvements in line with neighbouring airports across the region, such as Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore...
