Hamad International Airport (HIA) is hosting a two-day Airport Council International (ACI) Developing Nations Assistance (DNA) seminar which will conclude today.
The seminar started with a welcome reception organized by HIA on Saturday.
The Developing Nations Assistance Programme, which is an ACI initiative, is targeted towards airport communities in developing countries and offers no cost and low cost training and other capacity building initiatives to realize their development objectives.
The seminar is organised in conjunction with Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and CIFAL-United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and focuses on ‘Airport Air Service Development’.
The main topics include defining the airport/airline business relations, identifying the market potential for an airport’s location, defining the overall airport marketing strategy to grow aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, and formulating marketing support and financial incentives schemes for route development
Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Chief Operating Officer of HIA, said: “Hamad International Airport is a relatively young airport, having started our operations in May 2014. Within the past three years, we have achieved our development objectives largely due to our investment on training and building capacities. Hence, we are happy to provide a similar learning environment, in collaboration with ACI, to all delegates. We hope they have a productive seminar and are able to take back knowledge that will bring them to greater heights.”
Angela Gittens, Director General of ACI World, said: “I would like to thank Hamad International Airport for hosting the DNA seminar on ‘Airport Air Service Development.’ This is an increasingly important discipline as airports are no longer public utility monopolies but must compete effectively to attract and retain air service for the benefit of the communities they serve.
