November 05, 2009 12:46 PM

AIRPORTS ASKED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR VOICE TO IMPROVE THE INDUSTRY

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 November 2009 – The Airports Council International Welcomed Over 600 Representatives From 67 Countries At Their Annual Meeting This Week. After Welcoming The Delegates, Host For The Event Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director Of Malaysia Airports Introduced Jim Cherry, ACI Chair Since 2007, Who Focused On Strategies For Weathering The Turbulence Of Recent Years, And Working Closely With Our Partners Across The Industry. Paraphrasing President John F Kennedy, Cherry Said, “What Unites Us Is Far More Important That What Divides Us, And That Holds True For The Airline – Airport Relationship. We Must Work With The Airlines Association IATA Successfully, On The Climate Change Issue, And We Must Maintain The Momentum. At ICAO We Are Better Recognized And We Have Increased Our Presence There. We Have Learned That It Is About Cooperation Not Capitulation.”

Max Moore-Wilton, President of the ACI Asia-Pacific Region, built on the theme of strengthening the association, emphasizing that faced with successive crises, airports need to be more competitive, focusing on innovation and market efficiency, seconding Cherry’s insistence on contributing to making industry progress on the environmental challenge.

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