inter airport SEA 2025 sets a new benchmark for attendance

Singapore: The 8th edition of inter airport Southeast Asia (IASEA) 2025 was held in Singapore from 25-27 March 2025. The show hosted 3,621 industry trade professionals from 53 countries and regions, and featured 134 exhibitors including pavilions representing Germany, Italy, Japan and Singapore.

The event saw a 43% increase in exhibitor size and a 15.6% rise in attendee numbers, underscoring the rising significance of IASEA as a platform for productive discussions and marking its 8th edition with record-breaking participation. 

This year’s edition welcomed a delegation of leaders from major international airports in Vietnam, including Long Thanh International Airport – one of the world’s most expensive greenfield airport projects – who came with the objective to seek high-quality solutions and potential partners. 

In line with this year’s theme, “Airport Operations for Tomorrow”, the conference and exhibition floor saw timely conversations on the use of technology – more specifically, data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) – to drive resilient airports of tomorrow.  

First-time exhibitor Thales participated in expanding business opportunities with regional aviation players and introducing solutions such as its latest Fly-to-Gate biometrics solution that enables a touchless, fast, and easy passenger journey from check-in to boarding. 

One of the conference panels titled ‘Using Data Analytics to Optimise Airport Operations’ dived into the challenges and opportunities of harnessing data analytics to drive innovation and ensure sustainable growth in airport operations.