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CONNECTIVITY & Aviation Competitiveness EESC Hearing – Integrated Aviation Policy
2 July 2015, Brussels
Why AIR CONNECTIVITY matters?
AVIATION
= prime & unsurpassed enabler of Global connectivity
GLOBAL ECONOMIC SHIFT
> Emerging markets: 50% of World GDP
> Europe = dependence on external trade
AVIATION & ECONOMIC POLICY
> Strategic relevance for Growth & Jobs
> Integrated aviation strategy
Evolving CONNECTIVITY
NEW DEMAND PATTERNS
Evolving CONNECTIVITY (2)
GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS = reconfigured
Serving the Airport Industry
AIR CONNECTIVITY at a Glance
… But incomplete EU recovery
EUR, NA, LAC lagging behind
Regional connectivity risks
TRAFFIC CONCENTRATION (Summer 2015)
> LCCs moving up market = 0% route growth
> FSC retrenching = -7% route growth
REGIONAL AIRPORTS
> Connectivity level below 2008 for 32% of regional airports
> More dependent on indirect connectivity
> LCC bases = -13% (2015 vs. 2014)
HUB RESILIENCE…
… But Global position WEAKENING
TOTAL Hub Connectivity (since 2008)
> IST: + 400%
> Top 3 Gulf: + 340%
> Top 3 EU: + 14,4%
INTERCONTINENTAL Hub Connectivity (since 2008)
CONNECTIVITY & airports’ agenda
CONNECTIVITY
> = airports’ business & social mandate
> Network development & airline marketing
CONNECTIVITY & airports’ agenda (2)
BOOST COMPETITIVE POSITION
> Cost cutting (since 2008 – per pax & real terms)
- Staff costs: -17,5% / Maintenance: - 51,5% / Energy & Waste: -9,1%
- But external costs: capital costs & security
> Competitive charges
- Charges 2015: -0,8% / 2014: - 1,14%
- Additional rebates & incentives: - 18,7%
> Subsidising airlines
- Charges = 46% of total costs
- +€3 billion unrecovered costs
AVIATION PACKAGE
CONNECTIVITY = Jobs, Growth & Investment agenda
> + 10% air connectivity = +0,5% GDP (per capita)
> 2-way relationship
> The EU economy needs:
- Improved direct connectivity & Strong global HUB positioning
- Complemented by diversified indirect connectivity
CONSUMER-centric integrated policy
> Resist protectionism
- Open Skies
- Airport charges & financing
> Airline interest is NOT consumer interest
AVIATION PACKAGE (2)
KEY MESSAGES & ISSUES
1. License to grow Reconciling aviation growth with our environmental objectives
- Global MBM & industry commitments/achievements
- Airport capacity crunch & financing
2. Global competitiveness Redress competitive gap with leading & emerging aviation powers
- Aviation taxes
- Single European Sky
- Regulatory driven costs: Security & Safety
3. Global & inclusive accessibility
- Open Skies with EU’s main trading partners
- Visa policy
- Airport capacity crunch & small regional airports sustainability
- Intermodality
> 2-way relationship
> Strategic relevance for economic policy (global shift)
From AIRLINE-centric to CONSUMER-centric
> Resist protectionism
- Open Skies
- Airport charges
> Airline interest is NOT consumer interest
THANK YOU
www.aci-europe.org
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