6th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium

Growing sustainably: A new strategy for airports and destinations

Athens, Greece

Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World

Greek airports

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Upholding the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Benefits of Aviation in Europe

4Source: Aviation benefits beyond the border Report, 2018

Global benefits of Aviation: Supporting

wider economic development

Source: Aviation benefits beyond the border Report, 20185

2017 - Resilience in the face

of ongoing tensions

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Total worldwide movements, passengers and

air cargo evolution (2000–2017)

7Source: 2018 World Annual Traffic Report

Global passenger traffic (2007–2017)

8Source: 2018 World Annual Traffic Report

Growth in passenger traffic by region (2017/2016)

9Source: 2018 World Annual Traffic Report

Global air cargo volumes (2007-2017)

10Source: 2018 World Annual Traffic Report

Air cargo traffic growth rates by region

11Source: 2018 World Annual Traffic Report

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Distribution of global airport revenues

Source: 2018 ACI Airports Economics Report

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Evolution of Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) (2011–2016)

5,9%6,1%

6,3% 6,3% 6,4%

7.3%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: 2018 ACI Airports Economics Report

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ROIC by airport size category (2016)

-2,1%

5,0%

8,9%

7,2%

7,8%

8,6%

<1m 1–5m 5–15m 15–25m 25–40m >40m

<1m 1–5m 5–15m 15–25m 25–40m >40m

Source: 2018 ACI Airports Economics Report

15Source: 2018 ACI Airports Economics Report

• 66% of the airports in

the world operate at a

net loss

• 92% of the loss-making

airports handle fewer

than one million

passengers per year

Airport losses

5-15m

0.9%1-5m

6.3%

15-25m

0.2% 25-40m

0.2%

<1m

92%

>40m

0.2%

Distribution of airports with a net loss by airport size (millions of passengers, 2016)

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Airport networks

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Airport infrastructure investment by region, 2016

A glimpse into the future

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Total passenger traffic forecast (2006-2040)

8,3

17,0

20,9

0

5

10

15

20

25

Passen

gers

(b

illio

ns)

Total passengers

Passenger traffic will

double within 17 years

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Aviation market shares 2017-2040

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International Vs. domestic passenger traffic

(2017-2040)

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Growth rate 2017-2040

Meeting demand?

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2006

2007

2008

2009

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2011

2012

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2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2029

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2035

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2038

2039

2040

Pa

ss

en

ge

rs (

mil

lio

ns

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Domestic passengers International passengers

137.6

80.6

58.1

37.0

Passenger traffic in Greece will double

within 17 years

Infrastructure financing

and development

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Creating fertile grounds for investment in airports

Key FindingsPolicy

RecommendationsTrends in airport

privatization

Privatization process

Government options

Incentivizing the private sector to invest in airports

Case studies

Environmental Stewardship

Tools and Support

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Working at global level for environmental stewardship

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Adaptation to climate change

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Government and Industry collaboration

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The way forward

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Conclusion

Conclusion