Managing Airports: An International Perspective

451 Pages·2018·4.6 MB·English

by  Anne Graham

Managing Airports
Managing Airports presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into today’s
international airport industry. Approaching management topics from a strategic and
commercial perspective, rather than from an operational and technical one, the book
provides an innovative insight into the processes behind running a successful airport.
This fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many important
developments in the management of airports. It features:
• New content on: evolving airline models and implications for airports, self-
connection, digital marketing, sensor and beacon technology, policy decisions and
economic benefits, and climate change adaptation.
• Updated and expanded content on: airport privatisation, economic regulation,
technology within the terminal, non-aeronautical innovations, service quality and
the passenger experience.
• New and updated international case studies to show recent issues and theory in
practice, including studies from emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil.
Accessible and up-to-date, Managing Airports is ideal for students, lecturers and researchers
of transport and tourism, and practitioners within the air transport industry.
Anne Graham is Professor of Air Transport and Tourism Management at the University
of Westminster in London, UK. One of her key areas of expertise and knowledge is
airport management, economics and regulation, and she has over 30 years’ experience of
lecturing, research and consultancy on these topics. She has published widely with recent
books including The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management, Airport Finance and
Investment in the Global Economy, Aviation Economics and Airport Marketing. Between 2013
and 2015 Anne was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Air Transport Management and is on
the Editorial Board of a number of other journals.

Managing Airports
An international perspective
Fifth edition
Anne Graham
Fifth edition published 2018
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Names: Graham, Anne, 1958– author.
Title: Managing airports : an international perspective / Anne Graham.
Description: 5th edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2018. |
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Contents
List of figures vii
List of tables ix
List of case studies xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Abbreviations xix
1 Introduction 1
2 The structure of the airport industry 9
3 Airport economics and performance benchmarking 83
4 The airport–airline relationship 125
5 Airport operations 177
6 Airport service quality and the passenger experience 219
7 Provision of commercial facilities 253
8 Airport competition and the role of marketing 289
9 The economic and social impact of airports 349
10 The environmental impact of airports 379
11 Future prospects 411
Index 421

v

Figures
1.1 Airport passengers by world region, 2016 2
1.2 Airport cargo tonnes by world region, 2016 2
1.3 The world’s 20 largest airports by total passengers, 2016 3
1.4 The world’s 20 largest airports by cargo tonnes, 2016 3
1.5 The world’s 20 largest airports by aircraft movements, 2016 4
1.6 Airport passenger growth by main region, 2006–16 5
2.1 Passengers at major French airports, 2015 39
2.2 EBITDA share of Fraport’s business segments (%) 62
2.3 Percentage of airports with some private sector involvement by
region, 2016 66
2.4 Percentage of passengers at airports with some private sector
involvement by region, 2016 67
2.5 Percentage of airports by privatisation model, 2016 67
2.6 Percentage of passengers at airports by privatisation model, 2016 68
3.1 Operating margin of world airlines (top 150) and airports (top 50/100
depending on year) 1998–2015 87
3.2 Revenue structures at ACI airports, 2015 (excluding non-operating items) 89
3.3 Operating cost structures at ACI airports, 2015 90
3.4 Total costs per passenger for selected world airports, 2015 109
3.5 Residual variable factor productivity at selected Asia-Pacific airports, 2015 113
4.1 Aeronautical charges by source at ACI airports, 2015 131
4.2 Airport charges index, 2016 132
4.3 Importance of different charges with the airport charges index, 2016 (%) 132
4.4 Ground handling stations by major companies, 2015/16 162
4.5 US airport capital funding for committed projects, 2013–17 169
5.1 Passenger use of technology at airports, 2016 (%) 210
6.1 Passengers feeling positive or negative emotions during the airport
journey (%) 239
7.1 Non-aeronautical revenue per passenger at ACI airports by world
region, 2015 260
7.2 Non-aeronautical revenue at ACI airports by revenue source, 2015 261
7.3 Concession and car parking revenue at London Heathrow, Gatwick and
Stansted airports (%), 2016 269
7.4 Dwell time (minutes) by journey stage, 2015 271
7.5 Penetration rate (%) by commercial category, 2015 275
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FIGURES
7.6 Non-aeronautical revenue per passenger at Copenhagen, Geneva,
Vienna and Zurich, 2005–16 279
8.1 Reasons for passenger airport choice at UK airports, 2011 311
8.2 Use of different types of airport names 317
8.3 Airport use or planned (in the next three years) passenger mobile
services, 2017 (%) 337
9.1 The economic impact of airports 351
9.2 Direct jobs at airports, 2013 353
9.3 SEO air connectivity index of top 10 European airports, 2017 363
9.4 Services funded by the UK route development funds 370
9.5 Passenger use of alternative airports to Amsterdam after the
introduction of the passenger tax 373
10.1 Surface access mode used at German airports, 2014 396
10.2 Public transport use and targets at selected Norwegian airports 397
10.3 Public transport use at selected UK airports, 2016 400
11.1 Airport passenger growth forecasts by region, 2015–40 416
11.2 Airport passenger forecasts by region, 2040 416
viii
Tables
2.1 Examples of airport privatisation through share flotations 19
2.2 Examples of airport privatisation through trade sales 21
2.3 Examples of airport privatisation through concession agreements 26
2.4 Examples of airport privatisation through project finance/BOT 29
2.5 Ownership patterns at main UK airports, 2017 35
2.6 Group/fund ownership at main UK airports, 2017 37
2.7 Airport participation in the US Airport Privatization Pilot Program 43
2.8 Lease rent payments at major Canadian airports, 2016 45
2.9 Total airport traffic at Indian airports, 2002–16 46
2.10 Major privatisation projects at Indian airports 47
2.11 Major privatisation projects at Brazil airports 50
2.12 China’s listed airports 56
2.13 Fraport’s international activities 61
2.14 TAV Airports: portfolio of airports 63
2.15 Vinci Airports: portfolio of airports 65
2.16 NAA’s Sister Airport Agreements 77
3.1 Profitability for 50 major airport operators, 2015 83
3.2 Airport operating revenue sources 88
3.3 Average airport operating revenue and cost structures 91
3.4 Operating revenue and cost structures at a selection of European
airports, 2016 93
3.5 Operating revenue and cost structures at a selection of US and Canadian
airports, 2016 94
3.6 Operating revenue and cost structures at a selection of other airports, 2016 95
3.7 Performance indicators commonly used to assess economic performance 106
3.8 Performance indicators suggested by ICAO and ACI 107
3.9 Examples of airport performance and efficiency studies: parametric
(stochastic) cost/production function methods 111
3.10 Examples of airport performance and efficiency studies: non-parametric
index number methods 112
3.11 Examples of airport performance and efficiency studies: non-parametric
frontier methods 114
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