Lydd presentation 2 (2)

LYDD Airport development:Airlines and Passengers

By: Kadir, Martina, Jana, Anna-Maria, Anita, Sara, Nora, Puja and Amanda.

APEXAirline Passenger Experience Association:

network of the world’s leading airlines, suppliers and related companies committed to elevating the level of the airline passenger experience.

Introducing ourselves

• Passenger Issues:o Transportation

o Lydd Services

• Airline Issues:o Demand

o Type of Airline

o Type of Airport Lydd is going to be

o Environment

• Pros and Cons

Information Provided

Transportation: Passenger View

Pro expansion view:

• Passengers outside the catchment area

• Budget airlines

• Explorer passengers

Transportation: fast, safe, affordable• London to Lydd Airport 1h 20 m

• Free parking, and £5 is for overnight parking

• Almost all of Kent lies within one hour drive from Lydd

• Within a two hour drive lies places like: o Colchester in Essex, o Stevenage in Hertfordshire,o Bracknell in Berkshire, o Alton in Hampshire,o Haslemere in Surrey o Littlehampton in West Sussex.

Transportation: fast, safe, affordable

• Train from London to Ashford International Train Station (not to the airport), e.g. St Pancras – Ashford 38min £28

• CONSIDERATION:o DIRECT train from London to the Airporto Keep car park free

and not raise overnight fees

Lydd Services

• Number of check-in desk• Security checks• Number of gate• Improved passenger check-in and security facilities, larger

arrivals and baggage reclaim areas.• Introduction of an arrivals carousel and check-in desk baggage

conveyors, which will be completed before the end of the year. • The airport is investing more than £240,000 in the upgrade of

services.• The refurbishment also includes additional

state-of-the-art CCTV and electronic

Airport’s Issues

• existence of restricted airspace• severe operational constraints• competition from Manston Airport, the

Channel Tunnel and Gatwick

Why will airlines suddenly take an interest in Lydd Airport when the

runway is extended?

Figures and Statistics

Figures and Statistics

“Growth within Greater London is unacceptable. Runway expansion is

unacceptable at Heathrow and City, as a consequence of the localized environmental impacts that would result. A third

runway at Heathrow is strongly opposed by the Mayor.”(Mayor of London, 2011.)

Types of airlines LYDD can attract

• No Frills

• Charter Airlines

• Charter AD HOC

• Commuter Airlines

• VIP/ Corporate

Airlines

Services provided by Lydd

• Check in and Gate Handling,

• Meeting & Greeting Passengers,

• Baggage Handling, Lost Baggage,

• Aircraft dispatch: disembarking, cleaning, catering, refueling,

cargo loading/ unloading, boarding

• Escorting of disabled passengers.

What kind of airport is Lydd going to be?

• Extended runwayo Runway will be extended to 1,800 m runway (plus 150 m

starter extension)o Can handle medium sized airplanes and most popular

business jets

What kind of airport is Lydd going to be?

• Safety and Securityo Security and safety systems have been

upgraded for NASP complianceo Fire service has been improvedo Better equipped (foam tenders)

• Otherso On site aircraft maintenanceo 20,000 tons cargo capacity

Environment

• Aircraft noise

• Sustainable Development

• Fuel efficiency

• Aviation in a sustainable context

Pros and Cons for Airlines and Passengers

• PROo Park Feeo Locationo New market for the growing demand

• CONSo Reduced Serviceso Access from/to London

Thanks for listening!!!

Reference list• http://www.lydd-airport.co.uk/documents/The_case_for_LAA.pdf

• http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/London/AFK/today/1530/dep

• Lydd Airport Action Group (LAAG), 2010. Proof of Evidence. Economic Impact. Littleston: LAAG. [online] Available at: http://www.kentnet.org.uk/laag/LAAG%208%20A%20-%20Economic%20Impact.PDF [Accessed 03 December 2011]

• Department for Transport, 2009. UK Air Passenger Demand and CO2Forecasts. London: DfT Publications. [online] Available at:http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/atf/co2forecasts09/co2forecasts09.pdf [Accessed 03 December 2011]

• Mayor of London, 2011. A new airport for London. Part 1 – The Case for New Capacity. London: Greater London Authority. [online] Available at:http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/AnewairportforLondon.pdf [Accessed 03 December 2011]

• http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/environment/Pages/sustainability.aspx