gordon dewar chief executive edinburgh airport runways conference 2014
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Gordon Dewar
Chief ExecutiveEdinburgh Airport
Runways Conference 2014
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role of non-London airportsChanging Demand Patterns
• Longer haul hubbing preferred (Middle East and US) for network choice and convenience
• Direct point to point preferred• New technology B787 and A350
allowing extended range and cost effective model
• Growth focus on direct services• National role to improve
European network and improve Scottish connectivity
reliance on London
54flights
5 airports
London
reliance on LondonAccess to hubbing wherever the airlines choose to offer
• Heathrow is currently constrained and reducing destinations
• Virgin Little Red insufficient frequency (4 per day) to compete and could not achieve connecting traffic (Craig Kreeger)
• Gatwick already showing demand for ‘self connection’
Competition can only be good in London• More point to point capacity
London-Scotland• FlyBE and Ryanair new
entrants• Airline choice about where they
operate• Low cost operations• Access route to London• Lower airline charges
available• Punctuality key
reliance on London
Summary
• New London capacity essential for point to point and transfer
• Only Gatwick feasible to deliver at right cost
• Competition essential• Ever increasing focus on direct
connectivity and long-haul hubs• Capacity• Airline choice• Route choice• Customer service
Summ
ary