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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