@AHIF_news #AHIF15 Rising Above The Clouds, An Update On Connectivity and Aviation

@AHIF_news #AHIF15 Rising Above The Clouds, An Update On Connectivity and Aviation

Martin Jansen Van Vuuren
- Only 2 airports in top 150
- 2010-15: 45% growth in passenger
- Rise of Ethiopian Airlines
Trends
- Lack of secondary airports
- Rise of the middle class
- Gov charges
- Protectionism & lack of open skies
- New entrants
Drivers of growth: Threats & Opportunities
- new airports built by China
- popn growth and urbanization
- Network formation
Air access & Hotel Dev (a study on 12 countries)
- results in 1.2 million added tourists
- representing 41 hotels