Air Traffic Strategy Workshop Meeting on Growth Potential of Air Traffic and Economy - House of Estates, Risto Saari, Ministry of Transport and Communications

www.lvm.fi 2 Objectives of the workshop  To inform on preparation of the strategy.  To integrate views of industry into the strategy preparations.  To elaborate growth and development possibilities of air traffic and to use them for the benefit of the Finnish economy.

www.lvm.fi Aims set for the Strategy  Transport Policy Report to the Parliament (April 2012): –To elaborate trends of air traffic in the long run; –To evaluate whether the Finnish airport network is appropriate; –To evaluate the Government role in organising air traffic services; and –To present recommendations for developing air traffic in the transport system context. 3

www.lvm.fi 4 Working groups and hearings Open hearings and workshop meetings. Follow-up group Project team Sub-groups Sidosryhmätilaisuudet Seurantaryhmä Pro j ektiryhmä Alatyöryhmät

www.lvm.fi 5 Themes of the Strategy  Airport network, service level and public transport system  Air traffic market  Subsidies and charges  Air traffic management and co-ordination of civil and military aviation.  Security issues.  Safety and environment.  Education.  Ground-handling services.  Intelligent air traffic.

www.lvm.fi Mid-term report ( )  Summary of the work conducted so far.  Long-term forecasts and trends (until 2030).  Emphasis on airport network and service level: –The proposed criteria and classification of airport network to be used only as assisting tools when evaluating the airport network.  Vision of the strategy: –Air traffic is supporting the growth and development possibilities and competitiveness of the Finnish economy. –Therefore, air traffic should be developed in a sustainable way in collaboration of public (Government) and private sector (industry) with the aim at finding growth possibilities. 6

www.lvm.fi Air traffic forecast

www.lvm.fi Air freight forecast

www.lvm.fi Air traffic forecast for Finland 2030  ,3 million passengers at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. –2020: 20 million passengers and 2030: 23 million passengers.  The amount of domestic air traffic passengers is continuously decreasing.  About million passengers altogether through the Finnish airports in  Year 2013 dark for air traffic: –Altogether 1 % decrease in amount of air traffic passengers. –Growth continued in Helsinki-Vantaa (2,8 %) and Rovaniemi Airport. –Decline in other airports: Turku (28,6 %), Pori (25,7 %), Jyväskylä (22,5 %) ja Kokkola-Pietarsaari (20,8 %). 9

www.lvm.fi Air traffic passengers

www.lvm.fi National total revenue of tourism (MEI) 11

www.lvm.fi Employment impact of airports 12

www.lvm.fi 13 How the strategy preparations will continue?  Four alternative scenarios on airport network: –Business as usual scenario (BAU: 25+2) –Helsinki-Vantaa Airport will be incorporated into own company and separated from the airport network: abandoning from the airport network principle. –Two alternatives on reducing maintenance responsibilities of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.  Impact assessment: –Impacts on regional accessibility. –Impacts on national, regional and local economy. –Impacts on air carriers, Finavia and other companies. –Other social and environmental impacts.  Ministers will consider budgetary impacts in March  Consolidating various themes into one balanced report: final report adopted by the end of year 2014.

www.lvm.fi 14 Conclusions  The international air traffic will continue to grow in the long run (approx. 3-5 % annually).  Transit traffic between Asia and Europe is also expected to grow in the future.  How Finland could benefit from the growth? –How the Finnish airports and air carriers could receive their share of the growing international air traffic volumes? –How the Finnish economy and passengers could benefit from the air traffic?  Discussions in sub-groups.

www.lvm.fi Work continues  Thank you for your attention.  More information:   rategian-valmistelu-jatkuu rategian-valmistelu-jatkuu 15