Pre-Event for the Ten - Year Review of the Almaty Programme of Action TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE FACILITATION: THE ROLE OF AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES 13 June 2013

1 AIR TRANSPORT - THE GLOBAL PICTURE

2 AIR TRANSPORT – THE FUTURE

3 AIR FREIGHT - GLOBAL PERISHABLES FLOWS ARE MAINLY SOUTH  NORTH 90,000 Sources: Boeing, YDL, ITC Stats, FAO, USDA, Airports Data, Customs, Kaiser Associates, Lufthansa Consulting 30, ,000 80,000 Middle East Area, incl. Israel and Egypt 70, , ,000 55,000 50, ,000 50, ,000 70,000

 Reduction in cost of trade and movement of goods  Crucial for outward- oriented development strategy - access to wider markets, reduction in assembly cost and delivery of goods and services  Access to market important for export of primary, perishable products e.g. cut flowers  Disruption through Eyjafjallajokull Volcano outbreak in Iceland in loss of over one million flowers a day for Kenyan farmers 4 TRADE

WHY IS AIR TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT? 5 Direct Indirect Induced Catalytic  Economic activities that would have not occurred in the absence of air transportation:  Employment and salaries of airline personnel  Fuel purchased  Landing fees  Employment and salaries of airport personnel  Other similar purchases and expenditures  Economic benefits attributed to airport and airline activities:  Tourism (Hotels and Restaurants)  Trade  Other Retail activities  Multiplier Effects of direct and indirect impacts  Increased employment and salaries from secondary spending that results from direct and indirect economic impacts  The stimulation effect on economic activity in industries that are not directly derived from or connected to the air transport activities

WHY IS AIR TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT? 6 Direct Indirect Induced Catalytic Employment 8.36 Mio 9.3 Mio 4.4 Mio 34.5 Mio 56.6 million jobs supported by aviation world wide

WHY IS AIR TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT? 7 GDP US$538.9 Bio US$617.1 Bio US$288 Bio US$762 Bio US$ 2.2 trillion GDP contribution Direct Indirect Induced Catalytic

 Air transport supports 35.9 million jobs and $490 billion in GDP in the developing world  Air Transport supports 1.4 million jobs and US$22 billion to small island states’ combined GPD 8 REGIONAL IMPACT Asia Pacific Latin America Africa

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