1. 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

2. 1 AIR TRANSPORT - THE GLOBAL PICTURE

3. 2 AIR TRANSPORT – THE FUTURE

4. 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 30,000 320,000 80,000 Middle East Area, incl. Israel and Egypt 70,000 140,000 320,000 55,000 50,000 120,000 50,000 310,000 70,000

5.  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 2010 - loss of over one million flowers a day for Kenyan farmers 4 TRADE

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9.  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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