AOA asks government to invest to cut airport journey times

BTN News
Monday, 21 November 2016

The UK's Airport Operators Association (AOA) claims the Government could create tens of thousands of jobs by reducing journey times to airports.


Its new report says a Capital Economics analysis shows that a five per cent improvement in average journey times to and from airports could deliver a 2.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers, generating an additional GBP1.9 billion for the UK economy and supporting an additional 32,000 jobs.


The argument is that speedier, easier links to airports encourage more people to travel.


It also says "improvements to transport links significantly boost the catchment areas of airports. By enabling more passengers to travel to an airport, this investment attracts a greater number of airlines, in turn offering more destinations and at higher frequencies. This ultimately benefits consumers and businesses".

AOA asks government to invest to cut airport journey times

BTN News
Monday, 21 November 2016

The UK's Airport Operators Association (AOA) claims the Government could create tens of thousands of jobs by reducing journey times to airports.


Its new report says a Capital Economics analysis shows that a five per cent improvement in average journey times to and from airports could deliver a 2.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers, generating an additional GBP1.9 billion for the UK economy and supporting an additional 32,000 jobs.


The argument is that speedier, easier links to airports encourage more people to travel.


It also says "improvements to transport links significantly boost the catchment areas of airports. By enabling more passengers to travel to an airport, this investment attracts a greater number of airlines, in turn offering more destinations and at higher frequencies. This ultimately benefits consumers and businesses".