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airports’ customers, the passengers, will pack their bags and
resort to other forms of transportation – an outcome the
aviation industry, the world economy and indeed the
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passengers themselves can ill afford.
But this luxury comes at a price. Application of these crucial
new procedures entails the purchase of the aforementioned
sophisticated technology, implementing major infrastructural
changes, employing additional resources and significant staff
training. European airports have demanded that these costs
not be passed directly onto airports or air passengers. Rather,
they have called for the financing of new security measures to
be shouldered by governments, whose moral duty it is to
ensure a coherent policy against terrorism, so as to defend
the fabric of society including the substantial social and
economic benefits of aviation.
Critics point out that the post 9/11 EU security legislation
only has modest impact without concrete agreement from
European governments on how to pay the millions of euros
required for these new measures. Airlines, airports and
security experts have expressed disappointment at the lack of
commitment from European governments regarding the
security funding issue. Most European airport operators have
been refused government assistance, even though the
European Commission and European Parliament have both
indicated their belief that European governments should reassess
their stance on funding for aviation security.
Present geopolitical developments are causing major
concerns within the air transport industry. It is imperative
that, in the face of these new threats, decision-making is
well planned and co-ordinated. All policies impacting the
aviation industry must be both decisive and well funded. Air
transport symbolises freedom of movement and trade,
cornerstones of our society. It must stay that way. The
European aviation industry argues that the security of air
travellers must be guaranteed, so that we may all continue
to have confidence in European aviation. Only by willingly
shouldering their duty to air passengers will governments
ensure the highest level of security for all citizens at airports
and on-board aircraft.
ATM AND AIRPORTS: CHALLENGES FOR EUROPE
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THE SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
OF EUROPE’S AIRPORTS
Anne Paylor looks at why European airports are good for Europe
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n the debate about the environmental impact of air
transport, and calls for a curb on air traffic growth, the
powerful economic and social impact of this massive
global industry at a local, national and regional level is
sometimes overlooked. Airports are the palpable
manifestation of what is perceived to be negative about
aviation, but the real impact of these virtual cities is almost
inevitably underestimated.
Aviation infrastructure has traditionally been high on the list
of priorities for international aid funding in developing
countries, because air transport is recognised to be a
significant engine for kick-starting economic growth. But even
in the developed world, cost effectively plays an influential
role in determining where economic hubs and business
centres are located.
The 2004 study into The social and economic impact of
airports in Europe (available at www.aci-europe.org) points
out that the economic and social impacts of Europe’s
airports “go far beyond the direct effect of an airport’s
operation on its neighbours to the wider benefits that air
service accessibility brings to regional business interests and
to consumers.” It says that airports “provide essential
I infrastructure to support regional social and economic
growth as well as being commercial entities in their own
right, capable of generating returns on investment to the
benefit of their shareholders, other stakeholders and to
society as a whole.”
This study highlights the often overlooked role played by
European airports in boosting regional accessibility and social
expansion, driving tourism development, and serving as
national and regional economic motors. Key findings from the
study include:
• Total on-site employment at European airports was
around 1.2 million in 2001 creating some 1,000 on-site
jobs per million passengers per annum. Once direct,
indirect and induced employment is factored in: for every
million passengers, each European airport supports
around 3,000 jobs nationally of which some 50 per cent
are generated in the immediate vicinity of the airport.
　
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