Air Connectivity Strategy
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Presentation to Cyprus Hotel Association
26 February 2019
Air Connectivity Strategy
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Airline Industry – State of Affairs
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3 Industry is characterised by
Consolidation
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4 European Traffic – A story of growth
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5 Growth led by LCCs
LCC capacity in Europe set for half a billion seats in 2018; nine nations already at 50% market share; European share forecast for 50% in 2027 – Anna Aero ACI Airport Industry
Connectivity Report 2018
Source: OAG Schedules Analyser data.
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6 Global Fleet Orders until 2030
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SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN DUE TO
FUEL PRICES
ECONOMIC DECELARATION
GEOPOLITICAL CONDITIONS – BREXIT
PRESSURE ON AIRLINE YIELDS
FADING MOMENTUM FOR NOW…Fading Momentum for now…
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8 Consolidation
BA acquired LGW slots
Assets taken by Lufthansa & easyJet
BuyoutsAirlines Collapse
100% buyout by Ryanair
Delta Airlines & easyJet considering 400m Euros investment
65-70% of the European
market controlled by major airline
groups and LCCs
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9 ConsolidationMajor European LCC’s AF-KLM Group
LH Group IAG Group
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10 Hybridization - Convergence of airline models
Seeking value for money travel
CUSTOMER
LOW COST FULL SERVICEMove up Scale
Wider distribution
Fleet flexibility
Fly to major airports/fly longer routes
Hub feeding
Seat assignment
Establishing their own LCC branch
Introduce charges for baggage, seat and food
Reduce intermediaries to improve distribution cost
Multi hub strategies
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11 Airlines holidays business units
Airlines going back to the basics
Higher profit margin
Promoting leisure destinations
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Cyprus Air Connectivity
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13 Cyprus Connectivity and Traffic
Forecast 2019
Traffic consistently growing –55% cumulative growth since
201337 new airlines and 80 new
routes introduced since 2013
Traffic Growth due to:
•Consistent strategy
•Stakeholder’s collaboration
•Political development in the area
11,0m
Passenger Traffic - Cyprus
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14 Type of Airlines – Winter Growth
Source : Hermes Airports statistics 2018
34%28%
24% 14%
2018 Traffic – By Airline type
Hub Hybrid Charter Pure LCC
33%
20%
47%
2018 Growth by period
Jan-Mar,Nov-Dec Apr-May Jun-Oct
43 airlines operating and 61 destinations served during Winter months
Airline type – Winter Growth
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Austria
Bahrain,
Belgium
Bulgaria,
Czech
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Serbia,
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
UAE
United Kingdom Belarus,
Lebanon
Jordan
Ireland
Kuwait
Served - potential for Winter operation
Served - potential for new entrants/frequencies/destinations
Served markets
Wide Coverage of Flights
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Almost 50% of the routes currently
served have potential for
additional capacity
Routes served by one carrier with up to 2 frequencies
Destination Demand
Leisure Dependence -
70% of the total traffic related with
inbound leisure traffic
Air connectivity depended on leisure demand
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WAY FORWARD
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18 Develop Demand – Explore Supply Opportunities
Target Airlines that grow
BASE OPERATION
CLOSE GAPS
INCREASE FREQUENCIES
UNSERVED ROUTES
FLEXIBILITY ON ROUTE SELECTIONLESS THAN 2 HOUR FLYING A MUST
SUPPORT REGIONAL PRODUCT
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19 Collective Effort with StakeholdersAlign priorities with National
Tourism StrategyBranding /common messaging
Coordinate incentive support
Experiences development
Educate local market on
options
Joint campaigns with airlines
Destination Demand
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