AIRPORT CITIES DAY 2 STREAM A SESSION 3

1. Airport City Connectivity
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2. Outline
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• Airport City developments worldwide
• The need of connectivity
 centrality
 accessibility
 connectivity
•The influence of region and culture

3. Airport City developments worldwide
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If the basic conditions of the airports at different locations are
the same, then others factors getting more considered.
Questions like wage level, employee rights, quality of the road
system, availability of qualified employees, location of the
competitors and existence of a market are becoming more
important.
(Economic Development Agency 6, 2012)

4. Connectivity requirements
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Influence of airport as factor for current location
Frequency Percent
Valid
no 19 57.6
yes 14 42.4
Total 33 100.0

5. Connectivity requirements
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Influence of Airport Cities or business parks for location
Frequency Percent
Valid
no 22 66.7
yes 11 33.3
Total 33 100.0

6. Who are my future tenants?
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•Aviation related companies?
•Non-aviation related companies?
•Headquarters?
•Regional offices?
•Local firms?
•International companies?
•Big companies?
•Small companies?
•Service providers?

7. Connectivity, Centrality, Accessibility
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•Worldwide
•In the region
•In the city
•At the location

8. Connectivity, Centrality, Accessibility
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9. The influence of region and culture
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“It [the decision of location] really depends on the city
itself. It doesn’t really depend on the company. (...) At
each country, at each location, you look at different
factors.” (AB11/27)
Example: Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Example: Public Transport/Walking/Biking

10. Summary
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• An airport/Airport City is not enough
to attract non-aviation related
companies
• A sound feasibility/market study is
necessary to identify possible future
tenants and their needs

11. Thank you very much for your
attention!
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© 2014 WiedemannConsultants
Mirjam Wiedemann
Managing Director
md@WiedemannConsultants.com
www.WiedemannConsultants.com