London Heathrow to lose world #1 ASKs ranking to Dubai


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[h=1]London Heathrow to lose world #1 ASKs ranking to Dubai[/h]
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When it comes to airport capacity as measured by ASKs (Available Seat Kilometres) London's Heathrow is still #1 although Dubai is closing fast and should become #1 some time in 2014​
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As the discussion and analysis regarding the future strategy for handling growing air traffic demand in London continues, anna.aero can reveal that London Heathrow Airport is still the world’s leading airport, if measured not by aircraft movements, or even passengers, but by ASKs (Available Seat Kilometres). While airlines regularly measure their performance and capacity in terms of ASKs flown (as it takes into account sector length), this is not a measure that has any real impact on airports, as once a passenger has left the airport, it is of little interest to the airport how far they travel.
However, using ASKs does give an indication of how many long-haul services are provided at the airport, and, based on analysis of Innovata schedule data for the period October 2012 to September 2013, London Heathrow leads the world, and probably has done for at least a couple of decades.
[h=2]Dubai to pass Heathrow some time in 2014?[/h]However, London Heathrow is now coming under attack from Dubai Airport, which has gained significantly in the last 12 months, narrowing the gap from almost 42 million annual departing ASKs for the year ending September 2012, to under 18 million annual ASKs for the ending September 2013. This suggest that some time in 2014 Dubai may pass Heathrow based on this metric.
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Source: Analysis of Innovata / Diio Mi data for w/c 12 August 2013​
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Heathrow’s only hope may be that the opening of Dubai World Central to scheduled flights later this year may slightly delay this, but it seems inevitable that, with the planned growth of Emirates, Dubai will become #1 sooner rather than later.
[h=2]Beijing passes Hong Kong; Atlanta drops out of top 15[/h]Comparing data for the years ending September 2012 and September 2013 also shows that:

  • Singapore is ahead of Hong Kong and Beijing, to be the leading Asian airport based on annual figures. However, analysis of ASKs just for September 2013 shows that Beijing has leapfrogged both of its Asian rivals on a monthly basis.
  • The fastest-climbing airport in the rankings is Seoul Incheon, which thanks to ASK growth of 8.8%, has climbed three places from 15th to 12th.
  • Amsterdam is the only ‘new entry’ in the Top 15 at #14 (it was 16th for y/e September 2012), thanks to ASK growth of 2.8%.
  • The world’s busiest airport in terms of passengers, Atlanta, has fallen out of the Top 15 (from #14 to #16), despite a small (0.1%) increase in ASKs.
  • Five of the current top 15 airports saw a small decline in annual ASKs; London Heathrow (-0.3%),Hong Kong (-1.1%), Chicago O’Hare (-1.1%), Bangkok (-1.2%), and Frankfurt (-1.3%).
 
Personalmente ritengo straordinario che LHR riesca ad essere prima nonostante le sue pesantissime limitazioni (solo due piste, coprifuoco notturno, ecc...).
 
rinco59 ha detto:
vorreste spiegare in cosa consiste l utilita di questa statistica? nel tradurre temo di perdere il senso corretto..
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Sostanzialmente, e detta un po' alla "carlona", da un'indicazione in merito alla tipologia di aerei utilizzati presso i singoli aeroporti ed alla tipologia di tratte servite (breve vs. lungo raggio).

In estrema sintesi, e sempre detta alla "carlona", Londra risulta il primo aeroporto al mondo in termini di ASK (quando sappiamo bene che non lo è in termini di pax assoluti) in quanto presso di esso vengono operati voli con macchine mediamente grandi e/o verso destinazioni mediamente lontane.

Per capire ancora meglio, si guardi chi NON c'è in classifica.
Basti pensare che ATL, primo aeroporto al mondo per traffico pax, non compare nella lista. Perchè? Perchè evidentemente una quota rilevante del traffico da esso generato è effettuato mediante macchine piccole e/o dirette su destinazioni relativamente vicine (si pensi d'altronde a quante destinazioni domestiche offra DL da ATL).

Di converso, su DXB opera EK che ha solo wide-bodies ed un network internazionale molto sviluppato (peraltro il breve raggio per gli aeroporti Mediorientali è poco significativo, vista la scarsa densità di aeroporti e di popolazione dell'intera area).
 
UK could lose global hub status, warns Heathrow CEO

The UK risks dropping out of the premier league of international connectivity – that’s the stark warning Heathrow CEO Colin Matthews gave to the Airports Commission today. Mr Matthews told an oral hearing of the Commission that the current situation with five European hubs[SUP]1[/SUP] is unlikely to last, as airlines continue to consolidate and rival airports in Europe and the Middle-East expand to compete for vital transfer passengers.
Mr Matthews explained that Heathrow is one of only six airports in the world with regular, direct connections to more than fifty long haul destinations – four of which are in Europe[SUP]2[/SUP]. But he warned that airlines are consolidating into fewer and larger carriers, which are then concentrating their operations at fewer and larger intercontinental hubs. In Europe it is highly questionable whether all current hubs will survive.

As the network airlines become more concentrated at hub airports, so does the transfer traffic. Transfer passengers brought in by an airline’s short haul network are used to support long haul routes. As an example, on the Heathrow – Dallas route last year, passengers came from 7532 different combinations of start and finish points[SUP]3[/SUP]. Without transfer traffic, regular and direct long haul routes to all but a few tourist destinations become unviable and the home country loses out on the jobs and economic growth that come with links to other economies. Economic estimates suggest the UK is missing out on £14bn of trade each year because of its lack of hub airport capacity[SUP]4[/SUP].
But there is a limited pool of transfer passengers, and international network airlines are competing fiercely for them. Hub airports in continental Europe and beyond are expanding rapidly, as they attempt to suck transfer passengers from rivals such as Heathrow and support their own network carriers. Heathrow’s four European rivals have either committed to, or are developing, plans for enough runway capacity to serve an average of around 700,000 flights a year, nearly 50% more than Heathrow’s current limit of 480,000.

Recent analysis by the OECD noted that the capacity constraints at Heathrow mean London is already “under-performing in long-haul connectivity relative to its local market”, indicating that Heathrow could be operating to at least 20 more long-haul destinations, given the size of London’s metropolitan population.
Colin Matthews told the Commission that the UK still has one last chance to keep its status as a leading international hub. He told the hearing that despite Paris and Frankfurt being set to push Heathrow into third place in Europe within a decade, London is still in a prime position for global aviation, has strong local demand from a large and global city and is home to one of the world’s most important network airlines and alliances in the shape of BA and oneworld. Indeed, with additional capacity, Heathrow could be providing regular direct connections to 40 more long-haul destinations by 2030, particularly to long-haul emerging market destinations that are important for economic growth.

Mr Matthews added that any move away from the current hub airport model was extremely unlikely, dismissing suggestions that point-to-point and hub models could be integrated, or that low cost carriers could move into long haul markets.
Heathrow CEO Colin Matthews said:
“These straightened economic times have triggered a global economic race, with both companies and countries competing fiercely. If the UK does not want to be left behind by its foreign rivals, it must have the connectivity to compete and trade on the world stage. That connectivity can only come from a single hub airport in the right place for taxpayers, passengers and business. Only Heathrow can meet all these demands.”
Heathrow Airport
 
Frecciarossa ha detto:
Sostanzialmente, e detta un po' alla "carlona", da un'indicazione in merito alla tipologia di aerei utilizzati presso i singoli aeroporti ed alla tipologia di tratte servite (breve vs. lungo raggio).

In estrema sintesi, e sempre detta alla "carlona", Londra risulta il primo aeroporto al mondo in termini di ASK (quando sappiamo bene che non lo è in termini di pax assoluti) in quanto presso di esso vengono operati voli con macchine mediamente grandi e/o verso destinazioni mediamente lontane.

Per capire ancora meglio, si guardi chi NON c'è in classifica.
Basti pensare che ATL, primo aeroporto al mondo per traffico pax, non compare nella lista. Perchè? Perchè evidentemente una quota rilevante del traffico da esso generato è effettuato mediante macchine piccole e/o dirette su destinazioni relativamente vicine (si pensi d'altronde a quante destinazioni domestiche offra DL da ATL).

Di converso, su DXB opera EK che ha solo wide-bodies ed un network internazionale molto sviluppato (peraltro il breve raggio per gli aeroporti Mediorientali è poco significativo, vista la scarsa densità di aeroporti e di popolazione dell'intera area).
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Grazie anche da parte mia.
 
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