Business Aviation at Riga Airport
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Opportunities for Business Aviation October, 2012 Liene Freivalde, Director Aviation Services Department Facts about Riga Airport • RIGA Airport was built in 1974. It was used for domestic flights within USSR • After Latvia regained its independence in 1991 – RIGA Airport became a RIGA International Airport • RIGA International Airport is operated by SJSC RIGA International Airport • The owner of all shares is the Republic of Latvia • Airport occupies the area of 650 ha • Airport has more than 1 050 employees • Net annual turnover was 33 million EUR in 2011 Development stages 1994 - Runway reconstruction 1999 – New arrivals building 2001 – New departure pier with 5 air bridges 2007 – New non-Schengen departure building 2008 – runway prolongation 2013 – 2014 runway and apron reconstruction Airfield reconstruction project will commence soon Project costs more than 95 million EUR 61% Co-financed by EU Cohesion fund 39% Riga International Airport financing Beginning of construction works – Spring 2013 End of construction works – December 2014 Passenger Traffic Growth Passenger Traffic at RIGA Airport has grown significantly in recent years, even during troubled times RIGA ensured double-digit passenger growth! PAX: 2009 +10.2%; 2010 +14.7%: `2011 +10.9 % (Passengers, Millions) 5,1 4,6 4,0 3,6 3,1 2,4 1,8 1,0 0,6 0,6 0,7 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: RIGA Airport Riga Airport regular route map 17 Airlines Serving RIGA Airline Market Share (Carriers by number of passengers served, January – September 2012) Turkish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines Transaero SmartLynx Airlines CSA 1,32% 0,63% 0,59% 1,75% 0,47% Estonian Air Belavia Uzbekistan Airways UTair 0,29% 0,20% Norwegian Air 0,83% Finnair 0,49% Iberia Express Shuttle 1,44% 0,09% 2,29% Aeroflot 2,88% Other Lufthansa 0,33% 2,89% Wizz Air 3,42% Ryanair Air Baltic 16,16% Corporation 63,94% Source: RIGA Airport TOP10 Countries PAX two way traffic, January – September 2012 478 912 378 294 375 445 281 802 277 445 204 678 171 995 149 744 143 842 140 201 Source: RIGA Airport TOP10 Destinations PAX two way Traffic January – September 2012 280 663 266 933 195 111 190 681 182 450 149 713 143 760 141 727 112 199 110 069 Source: RIGA Airport Baltic States Market Share (Jan-Sep) Passenger movements Aircraft movements Kaunas Kaunas 9% 6% Vilnius Vilnius 19% Riga 21% Riga 44% 48% Tallinn Tallinn 22% 31% Cargo Kaunas Vilnius 3% 9% Riga Tallinn 53% 35% Business Aviation at Riga Airport Total share around 4 % from all movements Around 3000 flights per year (estimate for 2012) or 125 departures per month Peak time: June – August (growth around 35% more than during the rest of the year) Top event – festival «New Wave» with business aviation flight increase 4 – 5 times more than during other summer weeks Business Aviation Growth(2010-2012) Growth 2011/2010 = +4% 2012/2011 = +11.5% 16000 13899 14000 12181 12000 9927 10000 Flights 8000 Passengers 6000 4000 2595 2703 2259 2000 0 2010 2011 2012 jan-sep Top 10 Business aviation destinations 2012 (two way passengers) 35,4% 9,4% 7,6% 4,9% 4,5% 4,3% 3,5% 2,6% 2,5% 2,3% Russian Germany Turkey France Ukraine Norway Italy Czech United Greece Federation Republic States New Wave 2012 270 flights 400 passengers 10% of all business aviation yearly traffic Business aviation facilities in Riga – VIP center operated by RIX Business aviation facilities in Riga – VIP center operated by RIX Business aviation facilities in Riga – VIP center operated by RIX Business aviation facilities in Riga – Business Aviation Terminal operated by Capital Handling Business aviation facilities in Riga – Business Aviation Terminal operated by Capital Handling Business aviation facilities in Riga – Business Aviation Terminal operated by Capital Handling MRO facilities operated by Lufthansa Technic MRO facilities operated by Lufthansa Technic Upcoming events 2013 The Tall Ships` Races Latvian Song and Dance Festival 2014 European Capital of Culture World Choire Games 2015 Presidency of the Council of the European Union Development of business aviation According to statistics from other airports during presidency of EU and capital of culture and taking into consideration Riga Airport and it’s customers activities to support business aviation we assume that business aviation traffic will grow in the coming years reaching around 6 % from the total traffic To be ready for more business aviation customers Riga Airport has started reconstruction project of the VIP hall to deliver better service and handle more passengers in the coming years VIP reconstruction project VIP reconstruction project Riga Airport Strengths Excellent geographic location between East and West; Support to business aviation development; No slot restrictions; Low landing/ take off and parking fees; Sustainable and continuous infrastructure development; Special infrastructure for business aviation customers – VIP hall operated by Riga International Airport; private business aviation terminal operated by Capital Handling; Professional agents specialised in servicing business aviation customers (Riga Airport business aviation handling team and several private companies - FBO Riga, Capital Handling, Eurojet, Business Aviation Service and others); Hangar and MRO facilities. THANK YOU! Please visit our website www.riga-airport.com .