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ACTIVITIES REPORT 2018 Barcelona Air Route Development Committee
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Presentation and Introduction 5 Statistics Sheet. Barcelona 2018 8 Traffic intercontinental evolution. Barcelona 2007 – 2018 12 Yearly balance in figures 16 Evolution of air cargo 25 Air Cargo development program 28 Technical studies and other supports tools 32 Communication and promotion in Barcelona 36 Communication and promotion Overseas 57 Marketing and Communications Actions 67 Annual Summary Actions 2018 73
3 Presentation and Introduction
The Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC) was established in 2005 with the aim of promoting the development of new intercontinental routes from Barcelona Airport.
Its members are Generalitat de Catalunya - Department of Planning and Sustainability, Barcelona City Council - Economic Promotion, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and AENA, S.A.
Mrs. Sonia Corrochano Mr. Isidre Gavín Mr. Gerardo Pisarello Mr. Miquel Valls Director of Josep Tarradellas President of BARDC & Secretariat Deputy City Mayor President Barcelona - El Prat Airport of Infraestructure and Transport ACTIVITIES REPORT 2018
Mr. Isidre Gavín President of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC) Govern of Catalonia - Secretariat of Infrastructure and Transport.
On behalf of the four members of the BARDC · Barcelona City Council, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona Cham- ber of Commerce, and Aena Aeropuertos · I am proud to share with you what is for us a very positive scenario for Barcelona Airport. 2017 was a memorable year with 16 new intercontinental routes; 2018 has been a year of consolidation of routes and further growth. We have a long list of airlines adding new long haul frequencies to Barcelona; a second operator for Seoul; and two brand new destinations, Boston and Abu Dhabi. For 2019, we have already ensured further new destinations and capacity increases.
Barcelona · El Prat Airport is one of the fastest growing hubs in Europe and will continue to improve its infrastructure. Recently, Aena Aeropuertos’ new Strategic Plan has been approved together with a new Barcelona Airport Master Plan 2017- 2026; so in the next few years we will add a Satellite Terminal purposely built for long-haul travel and a real estate development initiative around the airport that will complement the metropolitan area and airport growth.
Regarding the committee, we continue to be highly engaged in bringing in more intercontinental airlines, as this is the most essential goal towards which we have been working since 2005. In Barcelona, we pride ourselves on being creative and much focused on our promotional and business efforts. Therefore, this year we released the new BARDC Strategic Plan 2018-2019 reviewing our vision and objectives.
In this plan, we show the important development of the Low-Fare, Long-Haul business model that seems to fit especially well with our airport. In fact, now most of the world’s low-fare, long-haul airlines are present in our airport and two of them have built permanent aircraft bases. Barcelona is a new generation hub with one of the highest connectivity potentials and highest number of destinations served in the world. Meanwhile, we also very much appre- ciate the opportunity to be linked with full network carriers that provide capillary connectivity to many other smaller regions beyond their main hub.
Finally, we are committed in staying connected and being relevant for this global reality through our airport. According to MIDT data, 1% of world cities generate 40% of global traffic. Barcelona is in this prominent group. The BARDC is convinced that thanks to its promotional work conducted with transparency, coordination, and by setting up common goals it can ensure that the city and its territory of influence remain a globally com- petitive region.
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INTRODUCTION
Barcelona reached 50.1 million passengers last year, 2018, with 6.1% growth compared to the pre- vious year. In addition, the Barcelona airport master plan 2017-2026 was presented, including the construction of the new satellite terminal in T1 that will enable the future growth of the airport in the coming years.
In 2018 Barcelona maintained the growth of the last few years in number of frequencies, capacity, and number of passengers, and consolidated the number of destinations and airlines. There are still opportunities worldwide for more routes to/from Barcelona; there are six cities that have more than 100,000 indirect passengers from Barcelona, none of them without a direct flight.
The Barcelona new long-haul strategic plan 2018-2019 was presented as one of the activities of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC). The five target destinations to achieve a direct flight were Tokyo, Mexico, Bangkok, Santiago de Chile, and Delhi, two of them, Santiago de Chile and Mexico, will start a new flight in 2019.
Also, a new objective to facilitate and promote local development of the industrial sector, air transport, and travel services was presented.
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STATISTICS SHEET. BARCELONA 2018
GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT
Surface area (km2) of the province of Barcelona 101.35 Population of the province of Barcelona 1,620,343 Population of Catalonia 7,543,825 Density inhabitants/km2 of the province of Barcelona 15,987.6
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GDP (inter-annual var. %) – Catalonia (2017) 3.4% CPI (average var. %) of Catalonia 1.8% Exports of goods (million €) – Barcelona Province 52,000.74 Imports of goods (million €) – Barcelona Province 67,418.53 Companies – Barcelona Province 488,777 Subsidiaries of foreign companies in Catalonia (May 2018) 8,642
TOURISM
Hotels, guesthouses and inns, tourists apartments and hostels in Barcelona: • Number 723 • Beds 77,277 Tourists in Catalonia (thousands) (2017) 26,355
INFRAESTRUCTURES
Airport: Barcelona–EL PRAT • Capacity (millions of passengers) 55 • Maximum capacity of operations/hour 90 Terminal surface area: • T1 (m2) 523,830 • T2 (m2) 149,30 0
Port of Barcelona: • Land surface area (ha) 1,085.15 • Docks and berths (km) 22.22 • Total transit (tonnes) 65,895,125 • Number of cruise passengers 3,041,963
Fira de Barcelona: • Shows 153 • Exhibitors 12,774 • Visitors 2,500,000 • Net exhibition surface area (m2) +1,000,000
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE CITY IN CATALONIA
Catalan universities 12
University students (2016-2017) 248,173
Foreign schools - Barcelona area 40
Technological and research centres 167
RANKING OF BARCELONA
Major cruise ports in Euope 1st place (Source: Med Cruise)
Best Global Cities for foreign investment (2017) 9th place (Source: Global Cities Investment Monitor, KPMG)
Global Competitiveness city in Europe / the World 11th / 24th place (Source: Mori Global Power City Index)
European city in number and overnight stays of international tourists 5th place (Source: European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report 2016/17)
City in the world with the best reputation 15th place (Source: City Rep Trak)
Main city organiser for international meetings (2017) 1st place (Source: ICCA)
INTERCONTINENTAL ROUTES NOVELTIES 2018
In 2018 new direct routes were opened from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to the following destinations:
Flight frequency Destination Airline (per week) Seasonality North America Boston Level 3 All year round
Africa Addis Abeba Ethiopian airlines 4 Summer
Middle East Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways 7 Winter
Asia Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 4 All year round Beijing Air China 3 All year round Singapore Singapore Airlines 5 All year round Seoul Asiana 4 All year round
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INTERCONTINENTAL FREQUENCY NOVELTIES 2018
In 2018 there was a rise in direct frequencies from Barcelona - El Prat Airport to the following routes:
Increase flight Total flight frequency frequency Destinations Airline (per week) (per week) Seasonality
North America Boston Level 3 3 All year round New York Norwegian 2 6 Winter
South America Buenos Aires Aerolíneas Argentinas 4 9 Winter
Middle East Qatar Doha 4/7 18/21 Teheran Mahan Air 1 3 Summer Tel Aviv Vueling 2 6 Winter Tel Aviv Norwegian 1 4 Winter
Africa Alger Vueling 5 13 All year round Alger Air Algerie 7 11 Winter Casablanca Royal Air Maroc 2 11 Winter Marrakesh Vueling 2 6 Summer Nador Ryanair 1 3 Winter Oran Air Algerie 1 3 Summer Tangier Air Arabia Maroc 1 5 Winter Tangier Vueling 2 7 Winter Fez Ryanair 1 4 Winter Banjul Vueling 1 2 Winter
Sources: AENA, Barcelona City Council, Fira de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, IDESCAT, INE, Datacomex, Port of Barcelona, Barcelona Tourism, ACC1Ó, Catalonia Trade & Investment.
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BARCELONA INTERCONTINENTAL WEEKLY FREQUENCIES 2007-2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
Frequencies of above 300 in the Summer season and 250 in the Winter season in 2018
BARCELONA INTERCONTINENTAL CAPACITY 2007-2018 (ONE WAY)
Source: Own elaboration based on MIDT data
Growth of intercontinental passenger capacity at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, with 13% in the summer season 2018 and 17% in Winter season in 2018 with respect to past seasons.
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BARCELONA INTERCONTINENTAL PASSENGERS 2007-2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
Positive evolution of intercontinental passenger numbers in double digits in the last 5 years.
BARCELONA INTERCONTINENTAL DESTINATION AIRPORTS 2007-2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
45 different intercontinental destinations from Barcelona in 2018.
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NUMBER OF SCHEDULED INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINES AT BARCELONA2007-2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
Barcelona shows interesting growth in international passengers and seats in 2018 and maintains the number of intercontinental destinations and airlines
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In 2018, the total number of passengers at Barcelona-El Prat Airport was 50,172,457, up 6.1% on the previous year.
Air cargo also showed double-digit interannual growth of 10.8%, reaching 172.939 tonnes trans- ported in 2018. These numbers entail a new record for Barcelona Airport, representing 19% of total Spanish passen- ger traffic and 17% of total Spanish air cargo.
BARCELONA TOTAL PASSENGERS BY REGION 2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
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Number of passengers in the intercontinental market shows great growth of 16.5% inter-annual va- riation, to reach 5.4 million passengers.
The largest market at Barcelona airport is EU and Schengen countries – with 29.2 million passengers and 5.1% year-over-year growth, breaking last year’s negative trend.
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of direct intercontinental traffic from Bar- celona airport over the last 6 years shows 17% growth.
BARCELONA DIRECT SCHEDULED TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION 2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
International direct flights reached 11% of Barcelona airport traffic in 2018, one per- centage point over last year.
In order to analyse the work carried out by the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC), it is necessary to observe the evolution of scheduled direct passenger traffic.Scheduled direct intercontinental passenger traffic (non-charter) is precisely the primary area of interest of the BARDC.
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BARCELONA DIRECT SCHEDULED INTERCONTINENTAL PASSENGERS 2007-2018
Intercontinental passengers - Interannual Var (%) Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data By observing only scheduled direct intercontinental traffic (which corresponds to the scheduled intercontinen- tal routes from Barcelona, without taking into account charter flights), it can be seen how this has not ceased to grow progressively over the last 7 years. Last year, it rose by 777,773 passengers, 16.5% up on 2017, nearly reaching 5.5 million passengers (5,478,294). The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of scheduled direct intercontinental traffic from Barcelona-El Prat Airport since 2012 is 17% per year.
O&D & CONNECTION TRAFFIC AT TOP EUROPEAN AIRPORTS 2018
O&D pax Connection pax Interannual Var (%)
Source: Own ela- boration based on MIDT data and ACI data
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The connectivity of Barcelona is not high in numbers compared to the total volume of passengers at the airport. Vueling is the main company to operate connecting flights in Barcelona.
Owing to the importance of connectivity as regards feeding long-haul flights, the BARDC is wor- king on actions to help raise this value.
BCN INTERCONTINENTAL NETWORK
SUMMER 2018
WINTER 2018-2019
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O&D TRAFFIC AT BARCELONA AIRPORT BY REGION 2018
Source: Own elaboration based on MIDT data
The main markets in Barcelona in terms of volume of passengers are North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. Barcelona has achieved growth in intercontinental passenger numbers over the last 6 years with a CAGR 2012-2018 of 7%.
It is worth considering the growth in number of passengers of 15% in North America and 10.5% in Asia Pacific with respect to the previous year.
The volume of intercontinental business passengers is 7.26%, similar to other competing European airports. Despite the success achieved, there are still opportunities worldwide for more direct routes with Barcelona.
TOP 15 UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED DESTINATIONS FROM BARCELONA
Source: Own elaboration based on MIDT data
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The top 15 unserved or underserved destinations from Barcelona airport are ranked by non-di- rect flight number of passengers. It is important to mention Tokyo in the first position with 190,483 passengers in 2018. Barcelona is also the first unserved direct flight destination in number of pas- sengers by Tokyo.
Despite the existing direct flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco, the market is larger and total demand underwent interannual growth of 52% and 58%, respectively.
It is also important to mention the largest international markets in number of passengers during 2018, starting with New York with 529,773 pax (with 20% growth) followed by Tel Aviv with 455,030 pax.
Barcelona maintains 6 cities with more than 100,000 indirect passengers.
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AIR CARGO AT BARCELONA 2012-2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
In 2018, Barcelona maintained double-digit growth in air cargo of 10.8%. Total value of cargo reached was 172,929 tonnes, a new all-time high for Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
AIR CARGO AT BARCELONA BY TOP AIRLINES 2018
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA data
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The two main cargo operators in Barcelona are Emirates and Qatar airways (25% interannual grow- th). Both represent 25% of total cargo at Barcelona airport, two airlines that exceeded the two couriers UPS and DHL.
It is worth highlighting the growth of Turkish airlines with 15% growth over the previous year, to reach 7% of the total. The greatest interannual growth is the increase in cargo by Air China, with 63%, al- though it only represents 3% of total cargo at Barcelona airport.
Lack of direct flights with a capacity for cargo out of Barcelona, the main industrial area in Spain, continues to be a weakness for Barcelona that the BARDC is already working on to improve alongside with Barcelona Centre Logístic.
Source: Own elaboration based on AENA, IATA and AEAT data
Barcelona Airport generates 32% of the air consignment note, air waybill (AWB) in Spain. Catalan exports are concentrated in Europe, but air freight exports from Barcelona are distributed between Asia and Oceania (31%), North America (22%), Latin America (20%), and the Middle East (17%). This is a strong point of Catalan air exports, enabling it to be more resilient to possible changes in demand.
Air freight worldwide represents less than 1% of trade by volume, but over 35% by value (IATA). In- deed, in the case of Barcelona, the average value of exports by air is 48.3 €/Kg, which is much higher than the average value for all modes of transport (3.03 €/Kg).
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AIR CARGO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Air cargo is an instrument to improve Catalan industrial competitiveness. It should not be understood as an end in itself but as a facilitating element to promote international trade and the interna- tionalization of Catalan companies. This element is also understood as key to attract new airlines and/or sustain existing long haul routes.
Within the Catalan industrial base, the 4 large user sectors of air cargo we have: are pharmaceutical and chemical, textile, food perishable and electronic (especially linked to the automotive indus- try). E-commerce is also showing an outstanding volume in Barcelona which is impacting cargo capacity.
The air cargo destinations are mainly long-haul, focusing on the intercontinental markets of Asia (35%) and North America (20%).
The so called Barcelona Air Freight BCL Community and the Logistic Security Group is a group of 21 members of private and public entities working together and representing the whole logistic value chain (exporters, forwarders, truckers, cargo terminals, airlines, etc). The group has been working together since 2013 and is part of the Barcelona Catalunya Centre Logistics (BCL). In 2018 we have started to work with a new organization committee formed by 7 members representing each part of the value chain. In terms of promoting new air routes the group works in coordination with Barcelona Air Route Development Committee.
OBJECTIVES
Grup Rector (Air Freight Committee) Strengthen the link between the industry (shippers) and air cargo logistic agents. Bcn Airport: AENA Cargo Terminal: WFS Encourage initiatives to have an easier, Forwarder: DB Schenker faster and more innovative value chain. Shipper: Clariant Improve the air connectivity of Barcelona. Airlines and other services: DGM Secretariat: GPA BCL Delegate: Chamber of Commerce Promote safety and security.
Gather business intelligence data on the BCN competitiveness. .
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MAIN ACTIVITIES REPORT 2018
Workshops and seminars 17-01-18 Annual Meeting with presentation of Activity Plan 2018 31-01-18 Security Group Meeting (Opacs / AESA) 10-06-18 Air Cargo Peak Season and Innovation 13-11-18 IATA e360 AWB / Air Cargo Innovation 10-10-18 Dangerous Goods and AVSEC 31-10-18 Dangerous Goods and security (sea and land)
Projects / Initiatives December 2017 - March 2018 Project Cool Airport System (Block I) September 2018 - Observatorio de Tráfico Aéreo de Barcelona (Cargo Edition) Yearound - New companies started with CEIV pharma certification: Total Freight, Transcoma, APR and Swiftair.
17- 01-18 31-01-18 10-06-18 13-11-18 Annual Members Security Group Air Cargo Peak EAWB BCN Meeting with Meeting with Season IATA Workshop presentation of Activity Plan 2018 AESA
10-10-18 31-10-18 01- 12-18 CEIV Pharma: Dangerous Dangerous Air Traffic APR, Transcoma, Goods and Goods and securi- Intelligence Unit Total Freight, AVSEC ty (sea and land) (Cargo Edition) Swiftair
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CASES AND MARKET STUDIES
Every year the BARDC studies the opportunities detected in the air market for ope- ning new air routes from Barcelona- El Prat Airport.
In addition to data regarding air traffic, these analyses include data related to the economic and business evolution of Barcelona and its hinterland with the regional markets chosen. The combination of these analyses focuses on determining the via- bility of new long-haul routes.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROUTES ASIA AND WORLD ROUTES 2018
In 2018, the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee elaborated, updated and published the technical cases with the most potential to establish a direct route from Barcelona, including the following destinations: Houston, Tampa, Or- lando, Dallas, San Francisco, Santiago de Chile, Mexico, Abu Dhabi, Addis Aba- ba, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Bangkok, New Delhi, Bangalore, Taipei, and Manila, among others.
Following the results of the studies, the BARDC developed a set of technical info- graphics that show the potential of Barcelona with destinations not yet served or not adequately served. In this documentation, the air traffic potential for different target markets (Japan, China, South Korea, India, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Brazil.) was analyzed and sent to the main airlines that could show potential interest in taking advantage of this market.
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NEW DESTINATIONS
New route: Barcelona – Addis Ababa (ADD)
July 2
Ethiopian stared flights to Barcelona the13th Destination in Europe. Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has finalized preparations to launch new flight services to Barcelona, Spain as of July 01, 2018, deploying the ultra-modern B787– 800 Dreamliner.
Barcelona, the capital and largest city in Catalonia and the second most populous municipality in Spain, is also the second largest trade fair and exhibition Centre in Europe.
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said, “We are very happy to spread our wings to Barcelona, which will be our second destination in Spain, the 13th city in our European network. The start of this new flight to Barcelona is part of our global route network expansion plan in line with our strategic roadmap, Vision 2025. The new flight to Barcelona will provide seamless connectivity options for business people as well as tourists from Barcelona to our extensive African network of 58 destinations via our main hub in Addis Ababa.”
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DAY ONE Location: Barcelona El Prat Airport – Terminal 1
Program schedule
Flight Origin Departs/Arrives Destination Equipment Days of the week
ET 0712 ADD 23:20 – 08:05 BCN Boeing B787-800 Tue · Thu · Sat · Sun ET 0713 BCN 20:15 – 22:40 ADD Boeing B787-800 Mon · Wed · Fri · Sun
4 frequencies per week (Both legs have a stop in Madrid) *Ethiopian canceled this route due to operational reasons on August 16, 2018.
Water cannon salute and cake cutting ceremony
From left to right: Ms. María Teresa de Dios · CEO of GSA Air Travel Management, Ms. Sonia Corrochano · Director of Barcelona · El Prat Airport, Mr. Mesay Shiferaw - VP Corporate of Ethiopian, and Mr. Borja Montesino · Spanish Ambassador in Ethiopia, Seychelles.
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Afternoon Location: Pati Verges – Museu Frederic Mares – Plaça Sant Iu, 5, 08002 Barcelona
From left to right: Mr. Cristian Bardaji · Director of Studies of Infrastructure of Barcelona Cham- ber of Commerce, Mr. Ricard Font · Secretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia & President of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC), Ms. María Teresa de Dios· CEO GSA Air Travel Management, Ms. Montserrat García Llovera · Deputy Delegate of the Government of Spain, Ms. Sonia Corrocha- no and Mr. Mesay Shiferaw · VP Corporate of Ethiopian Airlines.
About Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a multicultural and multifaceted destination, in which the art of hospitality is alive and well: on arrival, visitors are usually greeted with a steaming cup of coffee, a product that was first discovered in this very country. The Department of Immigration and Nationality Affairs of Ethiopia has launched, in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines, an electronic visa service for all international travelers, effective as of June 1, 2018. The electronic visa is processed and issued online in a single website where applicants request, pay for and ensure their entry into the country. Once approved, travelers receive an email with the au- thorization to enter Ethiopia, where an airport agent will stamp their passport upon arrival. Although the electronic visa service, initially launched in June 2017, was available to a limited num- ber of countries, under the new initiative all international visitors will be able to travel to Ethiopia by processing their visa online. (https://www.evisa.gov.et/#/tourist-visa)
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New route: Barcelona – Seoul August 30
DAY ONE Location: Barcelona El Prat Airport – Terminal 1
Program schedule
Flight Origin Departs/Arrives Destination Equipment Days of the week
OZ 511 ICN 13:30 – 20:05 BCN Boeing B777-LR Tue · Thu · Sat · Sun OZ 512 BCN 20:15 – 17:40+1 ICN Boeing B777-LR 4 frequencies per week
Seoul becomes the Asian city best connected to Barcelona thanks to Asiana Airlines
· Barcelona is the main gateway for traffic between Asia and Spain; and Seoul, with Asiana Airlines, has become the city in this continent best connected directly with Barcelona.
· From today, Asiana Airlines will offer four weekly flights to Seoul (Tuesday, Thursday, Satur- day, and Sunday).
· This new route reinforces the long-distance network through the service of the Barcelona-Seoul route.
Asiana Airlines starts four weekly flights (on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays) between Barcelona and Seoul, which reinforces the growing supply of intercontinental flights it has at Barcelo- na-El Prat Airport. Although not the first airline to operate the direct route with Seoul, it was the first time that Asiana has operated in Spain on a regular basis. Previously, this company had operated charter flights in Barcelona. This way Seoul has positioned itself as the city in Asia best connected directly with Barcelona.
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The strong demand between Catalonia and South Korea is backed by the large passenger market that still flies between Barcelona and Seoul in a non-direct way. Almost 200,000 passengers flew indirectly in 2017 via stopovers. In addition to the flow of tourists, economic and commercial relations in general between Korea and Catalonia are becoming increasingly important. Catalan exports to South Korea reached 362.8 mi- llion euros in 2017, 6.2% more than the previous year, the highest figure on record. Catalonia exports to South Korea primarily meat (26.5%), plastics and manufactures (10.8%), and machinery (10.2%). Currently, 1,960 Catalan companies export to South Korea, 699 of which are regular exporters (that is, they have been exporting to this country for the last four years consecutively).
About Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines, founded in 1988, has been a member of Star Alliance since 1997, and is one of the two most important airlines in Korea. Based in Seoul, the airline operates 77 international passenger routes to 64 destinations in 22 countries, 11 national passenger routes, and 22 cargo routes to 25 cities in 11 countries. Skytrax has awarded Asiana Airlines with '5 stars' for 12 consecutive years since 2007.
Cake cutting ceremony
From left to right: Mr. Chul Kee · Executive VP Head officer in European Regional Branches, Mr. Cheon Waok Park · President of the Korean Association in Barcelona, Ms. Montserrat García Llovera · Deputy Dele- gate of the Government of Spain, Mr. Hong Jo Chun · Ambassador of S. Korea in Spain, Mr. Myeongyoung Moon · EVP Asiana (Director of OPS of airport and sales headquarters), Mr. Damià Calvet · Minister of Mo- bility & Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, Mr. Maurici Lucena · Chairman and CEO of the Board of Directors of Aena SME, S.A., Mr. Isidre Gavín · Secretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia and President of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC), and Mr. Seung Chul Shin · Regional Manager Asiana Airlines in Spain.
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Exchange gift
From left to right: Mr. Chul Kee · Executive VP Head officer in European Regional Branches, Mr. Cheon Waok Park · President of the Korean Association in Barcelona, Mr. Maurici Lucena · Chair- man and CEO of the Board of Directors of Aena SME, S.A., Mr. Myeongyoung Moon · EVP Asiana (Director of OPS of airport and sales headquarters), Mr. Hong Jo Chun · Ambassador of S. Korea in Spain, Ms. Montserrat García Llovera · Deputy Delegate of the Government of Spain, Mr. Damià Calvet · Minister of Mobility & Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, Mr. Isidre Gavín · Secretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Go- vernment of Catalonia and President of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC), and Mr. Seung Chul Shin · Regional Manager Asiana Airlines in Spain.
Water cannon salute
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New route: Barcelona – Abu Dhabi (AUH) November 28
Flight schedule
Flight Origin Departs/Arrives Destination Equipment Days of the week
EY 49 AUH 02:20 – 06:45 BCN Airbus A330-200 Mon · Wed · Fri · Sat · Sun EY 50 BCN 09:50 – 20:00 AUH Airbus A330-200
5 frequencies per week (Daily over Christmas, for Mobile World Congress 2019, and from SS2019) *Ethiopian canceled this route due to operational reasons on August 16, 2018. Note: All departures and arrivals listed in local time.
Etihad Airways launches new route to connect Barcelona – Abu Dhabi
· Barcelona is consolidating its appel for the Middle East, Asia & Oceania traffic and is already the main gateway to Spain. · Abu Dhabi is a key city that reinforces existing social and economic ties with Catalonia and stimulates new potential.
The UAE national airline & BARDC celebrated the occasion in style by hosting a special event held at the historic Capella dels Angels, a 16th-century Gothic building which is now part of the Museu d'Art Contem- porani de Barcelona (MACBA), which was attended by leading figures from the local government, diplo- mats, media, corporate partners, and travel trade.
Commercial and cultural links between the UAE and the Catalonia region are flourishing and Etihad is honored to play a pivotal role in facilitating and enhancing the growth of trade and the strong demand for tourism. This is a breathtakingly beautiful part of the world, with something to offer the most discerning of travelers, and now for the first time, Abu Dhabi, our amazing home, is accessible from Barcelona with regular non-stop flights, featuring Etihad’s acclaimed inflight hospitality.
Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer Etihad Aviation Group, said, “We have been tremendously excited about the launch of this service and what better time to arrive here than the month Etihad is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
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“On behalf of the Etihad Aviation Group, I extend our sincere thanks to the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC) for their invaluable support with the new service, the launch event, and for their genuine welcome.”
The number of visitors from the UAE to Spain has been rising rapidly, thanks in part to a successful Schengen visa waiver programmer introduced for UAE nationals in 2015.
From left to right: Ms. Sonia Corrochano · Director of Barcelona-El Prat Airport, Mr. Damià Calvet · Minis- ter of Territory and Sustainability (Government of Catalonia), Mr. Tony Douglas · CEO of Etihad Airways, H.E. Mohammed Al Shamsi · the Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in Barcelona and, part of BARDC team, Mr. Xavier Mayo · Economy Advisor of Barcelona City Council, and Mr. Cristian Bardaji · Director of Studies of Infrastructure of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.
The best cake of the week by Anna Aero
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Etihad Airways Crew
Water cannon salute
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AFTERNOON
Cocktail
Location: Capella dels Angels - Plaça dels Àngels, 5, 08001 Barcelona The welcome reception is the first venue to welcome the delegates to the city.
This reception was sponsored and organised by the host. While the delegates eat some food and be- verages they could enjoy a laser violinist as entertainment.
Mr. Steven Small from UBM, Mr. Agustí Colom from Barcelona City Council, Hon. Mr. Ricard Font from the Government of Catalonia gave a short speech.
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Entertaiment
Video Mapping Flamenco Tahadi band
Cake cutting ceremony
From left to right: Mr. Tony Douglas · CEO of Etihad Airways, H.E Mohammed Al Shamsi · the Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in Barcelona, Ms. Ainhoa Arbizu · Presenter and journalist, Mr. Isidre Gavín · Secretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Department of Territory and Sustainability, Government of Catalonia, and President of the Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC), and Mr. Robin Kamark · COO of Etihad Airliways.
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Welcome speech
Mr. Tony Douglas – CEO of Etihad Airways
Exchange gift
From left to right: Mr. Tony Douglas · CEO From left to right: H.E. Mohammed Al of Etihad Airways and Mr. Isidre Gavín · Se- Shamsi · the Consul General of the United cretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Arab Emirates in Barcelona and Mr. Luis Department of Territory and Sustainability, Gómez · Commissioner for Economic Promo- Government of Catalonia, and President of the tion, Enterprise and Innovation, Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Air Route Development City Council. Committee (BARDC).
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FREQUENCIES INCREASE AND / OR NEW EQUIPMENT
CATHAY PACIFIC April 12
New Year-around route: Barcelona – Hong Kong International Airport Time: 19:30h Location: Oleum restaurant- Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC).
Program schedule
Flight Origin Departs/Arrives Destination Equipment Days of the week
CX 321 HKG 00:20 – 07:35 BCN Airbus A350-900 Mon · Wed · Fri · Sun CX 321 BCN 13:50 – 08:05+1 HKG Airbus A350-900
After the high institutional meeting with the CEO of Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong in March 2017 where it was requested to maintain the route year-around, it has become effective this year. Cathay Pacific is again starting its Barcelona – Hong Kong route but now it will be year-around.
The Barcelona Air Route Development Committee is very proud to see how of one of our historic objec- tives has finally been realized with this new Barcelona – Hong Kong route operated by Cathay Pacific.
This route is of key importance for the airport, the region, and the city. It marks the beginning of a great con- nection that will undoubtedly enhance the existing cultural, economic, and social ties between both cities.
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Barcelona Montreal From 6 to 7 frequencies per week (Summer Season)
Barcelona Beijing Since 25MAR18 · 4 frequencies & direct Barcelona Shanghai Frequencies increase to 4 per week (Pudong)
Barcelona Seoul Frequencies increase from 4 to 5 per week (in March) and change equipment to Boeing 777- 200 and 77W (in May)
Barcelona Lima Increase from 3 to 4 frequencies per week (Summer) Barcelona Sao Paulo From June, change of equipment from Boeing B767- 400 to Airbus A350-900
Barcelona Boston 2 frequencies per week (New Route · year round) Barcelona Buenos Aires 4 frequencies per week Barcelona Los Angeles 4 frequencies per week Barcelona San Francisco 3 frequencies per week & change of airport from Oakland Airport to San Francisco Airport
Barcelona Los Angeles From 3 to 4 frequencies per week Barcelona Newark From 4 to 6 frequencies per week Barcelona Okland From 3 to 5 frequencies per week Barcelona Ft. Lauderdale 2 frequencies per week (w/o changes) and de- crease in winter season 2018
Barcelona Doha From 18 to 21 frequencies per week (Summer Season)
Barcelona Casablanca From 9 to 13 frequencies per week (Summer Season)
Barcelona New York (Newark) From April 23, increase in capacity due to a change of aircraft from a Boeing 767-200 (242) to a Boeing 777-200 (364)
Barcelona Algiers From 8 to 13 frequencies per week Barcelona Marrakesh From 4 to 6 frequencies per week Barcelona Tel Aviv From 9 to 10 frequencies per week Barcelona Tangier From 5 to 7 frequencies per week
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VIP LOCAL MEETINGS
July 5
Time: 16:00h
Follow-up technical meeting at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce: - Thomas Ramdahl, SVP Network & Scheduling - Bjorn Erik Barman-Jenssen, CEO Norwegian Air Resources Ltd - Alfons Claver, Communication and Institutional Relations · Spain
October 1
Time: 11:30 h
Follow-up technical meeting and lunch at Barcelona-El Prat Airport with: - Mr. Vincent Hodder–CEO. - Mr. Chris Brown, Head of Marketing & Customer Experience. - Mrs. Marta Grane-Cadafalch, Group Strategy and Development.
October 2
Time: 11:0 0 h
Follow-up technical meeting and presentation of new United Arab Emirates Consolation Unit: - H.E. Mohammed Al Shamsi, Consulate of the United Arab Emirates. Subject: to discuss the status of bilateral agreements with the UAE for the Emirates Airlines project Dubai – Barcelona – Mexico Routes.
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COLLABORATION IN LOCAL CONGRESSES
B TRAVEL PRO 2018 April 20 -21
Location: Montjuïc Venue
B-Travel creates B-Travel Pro, a new space for innovation for professio- nals in the travel and airline industry
This area hosted a wide program of activities on April 20th and 21st present the latest technological innovations applied to the tourism sector and air transport with the presence of 15 tourism start-ups from European countries, the United States, and Israel, among others. In this sense, several mentoring sessions with key inspirational were held keynotes and various workshops and meetings between en- trepreneurs and large tourism companies. Likewise, there were also several pitching sessions in which start-ups companies presented their solutions to the main agents of the sector and various networking activities will be promoted with the community.
On the 20th, B-Travel Pro's offer focused on conferences that revolve around two thematic axes: the airline industry and sports entertainment. The first, promoted by the Barcelona Air Route Develo- pment Committee (BARDC), as a Silver sponsor, analyzed the new connectivity options among airlines, especially among low-cost airlines that, with new technologies, are changing the rules of the game as evidenced by the agreements signed between Norwegian and EasyJet or Air Europa and Ryanair. In addition to the possible role that airports can play in the connectivity with a representative of London Gatwick, which presented its Gatwick Connect product.
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THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR ASIA
ROUTES ASIA – BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) March, 18-20 Routes Asia is the only route development event serving the region and the most efficient platform to discuss route development opportunities with senior decision makers. Bringing together airlines, air- ports, tourism authorities and aviation suppliers, this event offers your organisation the opportunity to meet face-to-face with some of the most influential aviation stakeholders in Asia.
https://www.routesonline.com/events/191/routes-asia-2018/
Routes Asia is the only route development event dedicated to the Asia Pacific region. Attracting senior decision makers from the region's air service development community, Routes Asia provides the perfect platform to expand your connections and discuss route development opportunities.
• Strategy Summit MARCH 18 • Welcome Reception • Airline meetings: Air Asia X and Qatar Airways
• Airline meetings:Vietnam Airlines, Korean Air, Japan Airlines,Shen- MARCH 19 zhen Airlines, Malaysia Airlines,Air China and Narita Airport • Other meetings: Japan Tourism Office
• Airlines meeting: American Airlines, China Airlines Grp., Hainan MARCH 20 Airlines and China Southern. • Other meetings: Guanzhou Baiyun Airport and Shenzhen Airport.
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WORLD ROUTES 2018
The 24th World Route Development Forum
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China · 15 - 18 September 2018
World Routes is the global meeting place for every airline, airport, and aviation stakeholder. The event presents an unrivalled platform for route development professionals to discuss, develop and plan network strategy. Providing unique cost and timesaving benefits, World Routes is a 'must attend' event and attracts the most senior decision makers from the world’s leading aviation organisations.
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Barcelona Air Route Development Committee (BARDC) participates in World Routes 2018 in Guangzhou After participating with its own stand for the first time at World Routes 2016 in Chengdu and the great success as hosts at World Routes 2017 in Barcelona, the BARDC continues to promote new opportunities for intercontinental links to Barcelona / Catalonia with its presence in World Routes 2018, which will take place from September 15 to 18 in the city of Guangzhou, capital of the province of Canton, China.
The BARDC is participating with a modern and innovative stand that presents Barcelona / Catalonia in the world again. The work program foresees an agenda of meetings with potential airlines for Barcelona and the development of future, potentially viable routes according to the latest Strategic Plan 2018-2019 presented in April, as well as the consolidation of existing routes.
The main objectives of the BARDC right now are to open new Asian routes with Tokyo, Delhi, and Ban- gkok and reinforcing existing routes such as Beijing and Shanghai with more frequencies. Mexico and Santiago de Chile are also priority destinations, given the existing demand of passengers.
Other routes not served and with potential to be operated are Dallas, Houston, Guayaquil, Osaka, Manila, and Montevideo. In addition, reinforcing routes with more frequencies is another of the major objectives of the Strategic Plan from 2018 to 2019. In this situation we find destinations such as New York, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, and Bogota, among others.
2017 marked a turning point for intercontinental and long-distance routes at Barcelona-El Prat airport. A total of 16 new intercontinental routes began to operate to 14 destinations, and frequencies increased on 17 existing routes, thus experiencing a strong boost (+ 18.5%) in intercontinental passage.
The BARDC assists with continuity at World Routes from its origins and this will be the third consecutive edition in which it has had its own stand, in order to reinforce the visibility of the destination worldwide in collaboration with different entities involved in the promotion of new intercontinental flight routes at Barcelona-El Prat airport.
World Routes is the reference event that brings together airlines, airports and other interested parties to discuss future global air services.
3.000 DELEGATES 130 TOURISM AUTHORITIES
300 AIRLINES 110 COUNTRIES
700 AIRPORTS 80 SPEAKERS
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AGENDA
Meetings in BARDC stand and Face-to-Face
SEPTEMBER 16 • Other meetings: Damman Airport and Cameronn Airport.
• Airline meetings: Etihad, Vietnam Airlines, Kuwait SEPTEMBER 17 Airways, Vistara, Emirates, Air Asia Thailand, ANA, Hainan Airlines and China Souther. • Other meetings: Santiago de Chile Airport.
• Airlines meetings: China Southern, Beijing Capital Air- SEPTEMBER 18 lines, Norwegia, JAL, IAG-Level. • Other meetings: Oakland Airport and UBM.
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BARDC delegation and collaborators
Government of Catalonia
Aeroports de Catalunya · Mr. Jordi Candela – General Director · Mrs. Elisabeth Oliva – Communication · Mrs. Raquel García – HHRR · Mrs. Cristina Pastor – La Seu d’Urgell Airport Director
Catalonia Turisme Board/Agencia Catalana de Turisme (ATC) in Beijing office · Mr. Antonio Li – China Director
ACCIÓ Beijing office: · Mr. Gao Wei – Director · Mr. Jin Lei – Assistent
Hong Kong office: · Mr. Carlos Palacín – General Director of South of China (China, Hong Kong & Taiwan)
Barcelona City Council
Barcelona Activa · Mr. Luis Gómez – Economic Promotion, Enterprise & Innovation Commissioner · Mr. Mario Rubert – City Promotion Director
AENA · Mrs. Vanessa Requena – Head of Gabinete Direction of Barcelona El Prat Airport
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce · Mr. Jaume Adrover – General Director GPA · Mrs. Laura Soria – Senior Project Manager GPA & BARDC coordinator
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STAND BARDC - WORLD ROUTES 2018 - GUANGZHOU
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Stand entertainment: customized merchandising, Barça T-Shirt raffle, tasting of wines and cavas, catering, & of course... live music to continue the day by DJ Ana.
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Supported by:
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MISSION TO CHINA – BEIJING
BARDC delegation and collaborators:
· Mr. Jordi Candela, General Director of “Aeroports de Catalunya” – Government of Catalonia · Mr. Cristian Bardaji, Director of Infrastructure Studies – Barcelona Chamber of Commerce · Mr. Gao Wei, Director Acció in Beijing (China) – Government of Catalonia · Mr. Jin Lei, Project Manager Acció in Beijing (China) – Government of Catalonia
AGENDA:
Hainan Airlines Group JUNE 6 Hainan Airlines Building B-2 North Road, East 3rd Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Airline attendees:
· Mrs. Vera Li (Ziwei Li) International Business Division Manager of Network Planning. · Robin Yang, Director of Sales & Marketing Dep. of Hainan Airlines. · Anderson Yang, Senior Manager of International Business Division, Sales and Marke- ting Dep. of HU. · Peter Yue, Senior Manager of International Network Planning. · Vera Li, Manager of International Network Planning. · Luona Wang, Specialist of International Network Planning.
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) JUNE 7 NO.155 Dongsi West Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Attendees:
· Ms. Bai Wenli, Director International Air Transport Division, Department of Air Transport. · Ms. Zhang Xuan, International Air Transport Division, Department of Air Transport.
Air China 30th Tianzhu Road, Tianzhu Airport Economic Development Zone, Beijing
Attendees:
· Ms. Li Dong, Managing Director Network Planning and Revenue Management Department. · Ms. Li Xuerui, Senior Manager, Network Planning & Scheduling, Network Planning and Revenue Management Department. · Ms. Zhang Jingyiu, Manager, Europe, Sales Department. · Ms. GUO Meilin, Assistant.
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ANNUAL SUMARY OF ACTIONS 2018
JAN 30 JAN · United Arab Emirates Consul Follow-up technical meeting MAR 18-20 MAR · Routes Asia – Brisbane, Australia
LEVEL · Boston · NEW ROUTE · Year-round
APR 21-22 APR · B TRAVEL PRO
Cathay Pacific · Hong Kong · Year-round
MAY 16 MAY · Press conference · Presentation of New BARDC Strategic Plan 2018- 2019 JUN China Mission · Beijing: Hainan, Air China & China Civil Aviation Authorities JUL 02 JUL · Ethiopian Airlines · Barcelona · Addis Ababa · NEW ROUTE (1)
05 JUL · Norwegian Follow-up technical meeting
AUG 30 AUG · Asiana NEW ROUTE · Year-round SET 16/18 SEPT · World Routes Guangzhou, China OCT 01 OCT · LEVEL · Follow-up technical meeting
02 OCT · United Arab Emirates Consul meeting · Follow-up technical meeting
NOV 28 NOV · ETIHAD · Abu Dhabi · Arrival ceremony at BCN-El Prat Airport T1
28 NOV · ETIHAD · ABU DHABI · Cocktail in Barcelona city center · Angel's Chapel
(1) Ended: 16AUG18 due to operational reasons
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