Study on airport DG MOVE, European ownership and Commission management and the ground handling market in selected non-EU countries Final Report Our ref: 22907301 June 2016 Client ref: MOVE/E1/SER/2015- 247-3 Study on airport DG MOVE, European ownership and Commission management and the ground handling market in selected non-EU countries Final Report Our ref: 22907301 June 2016 Client ref: MOVE/E1/SER/2015- 247-3 Prepared by: Prepared for: Steer Davies Gleave DG MOVE, European Commission 28-32 Upper Ground DM 28 - 0/110 London SE1 9PD Avenue de Bourget, 1 B-1049 Brussels (Evere) Belgium +44 20 7910 5000 www.steerdaviesgleave.com Steer Davies Gleave has prepared this material for DG MOVE, European Commission. This material may only be used within the context and scope for which Steer Davies Gleave has prepared it and may not be relied upon in part or whole by any third party or be used for any other purpose. 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Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Background and the need for this study ...................................................................................... 1 This report .................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Methodology...................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3 Stakeholder engagement.............................................................................................................. 3 Approach to collecting data .......................................................................................................... 4 3 GATS and bilateral frameworks ........................................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 The GATS ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Bilateral frameworks .................................................................................................................. 17 4 International trends ......................................................................................................... 20 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 20 Airport ownership ....................................................................................................................... 20 Airport management .................................................................................................................. 30 Ground handling ......................................................................................................................... 32 5 Case study: Brazil.............................................................................................................. 36 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 36 Brazil: Airport ownership ............................................................................................................ 38 Brazil: Airport management ....................................................................................................... 39 Brazil: Ground handling .............................................................................................................. 43 6 Case study: China ............................................................................................................. 51 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 51 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 51 China: Airport ownership ............................................................................................................ 52 China: Airport management ....................................................................................................... 54 China: Ground handling .............................................................................................................. 56 7 Case study: India .............................................................................................................. 59 June 2016 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 59 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 59 India: Airport ownership ............................................................................................................. 59 India: Airport management ........................................................................................................ 60 India: Ground handling ............................................................................................................... 63 8 Case study: Japan ............................................................................................................. 69 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 69 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 69 Japan: Airport ownership ........................................................................................................... 70 Japan: Airport management ....................................................................................................... 74 Japan: Ground handling .............................................................................................................. 77 9 Case study: Mexico ........................................................................................................... 82 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 82 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 82 Mexico: Airport ownership ......................................................................................................... 83 Mexico: Airport management .................................................................................................... 84 Mexico: Ground handling ........................................................................................................... 90 10 Case study: Morocco ....................................................................................................... 100 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 100 Context ..................................................................................................................................... 100 Morocco: Airport ownership .................................................................................................... 101 Morocco: Airport management ................................................................................................ 102 Morocco: Ground handling ....................................................................................................... 103 11 Case study: Philippines .................................................................................................... 108 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 108 Context ..................................................................................................................................... 108 Philippines: Airport ownership ................................................................................................. 109 Philippines: Airport management 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