"It is no surprise therefore that a strong link has been established between a country’s air connectivity and the wealth of its citizens".
The economic impact of European airports and associated aviation activity comprises the following:
Direct Economic Impact
The employment, income and GDP associated with the operation and management of activities at the airports including firms on-site at the airport and airport-related businesses located elsewhere near the airport. This includes activities by the airport operator, the airlines, airport air traffic control, general aviation, ground handlers, airport security, immigration and customs, aircraft maintenance, and other activities at the airport.
Indirect Economic Impact
The employment, income and GDP generated by down-stream industries that supply and support the activities at the airport. For example, these could include: wholesalers providing food for inflight catering, oil refining activities for jet fuel, companies providing accounting and legal services to airlines, travel agents booking flights, etc.
Induced Economic Impact
This captures the economic activity generated by the employees of firms directly or indirectly connected to the airport spending their income in the national economy. For example, an airline employee might spend his/her income on groceries, restaurants, child care, dental services, home renovations and other items which, in turn, generate employment in a wide range of sectors of the general economy.
Catalytic Impacts
Also known as Wider Economic Benefits, catalytic impacts capture the way in which the airport facilitates the business of other sectors of the economy. As such, air transportation facilitates employment and economic development in the national economy through a number of mechanisms:
Trade
air transport provides connections to export markets for both goods and services.
Investment
a key factor many companies take into account when making decisions about the location of offices, manufacturing plants or warehouses in proximity of an international airport.
Tourism
air service facilitates the arrival of larger numbers of tourists to a country. This includes business as well as leisure tourists. The spending of these tourists can support a wide range of tourism-related businesses: hotels, restaurants, entertainment and recreation, car rentals and others.
Productivity
air transportation offers access to new markets which in turn enables businesses to achieve greater economies of scale. Air access also enables companies to attract and retain high quality employees.
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