Episode 012 - Airport business models: Adapt or perish

A future airport business model requires diversification
towards many activities beyond the provision of infrastructure.
Successful airport managers need to consider the volatile traffic
developments including changed requirements and necessities of
passenger. In this episode, learn how a wholistic approach in
forecasting can facilitate to develop a successful airport
business model.


Moderator:


Dominique Bayer – Consultant


Experts:


Arvind Chandrasekhar – Associate Partner and Head of
Solution Group Network and Fleet Management


Sascha Vogel – Consultant and Expert in Airport Operations
& Management 


 


This episode includes:


00:42 Introduction of our experts


02:00 Lufthansa Consulting’s approach to forecasting


05:08 Linking forecasting to airport business models


06:17 Understanding how passenger activity in the airport
might change


07:28 The need for adapting airport business models


09:30 Infrastructure rightsizing for airports


11:31 Transformation and diversification of successful
airport business models


14:48 What the ideal business model might look
like 


16:44 Recommended cycles for revisiting forecasts


18:40 Outlook for airport business transformations