an empirical assessment of aviation charges in germany
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GAP Workshop. An Empirical Assessment of Aviation Charges in Germany. Presented by Plamena Ivanova (HU) Marius Barbu (FHW) David Hörnle (FHW ). Based on Diploma Thesis of Chi Wah Li, 2007. Berlin 10th April, 2008. Outline. Methodology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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An Empirical Assessment of Aviation Charges in Germany
Presented by
Plamena Ivanova (HU)Marius Barbu (FHW)David Hörnle (FHW)
GAP Workshop
Berlin10th April, 2008
Based on Diploma Thesis of Chi Wah Li, 2007
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Outline
• Methodology• Development of Charges, Passengers
and Revenues, Timeline• Airplane Related Charges in 2007• Share of Passenger Charges in Airside
Charges, 1998-2007• Airside Charges in 2007• Fixed vs. Variable Charges in 2007• What is the Welfare Effect?
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I. Methodology
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AirportLanding fee 2007 A320-
200
BRE 653,42
CGN 732,89
DRE 548,31
DUS 380,12
FMO 671,79
FRA 278,23
HAM 615,34
MUC 653,39
STR 409,95
1. What do these numbers mean?
2. Can we rank the airports based on these fees?
3. What further assumptions are necessary?
Methodology of benchmarking
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Methodology of benchmarking
1. StepIdentify the charges you are going to compare
Landing fee
Passenger fee
Security fee
Noise fee
Central Infrastructure
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2. StepIdentify the fleet mix
Helpful: use similar types of airports which serve the same fleet mix, otherwise might be difficult to compare. The results obtained are vaild only for one airport
Is the fleet mix changing over time? Shall it be adjusted over the period under consideration?
Methodology of benchmarking
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3. StepMake specific assumptions about the types of passengers
Domestic EU NON EU Transit Transfer
Methodology of benchmarking
Düsseldorf (2008):
Domestic: 13,45 EUR
EU: 14,55 EUR
Non EU: 14,60 EUR
Transit/
Transfer 8,25 EUR
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4. StepDetermine the load factor – might be useful to obtain the data in the future directly from the airports
Differenciate low cost airlines vs. „traditional“ airlines
Methodology of benchmarking
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5. StepCharges we ignored (Groundhandling)
Ramp equipment and
Aircraft handling charges (fueling)
Transportation charges
(crew, passengers, baggage)
Security, x-ray charges
Customs reporting systems
Others
Methodology of benchmarking
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Having determined the previous components, we can now proceed with computing the charges according to:
4. Step
Choose a time period – time changes and all parameters too
5. Step
Choose a currency – domestic, specific or artificial
Methodology of benchmarking
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6. Further assumptions
Time of the day – day or nightPeak or off-peak periodsParking time for aircrafts
As this is the most sensitive point within the analysis, the assumptions concerning these issues should be based on actual empirical data or
substantiated through interviews.
Methodology of benchmarking
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II. Some preliminary
results and further
research questions
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Charges, Passengers, Revenues Development, Timeline
- €
500,00 €
1.000,00 €
1.500,00 €
2.000,00 €
2.500,00 €
3.000,00 €
3.500,00 €
4.000,00 €
4.500,00 €
5.000,00 €
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Millio
ne
n
~ -17%
~ +34%
~ +43%
Total real revenues of all German Airports (incl. non-aviation)
Total PAX in Germany
Airside real charges for Turnaround-Flight (given assumptions)
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Research Question
• Airside prices are falling but total revenues are increasing– Increase in passengers – Increase in nonaviation
• Assumptions: – Either fleet mix has changed or – airports discount charges or – loading factor changed or– increase in landside revenues? Or....
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Airplane Related Charges, in 2007
Average Level of Charges for a Turnaround Flight, in 2007
Big Airplanes
Medium Airplanes
Small Airplanes
Charges per Turnaround Flight According to Airplane Size, in 2007
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Research Question
• Why is the slope of big-airplane-charges not increasing steadily?
• Does FRA‘s monopoly position play a role in it‘s charges structure?
• How about Dresden?
• Are airports trying to increase their traffic with low charges?
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Airside Charges, in 2007
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FMO STR HAM BRE NUE CGN SXF DRS LEJ HAJ THF MUC TXL DUS FRA
Variable Charges of §43a LuftVZO Fix Charges of §43a fLuftVZO
Share of Passenger Charges in Airside Charges (§43), in 2007:
Share of Airside Charges (§43) in Total Charges, in 2007:
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FMO STR HAM BRE NUE CGN SXF DRS LEJ HAJ THF MUC TXL DUS FRA
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Fixed vs Variable Charges of Total Charges (§43 + ZI), in 2007
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
DUS TXL THF FRA HAJ SXF HAM STR MUC FMO BRE CGN NUE LEJ DRS
Fixed Charges Variable Charges
How is the share of variable charges influencing airports performance?
How about the allocation of risks?
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Share of Passenger Charges in Airside Charges, 1998 - 2007
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
There is an increase of aprox. 65 % over the period 1998-2007
Does this also increase the risk of airports?
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What is the Welfare Effect for…
• Airports (Income and Risk)…
• Airlines (Income and Risk)…
• Passengers (Prices)…
• Society (Quality of Transport Services, Risks)?
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Thank you for your attention!
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