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