✈Sarajevo Airport – ACI Health Accreditation

Sarajevo International Airport successfully completed re-accreditation activities for Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation Programme. After reviewing the evidence presented through the evaluation process, Sarajevo International Airport has shown and proved to provide a safe environment for all travelers, in accordance with the recommended health measures established in ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines, ICAO Council recommendations and in compliance with the best practices in the industry.

ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Programme enables the airport operators to determine whether the established health measures at the airports are in compliance with the recommendations of CART (Council Aviation Recovery Task Force) i.e. ICAO’s task force for recovery of aviation.

Substantially, the benefits of health accreditation include the possibilities of the airport operator to:

• demonstrate to passengers, staff, the regulator and the government that the priority of the airport operator is establishing a safe health environment,
• evaluate already established processes and health measures in the facilities of the airport,
• reassure passengers that using the airport areas is safe,
• promote professional performance regarding high cleaning standards,
• promote the best practices in the aviation industry and
• enable the harmonization of health measures set by International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO and their implementation at the airport.

The activities which had the extension of the existing certificate as a goal included several stages and the same entailed completing the questionnaire and the supporting documentation, an online interview and an assessment by the representatives of the Airports Council International. After all of the requirements were met, Sarajevo International Airport was awarded the re-accreditation of the ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Programme based upon the evidence presented.

A renewal of the certificate proves a continued compliance with the requirements of the ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Programme for the following twelve months.

Source: Sarajevo Airport

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for September 2021

During the month of September Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 151.357 passengers going through its four international airports. Sarajevo Airport recorded 99.950, followed by Tuzla with 32.960, Banja Luka 17.772, and Mostar with 664 passengers. When compared to pre-pandemic September of 2019, Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 16% passengers decrease, which is well above European average. Year to date, the country has recorded 855.425 passengers, representing 56% of 2019 passengers traffic.

2021	2019 vs. 2021

 

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈Spain - Air traffic statistics data for 2020

Since I consider Spain my second home country, today article will be about Spanish airports in 2020.

Spain’s 46 airports and 2 heliports within the Aena network closed 2020 with 76,064,322 passengers, 72.4% less than the previous year; 1,101,185 aircraft movements, 53.4% less; and 787,848 tons of cargo, 26.3% less than in 2019. The decrease in traffic was due to restrictions on mobility both in Spain and in the rest of the world caused by the spread of COVID-19.

In 2019 Spanish airports recorded 275.2 million passengers, representing a 4.4% increase compared to the previous year. Of those passengers, 188.8 million flew internationally, a historical record, with a 3.5% increase on 2018. Passengers on domestic flights amounted to over 85.5 million, a 6.4% increase on the previous year. The volume of aircraft operations was greater than 2.3 million, a 2.6% increase on 2018 and cargo traffic amounted to over 1,068,394 tons, a 5.6% increase compared to the previous year.

Passengers	Aircraft Operations	Cargo (tons)

Spain has the third largest volume of air traffic in Europe, after the UK and Germany. It totals 11% of Europe's passenger traffic and 10% of its aircraft operations.

A further five Spanish airports registered traffic of over 10 million passengers in 2019: Palma de Mallorca, with over 29 million; Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 19.8 million; Alicante-Elche, with 15 million; Gran Canaria, with over 13.2 million; and Tenerife Sur with over 11 million.

Type of air traffic

69.2% of commercial traffic in all airports in the Aena network is international, and the remaining 30.8% is national. The main source countries of air travel passengers to Spain are the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, the United States, Ireland and Russia3.

Share of the major airport hubs

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports make up 41.6% of passengers, 32.6% of operations and 69.4% of cargo. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas contributes 22.4% of total passengers, 18% of the aircraft and 52.3% of the cargo, while Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El-Prat has a market share of 19.1% of passengers, 14.6% of operations and 17.1% of cargo.

Spanish airports - annual data for 2020
76.1 million passengers in 2020	The volume of passengers travelling in Aena Spanish airports decreased 72.4% compared to 2019 because of covid-19.
1.1 million aircraft operations in 2020	The Spanish airports registered 53.4% less aircraft movements in 2020 compared to 2019.
787,848 tons of cargo in 2020	The cargo traffic at Spanish airports decreased 26.3% compared to the previous year.
MAD and BCN in the top ten EU airports	Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports rank 4th and 5th in the EU in terms of passengers in 2020.
55.4% of international passengers traffic.	In 2020 the international passengers traffic decreased 77.8% and the national traffic decreased 60.6%.
Spain 46 airports + 2 heliports	Aena manages 46 airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain

AENA COMPANY PROFILE	Number 1 airport management company in the world Aena is the world's number one airport operator with 293 million passengers in 2019 (Spanish airports and Luton).
46 airports + 2 heliports Aena manages 46 airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain	London-Luton Airport Aena holds a 51 per cent stake in the capital of the concessionaire company of London-Luton airport.
22 airports in Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica and Colombia Aena participates in the management of 6 airports in Brazil, 12 in Mexico, 2 in Colombia and 2 in Jamaica.	335 million passengers of estimated capacity Aena airports are equipped with modern infrastructures with a high spare capacity.
>220.000 m2 of commercial areas Aena airports offer a wide commercial offer and great business opportunities	4,503.3 million € of total incomes in 2019 2,901.1 billion correspond to aircraft business, 1,252 to commercial business, 80.2 to real estate services and 270.4 to international business.
1,442 million € of net profit in 2018 The consolidated net profit has increased 8.6% compared to 2018 because of the positive business development and of the overall financial result.	2,114.3 billion euros of cash flow generation Debt ratio (net financial debt, EBITDA) of 2.3x in 2019.
<1.6 million of reduced mobility persons attended. Passengers who used assistance for PRM in 2018 gave the service a rating of 4.88 out of 5.	24,395 soundproofed houses   Since 2000, Aena has fully financed the sound insulation of residential units in line with the Noise Insulation Plans.

Source: AENA and Flying Bosnian

✈ ACI health accreditation for Sarajevo International Airport

Sarajevo International Airport successfully completed accreditation activities under Airports Council International (ACI) program for accreditation of health services at airports. After reviewing the evidence presented through the evaluation process, Sarajevo International Airport has shown and proved to provide a safe environment for all travelers, in accordance with the recommended health measures established in ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines, ICAO Council recommendations and in compliance with best practices in the industry.

ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Program enables the airport operators to determine whether the established health measures at the airports are in compliance with the recommendations by ICAO's task force for recovery of aviation, CART (Council Aviation Recovery Task Force).

Substantially, the benefits of health accreditation include the possibilities of the airport operator to:

•     demonstrate to passengers, staff, the regulator and the government that the priority of the airport operator is establishing a safe health environment,
•     evaluate already established processes and health measures in the facilities of the airport,
•     reassure passengers that using the airport areas is safe,
•     promote professional performance regarding high cleaning standards,
•     promote best practices in the aviation industry and
•     enable the harmonization of health measures set by International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO and their implementation at the airport.

The health accreditation included more stages and it implied completing the questionnaire and supporting documentation, online interview and assessment by the representatives of the Airports Council International. Sarajevo International Airport was awarded the health accreditation by ACI Airport Health Accreditation Program, after fulfilling the requirements, presented through the evidence.

After awarded accreditation, the airport operator regularly carries out an independent monitoring of implemented health measures and it renews the accreditation annually, through the process of reaccreditation, demonstrating a continued compliance with the requirements of the program .

Source: Sarajevo International Airport

✈Fastest-growing country markets in Europe

In Q2 2018, Georgia was Europe’s fastest-growing country market (capacity up 28% in Q2 2018 vs Q2 2017), and it has continued its momentum into S19, with it showing to be the continent’s fourth fastest-growing market in Q2 2019. Along with Georgia, the only other markets in the top 15 for Q2 2019 growth that also appeared in the same category during Q2 2018 are North Macedonia (14% growth in Q2 2019; 17% growth in Q2 2018 versus Q2 2017), Latvia (12%; 19%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (11,1%) and Hungary (8.2%; 15%). Of the countries listed in the top 15, only one appears in the top 15 ranking for most seats, with Portugal being Europe’s 12th largest market regarding total departing seats in Q2 2019. The top markets remain the UK (3.1% growth in Q2 2019), followed by Spain (3.7%), Germany (2.0%), Italy (5.9%) and France (5.2%). 

Ryanair remains the top airline on the continent, with it growing its seat capacity by 7.6% in Q2 2019, which represent just under 2.88 million additional departing seats versus the same quarter of 2018. easyJet is growing ever so slightly faster than Ryanair, but when it comes to net seat increase, it is only adding 2.17 million, less than the number being added by Ryanair.

The fastest-growing airline among Europe’s top operators is Wizz Air, with it showing an 18% rise in its departing seat capacity during Q2 2019, a result of it operating an additional 1.68 million departing seats. Regarding the other end of the spectrum, Air France, SAS, Norwegian, Eurowings and Pegasus Airlines are all showing declines in the number of seats they’re operating during Q2 2019, with Norwegian seeing the greatest cut at 5.0%. For Norwegian, its capacity has been reduced in the short-haul market, with it posting a 6.7% cut in this sector. However, it does continue to push its long-haul agenda, with data showing that it has increased its long-haul capacity during Q2 2019 by 21%. While this is impressive, the carrier’s long-haul operations still only account for 5.9% of all seats it operates during the period, although this has grown from a share of 4.6% posted in Q2 2018.

Source:Anna aero

✈ ACI EUROPE: 2015 Airport Traffic Report

European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE released its traffic report for 2015. This is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights to and from Europe: full service, low cost, charter and others. 

Passenger traffic across the European airport network in 2015 grew by an average +5.2%.  

At EU airports, the average increase in passenger traffic was +5.6% with airports in Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lithuania achieving double-digit growth. Meanwhile, non-EU airports reported diminished growth of +3.9%. This was mainly due to a significant decline in demand for air travel across Russian and Ukrainian airports, as well as almost flat growth in Norway – despite a stellar increase in passenger traffic in Iceland and sustained growth at most Turkish airports.  

Freight traffic at Europe’s airports only grew by +0.7%, as international trade remained subdued. Aircraft movements saw an increase of +2.2%.  

Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI EUROPE said “2015 has been a very good year in terms of passenger traffic, with European airports welcoming an estimated 1,95 billion passengers. 20% of them achieved a double-digit increase and many broke new traffic records – mostly fueled by the continued growth of low cost airlines and selected non-EU airlines. EU airports generally performed extremely well, despite Germany and France being impacted by airline & ATC strikes and the Paris terror attacks. Remarkably, Istanbul-Atatürk airport became the 3rd busiest European airport with 61,8 million passengers, after London-Heathrow (74,9 million) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (65,7 million). It should be noted however that small regional airports* across the continent underperformed the European average, with their passenger volume only increasing by +3,8%. This is indicative of traffic growth becoming more concentrated and less inclusive." 

    

COMPARING 2008 AND 2015 

Commenting on the air traffic recovery since the global financial crisis, Jankovec added: “While the EU economy did not even grow by +3% between 2008 and 2015, passenger traffic at EU airports increased by +13,6% over the same period. Such a wide gap is pointing to a lasting discontinuity in the usual relationship between GDP growth and passenger traffic performance. This is reflective of new market dynamics, changing consumer behaviors and the increased importance of air transport for the European economy.” 

CURRENT OUTLOOK 

Looking at the outlook for the coming months, Jankovec concluded: “The positive momentum created by improving economic conditions in the Eurozone, low oil prices and loose monetary policy is likely to persist for most of 2016. This should help keep passenger traffic growing - except for Russian airports. However, downside risks abound, and they are mainly of a geopolitical nature – both homegrown and external. These range from the unprecedented migration crisis and its repercussions on Schengen to the UK Brexit, heightened terrorist threats, instability in the Middle East & North Africa and deteriorating prospects in emerging markets."  

BREAKDOWN BY TRAFFIC CATEGORY 

Over the full year, airports welcoming more than 25 million passengers per year (Group 1), airports welcoming between 10 and 25 million passengers (Group 2), airports welcoming between 5 and 10 million passengers (Group 3) and airports welcoming less than 5 million passengers per year (Group 4) reported an average adjustment +3.7%, +6.3%, +7.1% and +5.5%. 

The airports which reported the highest increases in passenger traffic during 2015 (compared with 2014) are as follows: 

• GROUP 1:  Madrid-Barajas (+12.0%), Istanbul IST (+9.1%), Amsterdam (+6.0%), London LGW and Barcelona El-Prat (+5.7%) and Rome FCO (+5.0%)  
• GROUP 2:  Istanbul SAW (19.7%), Athens (+19.1%), Dublin (+15.3%), London STN (+12.8%) and Izmir (+12.1%)  
• GROUP 3:  Milan BGY (+18.6%), Gothenburg GOT (+18.1%), Berlin SXF (+16.9%), Porto (+16.7%) and Glasgow (+12.9%)  
• GROUP 4:     Ohrid (+53.3%), Ponta Delgada (+29.5%), Astrakhan (+26.1%), Santorini/Thira (+87.6%), Cluj and Timisoara (+25.8%) 

Among the airports in the Top 5, several airports will now move to a higher traffic category for 2016.