Edinburgh Chambers of Commerce Gordon Dewar Chief Executive

Edinburgh Chambers of Commerce Gordon Dewar Chief Executive Edinburgh Airport

The first Scottish airport to ever surpass 10 m passengers 11 000 2 way passengers (000 s) 10 000 9 000 8 000 7 000 6 000 5 000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 EDI total passengers (000 s) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Significant increase in connectivity Gatwick Heathrow Frankfurt Paris Copenhagen Amsterdam 114 Newark ROUTES LONG HAUL HUBS Pre GIP June 2012

Significant increase in connectivity Abu Dhabi JFK Doha Chicago Toronto Istanbul Gatwick Abu Dhabi Gatwick Heathrow JFK Heathrow Frankfurt Doha Frankfurt Paris Chicago Paris Copenhagen Toronto Copenhagen Amsterdam Istanbul Amsterdam 114 Newark 130 Newark ROUTES LONG HAUL HUBS Pre GIP June 2012 Summer 2015

Role of non-London airports • Direct point to point preferred. • New technology allowing better economic and operational reach • Focus on direct services • National role to improve European network

Serving London 5 5 airports airlines 50 Flights per weekday (average over summer)

Reliance on London Access to hubbing wherever the airline chooses to offer • Heathrow is currently a constrained • Gatwick already showing desire for ‘self connection’ • Need expanding connectivity over London

Developing Connectivity through Partnership • Partnership is at the heart of everything we do • Partnership with airlines first and foremost • Partnership with Scottish agencies – Transport Scotland – Visit Scotland – Scottish Enterprise – Marketing Edinburgh/City of Edinburgh

Onward Connection Partnerships • Access to/from Scottish destinations – Transport for Edinburgh – Tram and Bus – Glasgow and Fife Coach services – New opportunities with new rail franchise

Operational Partnerships • New check-in technology – Technology providers and airlines • New security technology – Working with Gatwick and Mac. Donald Humfrey • ‘Record breaking’ extension build in 18 months – Balfour Beatty • Educational Partnerships – Napier and Edinburgh Universities for placements, research and Intern projects – Saltire Foundation internships

Tourism Partnerships • £ 9 bn of spend in Scotland • 14, 000 businesses serving the visitor economy; and • 211, 000 jobs over 8% of all jobs in Scotland • A sector that can grow rapidly • A sector that responds to investment quickly • A sector that needs partnership across public and private sector

Summary • A great year delivering growth • A great year delivering choice • A great year delivered in partnership • 2015 a year for even more Edinburgh Partnerships!