Genève Aéroport (GVA/LSGG)

• International City:
  • 29 major intergovernmental organizations
  • 250 non-governmental organizations
  • 30 sports federations.

• Diplomatic Capital:
  • 242 missions, permanent representatives and delegations
  • 40,000 diplomats and international civil servants
  • 3,000 visits by head of states, ministers and other officials
  • 2,700 meetings and international conferences
  • 173,000 delegates and experts attending.

• Financial Center:
  • Birthplace and capital of international asset management
  • More than 6,300 firms (banks, independent asset managers, financial intermediaries, insurance companies, etc.) represent the sector and employ 35,600 persons.

• World Trading Capital:
  • 1st in commodity trading (1/2 of world trade in coffee, ½ of world trade in sugar); in finance of commodity trading as well as in inspection and certification.
  • 500 companies with activities related to trading and shipping employs 8,000 persons and generates a turnover of CHF 800 billion.
  • Annual growth rate of 5%.
  • Generates 2.5% of the total Swiss GDP.

• Leading Pharmaceutical & Biotech-Medtech Industry:
  • Bio Alps (the Lake Geneva life science cluster) is the 1st European center for research in the industry (750 bio- and medical technology companies; 500 research laboratories and over 20 world-famous research institutions, universities, etc.; 25,000 science professionals and 5,000 researchers; 10% of annual growth rate).

• Education & Research:
  • Switzerland is one of the leading countries for the quality of its education, research and technologies thanks to its universities and research institutions.
  • Institutions located in Geneva region: University of Geneva, IMD, EPFL, HUG, Webster University, Cern, etc.

• Thanks to its central location and stable economic and social environment, 930 multinational corporations employing 76,000 persons have established offices in Geneva (Philip Morris, Caterpillar, P&G, JTI, etc.)
• Many Swiss global leaders are located within the airport catchment area (Rolex, Firmenich, Nestlé, etc.)

• Marketing Support:
• Exploratory phase: Airport cost analysis; route feasibility studies, market research and statistics; administrative support; etc.
• Launching support: PR and events; airport advertising; e-marketing; marketing and sales support; etc.
• Long-term commercial support: Follow-up of commercial and traffic results; e-marketing; marketing and sales support; etc.
• Commercial incentives:
  • Discount for new destinations: Based on landing fees (conditions: new destination for airport and not operated during 12 months; scheduled flight and year-round; applicable only to landing fees not to surcharges and ATC).
    
    

    Short-haul routes		Long-haul routes
    Periods (6 months each)	Rebate	Periods (1 year each)	Rebate
    1st period	80%	1st period	80%
    2nd period	60%	2nd period	60%
    3rd period	40%	3rd period	40%
    4th period	20%	4th period	20%

  • Passenger growth scheme: Airlines are rewarded for the traffic growth they generate. Growth is calculated on a yearly basis (from January to December) and a refund based on the passenger service charge (PSC) collected during the period (11CHF per pax) is applicable.
    
    

    Annual Pax Growth	Refund
    ≥ 5%	3.5%
    ≥10%	6%
    ≥ 15%	10%
    ≥ 20%	15%
    ≥ 25%	20%

• 60 min:
  • Switzerland: 1 million people
  • France: 1 million people
• 120 min:
  • Switzerland: 2.4 million people
  • France/Italy: 3.6 million people

• Cargo complex equipped with all modern facilities:
• Handling capacity of 80,000 tons/year
• Swiss and French customs (intra-European customs clearing possibilities)
• Strong rooms for valuables (650 m2)
• 40 forwarders within the airport
• High security level
• Fast consignment (average 90 min.)
• Warehouse: 24,000 m2
• Refrigerated rooms (perishables and medicines)
• Handling room for radioactive goods
• Heated storerooms during the winter
• Airfreight opportunities:
  • World-class watchmakers – including the likes of Rolex and Richemont Group (Cartier) – are headquartered in Genève
  • Important biomedical industry
  • World leaders of industrial flavours
  • Wafering industry for solar cells

• Genève Aéroport is located just 5 km from Geneva city and is truly multi-modal airport with an easy access by:
• Rail: train station within the airport; connected to regional and international networks (170 trains/day); 6 min to reach Geneva city center.
• Public transportations: 6 bus city lines; efficient taxi service and hotel shuttles; shuttle to Chambéry and Grenoble.
• Road: connected to Swiss and French highway networks.

Infrastructure & Operations

• Runways: A single 3,900m concrete runway (ILS cat. III) with an hourly capacity of 36 aircraft movements and a 700m grass landing strip.
• Terminals: 1 main terminal
• Aircraft positions: 55 aircraft parking positions linked to an underground fuel hydrant system
• Slot coordination: Genève Aéroport is a Level 3 slot coordinated airport
• Operating hours: Arrivals from 06.00 to 00.00, departures from 06.00 to 22.00.

• Masterplan 2nd stage (2012-2016): New “East Wing”:
• New dedicated wide-body terminal under design by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (LHR-Terminal 5; MAD-Terminal 4)
• Total investment of EUR 270 million
• 530 m long and 40,000 sqm of useful surface
• 6 stands for wide-body aircrafts + 1 narrow-body (or mixed utilization with more stands)
• Flexibility Schengen/Non Schengen

Vital statistics

• Route network:
  • 100 scheduled destinations
  • Approximately 50 scheduled airlines serving 4 continents
• Passengers traffic:
• 13.1 million passengers in 2011 (+10.5%)
• Business passengers: 33%
• Leisure passengers: 67%
• Total movements in 2011: 189,121 (+6.6%)
• Air freight traffic:
• Handling capacity of 80,000 tons/year
• 12,240 tons in 2011 (+8.3%) (post and trucked freight not included)
• Airline market shares by december 2011:
• EasyJet: 38%
• Swiss: 15%
• Lufthansa: 6%
• Air France: 5%
• British Airways: 5%
• Current low-cost carrier market share in Genève Aéroport is around 40%
• Largest carrier in Genève Aéroport: EasyJet

• Airport charges
• Annual report (2011)

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