Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
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| London | Last year Liverpool was the most visited UK city outside of London for overseas toursists. Once one of the world’s busiest ports, the city’s waterfront is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and office location for a burgeoning services sector. |
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| European City Routes | ||
| Brussels | 48,000 journeys originate in the Liverpool City Region to Brussels annually - 89% of these journeys are for business reasons | |
| Liverpool - location for Government Office for the NW England, EU Objective 1 area, Liverpool City Region - Office presence in Brussels | ||
| Copenhagen | 54,000 journeys originate in the Liverpool City Region to Copenhagen annually. 57% of these journeys are for business reasons. | |
| Large levels of Scandinavian investment in the region, Liverpool is now UK headquarters of shipping company Maersk | ||
| Dusseldorf | 38,000 journeys originate in the LPL catchment to Dusseldorf annually. 59% of these journeys are for business reasons. | |
| There are 493 companies based in wider Liverpool City Region which have a German parent company or a German holding company. | ||
| Frankfurt | Over 125,000 journeys originate in the Liverpool City Region to Frankfurt annually. Of these over 55,000 are point to point with 67% travelling on business. | |
| Leading German brands are based in Liverpool and the North West including… Bosch, Linde (BOC), Siemens / Bibby, Arvarto, Prinovis | ||
| Summer Sun | ||
| Cyprus | Liverpool is underserved by services to Cyprus and is without direct services: 166,000 journeys originate in the Liverpool City Region to Cyprus each year; presence of significant number of people of Greek/Turkish ethnic origin live in the Liverpool City Region | |
| 90,000 journeys are taken annually to Larnaca, with a further 76,000 journeys to Paphos each year. | ||
| Greece | Greece as a market is underserved from the Liverpool City Region with no direct links to Athens, Thessaloniki nor most of Greek Islands. | |
| There are over 340,000 journeys annually to Greece from the Liverpool City Region - the largest underserved market is Heraklion with 77,000 journeys per annum. | ||
| Egypt | Liverpool currently has no direct services to North Africa, yet huge demand exists from within the city region. | |
| 87,000 journeys originate in the LPL catchment to Sharm annually. There are a further 60,000 journeys to other points in Egypt (30,000 Luxor, 20,000 to Hurghada and 11,000 to Taba) | ||
| Long Haul | ||
| New York | 112,000 direct journeys from the LPL catchment to New York (JFK and Newark) annually - historically majority of journeys have used MAN out of neccesity rather than choice. | |
| Region has strong links to US with a number of large US Investments (Automotive sector, Banking/Financial and IT sector) and generated c.20,000 journeys (summer only) – demand is proven | ||
| Orlando | 140,000 journeys from the LPL catchment to Orlando (Sanford and International) annually | |
| One of the most popular holiday destinations, large demand and yet no direct service from LPL | ||
| Middle East Hub | 70,000 point to point journeys to the Gulf - 20% of Point to Point travel is for business reasons | |
| Huge volumes of connecting traffic, over 580,000 indirect journeys to Africa, Asia, Australasia originate in the Liverpool City Region | ||
| In Addition LPL can provide strong evidence of demand for… | ||
 3 x weekly) / Budapest / Canary Islands / Cancun / Edinburgh / Glasgow / Hamburg /  2 x weekly) / Tunisia-Monastir / Munich / Stockholm / Turkey / Vienna / Zurich / North Africa / The Azores / Croatia |
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| NEW ROUTES ANNOUNCED IN 2009! | ||
| easyJet | ||
| Dubrovnik, Fuertaventura, Lanzarote, Malta, Naples | ||
| Ryanair | ||
| Agadir, Bratislava, Bremen, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Lodz, Rimini, Trapani | ||
| Wizz | ||
| Prague | ||
| KLM | ||
| Amsterdam | ||
| Eastern Airways | ||
| Aberdeen and Southampton | ||
Independent research by Cardiff University identifies the Liverpool City Region as one of the most competitive in the UK. It’s also home to two of the UK’s most successful football teams Liverpool and Everton (visitors should always establish which team a Liverpudlian supports before declaring their own loyalties).
Marketing and other support
- Part of the Peel Airports Group alongside Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Durham Tees Valley Airport – The Airport Group for the North of England
- Committed to developing flexible and attractive “partnership” commercial proposals, designed to incentivise sustainable growth and develop win-win relationships.
- Marketing and Commercial Support Available
- Dedicated sales and marketing team.
- Destination-specific route marketing campaigns working jointly with you.
- Customer focused PR campaigns from both airport and regional partners.
- Ongoing regional overseas marketing campaigns.
- Strong levels of regional support from a number of partners. Lead partners are…
- The Mersey Partnership
- North West Development Agency
- Chamber of Commerce Network
- Chester
- North Wales
The Mersey, the boys from the Mersey, and the Grand National (watched by 600m): Few of its internationally-recognised cultural icons need any introduction.
Why LPL and the Liverpool City Region?
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport serves the Liverpool City Region (centred on England’s 6th largest city) and England’s North West
- Large catchment area with a high propensity to fly:
- 1.5 million people within 30 minutes.
- One of Europe’s fastest growing regional airports, serving over 5.5 million ppa.
- High quality, innovative passenger experience
- Iconic, globally recognised city brand “Liverpool” with a world class tourism offer.
- One of Europe’s leading tourism destinations and the most popular UK destination outside London for international visitors
- £1billion ($1.5bn) visitor economy and 14 million city centre visitors in 2008
- A transformed, high growth regional economy
- High quality local, regional and national transport links
“Our friends are all aboard, many more of them; live next door” – over 16 million of them in the Liverpool John Lennon catchment to be precise.
Catchment Area
- 30 min catchment - 1.5 million
- 60 min catchment - 6.9 million
- 90 min catchment - 10.3 million
- 120 min catchment - 16.1 million
Tourism
Liverpool was 2008’s European Capital of Culture and became 2008’s most visited UK city for overseas visitors outside of London. The City also ranks in the top 20 European City Region destinations for Tourism.
- Heritage: In the 19th Century Liverpool was one of the world’s most important sea ports and in 2004, the city’s waterfront area became a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nearby Chester is one of the UK’s best preserved Roman Cities
- Culture: The city has the largest collection of museums and art galleries outside London, (including TATE Liverpool and the Walker Art Gallery), leading theatres such as the Everyman and an energetic nightlife.
- Sport: Home to two of the UK’s most successful football teams, Liverpool and Everton attract visitors from across the world. In addition the city hosts the Grand National (attracting 600 million viewers each year) and is at the heart of England's Golf Coast, with no fewer than three Royal courses.
- Events and Business Tourism: The City hosts the world famous Mathew Street Festival annually (Europe’s largest free music event). The cities new Arena and Conference Centre has already hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards, BBC Sports Personality of the Year and is the UK’s leading conference destination.
- Retail: The new Liverpool One development is Europe’s largest city centre retail development, representing £1 billion ($1.5bn) investment.
- Further Afield: The Airport is well located for Manchester, The Lake District and North Wales.
Liverpool - a hugely famous name in global trade, as a port, and as an industrial centre, now hosts a burgeoning service sector including the recently opened 1.65 million square foot Liverpool One retail venue - home to 5,000 new jobs.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
Economy and major companies
- The regions economy has witnessed huge growth, with GVA increasing by 27.7% over the last five years, which exceeds Greater Manchester
- Independent research by Cardiff University, places the Liverpool City Region as one of the most competitive in the UK, with high levels of productivity.
- Key business sectors are Biotechnology / Maritime and Shipping / Energy / Automotive, Petrochemical/ Manufacturing/ Finance/ Service sector/
- Major companies in the Region include: Pilkington / Jaguar / Land Rover / Glaxo-Smith Kline / Bosch / Unisys / Unilever/ QVC/ Ford/ Chiron/ GM/ IBM / Arvato-Bertelsmann / Vauxhall / Kodak /
Imagine…the Master Plan 2030 proposes a capability to increase terminal capacity to 12 million and extension of the runway, from 2,286m to 2,750m.
Geography
- Situated in the North of the UK, LPL offers excellent access to the Liverpool City Region, and England’s North West.
- The airport is approximately 10 kilometres away from Liverpool City Centre, and approx 60 kilometres away from Manchester City Centre.
- Located close to the UK’s motorway network, offering excellent regional and national connectivity. The M57, M62, M56 and M6 are all located close by.
- Liverpool South Parkway Interchange offers frequent multimodal (road / rail) connections – the Airport is linked to the Interchange by a shuttle service every 10 mins.
- The city region has excellent rail connectivity to major cities across the UK, including the high speed West Coast Mainline linking London and Glasgow.
- In 2008, the city’s new Cruise Liner terminal opened, bringing in 20 major vessels per annum and generating a further multi million pound boost to the visitor economy.
Infrastructure & Operations:
- 24 Hour Operation
- No Slot Restrictions
- Fire and Rescue Category 7 – Upgraded to Cat 8/9 on request.
- 28 Aircraft Stands
- Excellent weather record
- Runway:
- 2286m x 46m runway
- CAT III available in Spring/Summer 2009 (currently CAT II)
- No Slot Constraints – slot co-ordination by ACL
- 24 Hour Operation
Single Terminal:
- Opened in 2001
- Purpose-built, future-proofed terminal building
- High quality passenger experience
- Easy wayfinding and short distances.
- Fast Track and Executive Lounge
- Art Exhibitions: The Beatles / Community Art Projects
LPL Master Plan 2030
Published in 2007, the document sets out the Airports growth ambitions until 2030. Major infrastructure improvements to meet growth in passenger throughput including:
- A capability to increase terminal capacity to 12 mppa
- The building of a Cargo and Maintenance Centre
- Extension of the runway, from 2,286m to 2,750m
- New access road to the airport, allowing for further improved access.
