1. LYDD Airport development:
Airlines and Passengers
By: Kadir, Martina, Jana, Anna-Maria, Anita, Sara,
Nora, Puja and Amanda.

2. Introducing ourselves
APEX
Airline Passenger Experience Association:
network of the world’s leading airlines, suppliers and related
companies committed to elevating the level of the airline
passenger experience.

3. Information Provided
• Passenger Issues:
o Transportation
o Lydd Services
• Airline Issues:
o Demand
o Type of Airline
o Type of Airport Lydd is going to be
o Environment
• Pros and Cons

4. Transportation: Passenger View
Pro expansion view:
• Passengers outside the catchment area
• Budget airlines
• Explorer passengers

5. Transportation: fast, safe, affordable
• London to Lydd Airport 1h 20 m
• Free parking, and £5 is for overnight parking
• Almost all of Kent lies within one hour drive from Lydd
• Within a two hour drive lies places like:
o Colchester in Essex,
o Stevenage in Hertfordshire,
o Bracknell in Berkshire,
o Alton in Hampshire,
o Haslemere in Surrey
o Littlehampton in West Sussex.

6. Transportation: fast, safe, affordable
• Train from London to Ashford International Train Station
(not to the airport), e.g. St Pancras – Ashford 38min £28
• CONSIDERATION:
o DIRECT train from London to the Airport
o Keep car park free
and not raise overnight fees

7. Lydd Services
• Number of check-in desk
• Security checks
• Number of gate
• Improved passenger check-in and security facilities, larger
arrivals and baggage reclaim areas.
• Introduction of an arrivals carousel and check-in desk baggage
conveyors, which will be completed before the end of the year.
• The airport is investing more than £240,000 in the upgrade of
services.
• The refurbishment also includes additional
state-of-the-art CCTV and electronic

8. Airport’s Issues
• existence of restricted airspace
• severe operational constraints
• competition from Manston Airport, the
Channel Tunnel and Gatwick

9. Why will airlines suddenly take an
interest in Lydd Airport when the
runway is extended?

10. Figures and Statistics

11. Figures and Statistics

12. “Growth within Greater London is
unacceptable. Runway expansion is
unacceptable at Heathrow and City, as a consequence of the
localized environmental impacts that would result. A third
runway at Heathrow is strongly opposed by the Mayor.”
(Mayor of London, 2011.)

13. Types of airlines LYDD can attract
• No Frills
• Charter Airlines
• Charter AD HOC
• Commuter Airlines
• VIP/ Corporate
Airlines

14. Services provided by Lydd
• Check in and Gate Handling,
• Meeting & Greeting Passengers,
• Baggage Handling, Lost Baggage,
• Aircraft dispatch:
disembarking, cleaning, catering, refueling, cargo loading/
unloading, boarding
• Escorting of disabled passengers.

15. What kind of airport is Lydd going to be?
• Extended runway
o Runway will be extended to 1,800 m runway (plus 150 m
starter extension)
o Can handle medium sized airplanes and most popular
business jets

16. What kind of airport is Lydd going to be?
• Safety and Security
o Security and safety systems have been
upgraded for NASP compliance
o Fire service has been improved
o Better equipped (foam tenders)
• Others
o On site aircraft maintenance
o 20,000 tons cargo capacity

17. Environment
• Aircraft noise
• Sustainable Development
• Fuel efficiency
• Aviation in a sustainable context

18. Pros and Cons
for Airlines and Passengers
• PRO
o Park Fee
o Location
o New market for the growing demand
• CONS
o Reduced Services
o Access from/to London

19. Thanks for listening!!!

20. Reference list
• http://www.lydd-airport.co.uk/documents/The_case_for_LAA.pdf
• http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/London/AFK/today/1530/dep
• Lydd Airport Action Group (LAAG), 2010. Proof of Evidence. Economic Impact. Littleston: LAAG.
[online] Available at: http://www.kentnet.org.uk/laag/LAAG%208%20A%20-
%20Economic%20Impact.PDF [Accessed 03 December 2011]
• Department for Transport, 2009. UK Air Passenger Demand and CO2Forecasts. London: DfT
Publications. [online] Available
at:http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/atf/co2forecasts
09/co2forecasts09.pdf [Accessed 03 December 2011]
• Mayor of London, 2011. A new airport for London. Part 1 – The Case for New Capacity. London:
Greater London Authority. [online] Available
at:http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/AnewairportforLondon.pdf [Accessed 03
December 2011]
• http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/environment/Pages/sustainability.aspx