Official Opening Party

Conference delegates are invited to attend the Official Opening Party for an evening of relaxed networking and socialising. The Airport Exchange exhibition will be officially opened by Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE and Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO, Berlin Airports and delegates will be treated to cocktails and canapés whilst enjoying an exclusive preview of the exhibition, with live entertainment from the renowned 18 piece Blue Baba Swing Bigband.

Tuesday 28 October 2008

09:00 - 10:00 – Opening Session

Willkommen in Berlin!

Can the opening of Berlin’s new airport change its long-haul fortunes, and how does Berlin Airports plan to encourage new airlines to come?

Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO, Berlin Airports

Keynote addresses: The long haul

What is Air Berlin’s current network planning strategy? Where will it grow? Where will it consolidate? What should potential airports do in order to secure Air Berlin’s partnership?

Jörg Schwingeler, Vice President Network Development, Air Berlin

The short haul

The decline in average frequency: From daily to 3-4 per week to 2-3 per week - are an increasing number of new routes needed for each new aircraft?

Bernard Berger, Director of New Route Development, Ryanair,

10:00 - 10:45 - Networking coffee break

What is the consensus on the medium term economic outlook for air service development?

Panel

Dan Lundvall, Director, Strategies and Business Planning, LFV

Jurriaan Stelder, Senior Network Planner, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Lars Draagen, Formerly Director Network Management, SAS

Bernard Berger, Director of New Route Development, Ryanair

Jörg Schwingeler, Vice President Network Development, Air Berlin

Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO, Berlin Airports

12:15 - 13:45 - Networking lunch break on exhibition floor

"The Middle East is different - there will be more services to Europe, India and China. There appears to be no show stopper worldwide”

Syed Mohammed Mehdi, Director, Marketing and Promotions, Civil Aviation Affairs, Bahrain International Airport

"Gulf Air has orders for 40 Dreamliners and A330/40 aircraft. Does this equipment order reflect the desire for a much-expanded long haul network to rival its Middle East competitors? If so, which areas would benefit and how soon?"

Mr Tero Taskila, Chief Strategy Officer, Gulf Air

15:15 - 16:00 - Networking coffee break

S7 is the domestic Russian leader. Now it is expanding internationally what sort of destinations and frequencies will it be achieving when the Boeing Dreamliners arrive?

Vadim Besperstov,
Commercial Director,
S7

Energy-rich Russia: what is the traffic potential and how can airlines fully realise this? Which destinations urgently need viable links?

Daniel Burkard,
Business Development Director,
Moscow Domodedovo Airport

What new air service opportunities will arise from the rehabilitation of Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport?

Aeroflot speaker to be confirmed.

Low fares airline Norwegian flies between Oslo and St Petersburg and Moscow. How much does regulation really leave it free to use its low cost model? Where else would it fly in Russia if permitted?

Daniel Skjeldam,
Chief Commercial Officer,
Norwegian Air Shuttle

Wednesday 29 October 2008

No slowing for Iberian peninsular growth? Will the merged clickair/Vueling grouping continue to grow considerably in excess of 10%. Which non-Spanish airports will benefit?

Cristina Ortega, Head of Route Department, clickair

Does the still-new liberal aviation regime between the EU and Morocco offer considerable more potential?

Karim Baina, Commercial Director, Jet4you.com

Where will the new Indian airlines fly to next? How can airports partner with these ailines?

Speaker to be announced.

10:30 - 11:15 - Networking coffee break

The Tranatlantic Open Skies project is meant to create access to several new large and undiscovered US tourist/business centres. What sort of opportunities are there? The Jascksonville Fl case study.

Barbara Halverstadt,
Manager, Air Trade Development,
Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Why don’t more airlines fly to Brussels?

Léon Verhallen,
Head of Airline Business Development,
Brussels Airports Co

Chairman concludes

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