The 2nd Joint ACI EUROPE / anna.aero Network Planner's Marketplace

2009 Conference Theme:

"How can airports effectively co-operate to jointly develop new route propositions?"

The Airport Exchange at Airport Exchange A strategic conference analysing trends and opportunities in the network planning arena.

Incorporating "BASEJUMPING"
and "The Airport Exchange at Airport Exchange"

Ryanair’s recently-appointed Director of New Route Development Ken O’Toole leads the star-billing so far recruited to take part in the 2nd Joint ACI EUROPE Network Planning Marketplace, which is staged in joint venture with anna.aero – the Airline Network News and Analysis service. O’Toole, the head planner for Europe’s biggest short-haul airline, which has started around half of all new routes launched on a global basis this year, joins a line-up that also includes Vueling CEO Alex Cruz (boss of the merged click air/Vueling grouping which has become Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier)

Confirmed speakers include:

Tuesday 24th November 2009

Opening Session — 09.00 - 10.00

Introductory Overview: The network planning scene in 2009

An essential scene-setter packed with analysis of domestic, intra, and extra- European network development.

Conference Chairman - Ralph Anker, Editor, anna.aero (formerly Head of Business Development, Maersk Air, Head of Network Planning at Go, moving to easyJet after the acquisition).

Straight down to business: Vueling has no bases outside of Spain. Will the merger produce saving resulting in new bases? What should airports be doing to attract services from Europe’s #3 LCC?

Alex Cruz, CEO, Vueling (recently merged with Clickair)

What are the new-style and non-traditional North Atlantic routes? To what extent has the slow start to US-Europe OpenSkies centred on economic factors? Will there really be demand for a plethora of creative, new, non-traditional city pairs across the Atlantic as the architects of the new regime had desired?

Brian Council, Manager International Route Planning, US Airways

First working Session — 10.45 - 12.15

BASEJUMPING #1 : Ryanair

Conference Chairman - Ralph Anker, Editor, anna.aero

Ken O'Tool - Director of New Route Development, Ryanair BASEJUMPING is a new type of session at the 2nd Network Planning Marketplace which will be entirely devoted to specifi c LCC’s. The session leads off with an examination of route development opportunities from an airline’s bases as perceived by that airline’s senior network planner. This is followed by a series of “Base Development Studies” presented by a selection of the featured airline’s base airports on where these airports also see the most promising new links.

In the past two years Ryanair has launched 500 new routes, more than twice as many as its easyJet rival, and it September it added its 33rd base (in Porto). Where on this base network are the most promising prospects for new routes, and what should airports do to achieve a profi table Ryanair service?

Ken O’Toole, Director of Route Development, Ryanair

Second Working Session — 13.45 - 15.15

The Airport Exchange at Airport Exchange (Session 1) – New for 2009

Airports-meet-airports to discuss jointly developing new route propositions

Many airports market the potential of a new city pair without even talking to the airport at the ‘other end’ of a hoped-for service, let alone cooperating to present a single, joined-up business plan. Airlines also complain that the respective airports on a particular route offer confl icting evidence of its viability.”

Pre-registered airport delegates have been invited to utilise an online meeting system to coordinate specifi c times to meet other airports one-2-one in a dedicated area to talk business.

Third Working Session — 16.00 - 17.30

The Airport Exchange at Airport Exchange (Session 2)

Another opportunity for airports to meet airports to discuss jointly developing new route propositions

Wednesday 25th November 2009

Fourth Working Session — 09.00 - 10.30

Long Haul Opportunities

Chairmans Presentation:

How quickly will health be restored to long haul services and are Europe’s airports doing enough to exploit the demand?

Ralph Anker, Editor, anna.aero

Special Presentation:

Free of SAS infl uence airBaltic, ERA Airline of the Year 2009/2010 Gold Award winner, appears to have defi ed the gravity of recession, adding over 20 new routes in the past year to now serve over 50 destinations. Will this growth be sustained? After starting Tallinn-Turku services does it plan to serve more non-Latvian city pairs? Which kind of airports will benefi t in future, especially with the arrival of the fi rst Q400s in November?

Richard Roberts, SVP Strategic Network & Fleet Planning, airBaltic

Fifth Working Session — 11.15 - 12.45

Short Haul Opportunities - BASEJUMPING #2:

Chairman:

Ralph Anker, Editor, anna.aero

BASEJUMPING is a new type of session at the 2nd Network Planning Marketplace which will be entirely devoted to specifi c LCC’s. The session leads off with an examination of route development opportunities from an airline’s bases as perceived by that airline’s senior network planner. This is followed by a series of “Base Development Studies” presented by a selection of the featured airline’s base airports on where these airports also see the most promising new links.

How will transavia’s bases develop? What are the potential for less-served markets like the UK, Portugal and Turkey? Will there be more non-base routes like those between Innsbruck and Berlin, Brussels, and Hamburg? Will there be more bases!?