KENT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (K.I.A.C.C.)

Infratil

Kent International Airport

Future targeted business

• Freight/Cargo
      Further growth of fresh produce
      Develop a strong reputation for specialist freight
      Attract general cargo carriers from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and other airports
      Capture future growth of general freight pture future growth of general freight
• Passenger
      Route development study underway
      Targets will include:
                  - business services (likely high frequency turbo-prop to key cities)
                  - low cost leisure services
                  - charter flight operators (such as Newmarket)
                  - long haul international services (in longer term)
• Corporate and general aviation
• Training and military operations
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) businesses and support industry
• Logistics and distribution business
• Airport-related commercial businesses

• 21 freight movements (with a current schedule of 3 weekly 747 freighters plus other ad-hoc movements from a number of customers)
• 1 charter passenger flight (another due on Sunday)
• 17 military movements (some with troops and cargo )
• 10 training flights (including British Airways)
• 4 positioning flights
• 27 corporate and general aviation flights
• Red arrows

What can Infratil Airports do at KIA ?

• Key Driver of Local Economy
      ^. Provide existing Kent businesses with connectivity
          -Passenger service -inbound tourism, business links
          -Freight services
          -import / export
      ^. Reason for businesses to locate in Kent
• Create direct employment
     ^. Semi-skilled, skilled and professional careers
• Create indirect employment
      ^. Typically 5 : 1 jobs created
          -Logistics, Hospitality, Tourism, Industrial, Customs/Immigration, etc.
  
• Infratil Airports at GPA
      ^. 2.3 million passengers
      ^. 34,000MT freight
      ^. Hi-tech aircraft maintenance investments
      ^. 450 direct employees
      ^. £90m to local economy in 2002 per independent study

• Economic
      ^. Partnerships with Community
      ^. Regional and local government
      ^. Economic Development Agency
• Good neighbours
      ^. Noise monitoring and limiting
          -Attracting new airlines with modern aircraft
          -Phasing out older aircraft
     ^. Preferential routing
          -investment in radar
      ^. Removal and cleansing of below ground fuel installations
          -investment in new fuel farm

• Investment in people and facilities
• Radical improvement in value delivered to the region
• Improvement in environmental issues

• to consider aerodrome issues as they affect the communities represented or the amenities of the aerodrome;
• to make suggestions to the aerodrome where this might further the interest of the communities represented;
• to stimulate the interest of the local population in the development of the aerodrome;
• to monitor the environmental impact of all aspects of the operation of the aerodrome and to advise on operating procedures resulting from such monitoring with a view to minimising noise or other pollution from whatever source;
• to protect and enhance the interests of users of the aerodrome;
• to discuss with the aerodrome formal procedures for recording complaints about aircraft noise and other adverse effects of the aerodrome.
• to consider the contribution of the aerodrome to the local, regional and national economy.

• The terms of reference of the sub-Committee would be to:
          ^. Review the membership of the KIACC
              -To be consistent with DfT guidelines
              -To ensure that all key stakeholder issues are represented in a balanced way
              -To have a productive number of members
             -supplemented by a sub-Committee structure if required
          ^. Identify and recommend a KIACC Chair who is
              -Independent of the airport and key stakeholders
              -Have a suitable background to chair the Committee
            -including a strong understanding of Kent issues
              -Ideally be willing to Chair on a voluntary basis
• The sub-Committee be comprised of one member from each of
          ^. Kent County Council
          ^. Thanet District Council
          ^. Canterbury City Council and
          ^. Dover District Council
              -Infratil will be available to assist the sub-Committee as required

• Infratil has the ability and track record to make a success the benefit of all stakeholders
• Infratil views the Consultative Committee as a vital component in successful working partnership with stakeholders

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