HS2 – More than an interchange

Presentation to MADE5th September 2013

Birmingham Airport makes a valuable contribution to the local, regional and national economy

• 14,250 jobs – total employment impact of Birmingham Airport in West Midlands

• £713 million – total GDP impact of Birmingham Airport in West Midlands

• 156 airlines –flying 143 direct routes and 279 one-stop destinations

• £418,000 – Invested in community projects last year

Our runway extension will be complete in 2014, delivering valuable capacity and long-haul connectivity for the UK

• Spring 2014 – Birmingham Airport’s full length runway becomes operational

• 8.9 million passengers - used the Airport in 2012

• 18 million passengers – maximum short-term capacity (within 3 years)

• 36 million passengers – maximum capacity of new runway (within 10 years)

• 27 million passengers – amount of capacity with long-haul capability Birmingham Airport can add to the UK aviation network from 2014

• Passengers will be able to fly direct to key business and leisure destinations including: Los Angeles, Vancouver, Johannesburg, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro

Runway extension today

HS2 Birmingham Interchange

• 1.25 miles from the Airport• High speed people mover- connecting the station with the Airport in 5-

7minutes

Birmingham Airport is Britain’s most accessible airport

• Best two hour catchment - 35 million people live within 2 hours of Birmingham Airport

• Midlands, mid-Wales and the South West – areas for which Birmingham Airport is most accessible airport

• Best one hour catchment - 15.1 million people will live within 1h with HS2

• 18.7 million people – for whom Birmingham is the most convenient long-haul airport

• 45 million people - will live within two hours of Birmingham Airport

High-speed 2 is a game changer

Source: Capital Economics’ analysis of Steer Davies Gleave data

Improving choice for the passenger and helping prevent the South East and North West from becoming overheated

Source: Capital Economics’ analysis of Steer Davies Gleave data

Birmingham can take the pressure off Heathrow

• 3 million long-haul passengers – travel from Birmingham Airport’s catchment to use Heathrow each year

• 7.5 million people - who use Heathrow can reach Birmingham Airport in under two hours.

• HS2 - will dramatically increase competition for passengers across the overlapping catchments

Birmingham Airport Long Term Vision

Summary

HS2 – More than an interchange:

• An aid to connecting the greater Midlands region into global wealth

• Helping to rebalance the UK economy

• Creating a transport hub for the centre of the UK – and beyond

• Making Birmingham Airport the most accessible Airport in the UK