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"Perspectives 2011" - Sustainability and Annual Report (pdf)

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Workforce <strong>and</strong> work environmentEnvironmental <strong>and</strong> climate protectionFinancial reviewSustainable developmentNational economic factorsFor the state of Bavaria <strong>and</strong> the local region, an effi -cient hub airport is a significant location factor, notleast because access to air transport plays a crucialrole for the state’s exporting industries. With an exportrate of around 50 percent, Bavaria is one of the mosteconomically successful regions, not just in Europebut in the whole world. The state also enjoys an out -st<strong>and</strong>ing reputation as a center of research <strong>and</strong> devel -opment, a hotbed of cutting-edge technology, a majorbanking <strong>and</strong> trade show location, <strong>and</strong> a strong logisticscenter. On top of this, Bavaria is the number-onetourist destination in Germany.To maintain Bavaria’s international competitive edge,we need to improve <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> connections to theworld’s growth markets, <strong>and</strong> a key requirement is anefficient airport that is ready <strong>and</strong> equipped to meettomorrow’s challenges. To quote the state government’sstrategy paper for future development, “Actionmust be taken in the long term to ensure that Munich’scommercial airport, an important European aviationhub, can exp<strong>and</strong> in line with dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> operateef ficiently.”The construction of a third runway would lead tothe creation of 11,000 new jobs compared to today:Deutsche Lufthansa AG, for instance, is planning toboost the size of its long-haul fleet from 24 jets to 40.Stationing a single A340-600 long-haul jet creates220 jobs directly at the airport, plus additional jobs inother companies, <strong>and</strong> can be compared in terms ofits importance for the labor market to the arrival of asubstantial midsized company. The growth projectedfor Munich Airport will therefore continue to have abeneficial impact on employment. And even the actualconstruction of the third runway, which would likelymean investing at least €1.2 billion, represents anexceptionally important economic stimulus.Extensive compensatory measuresIf the third runway is built <strong>and</strong> the airport exp<strong>and</strong>ed,we will also implement a comprehensive l<strong>and</strong>scapeconservation <strong>and</strong> mitigation program. Extensive compensatorymeasures in an area covering 806 hectares,plus isolated parcels (non-contiguous sectionsof l<strong>and</strong> with a total additional area of around 100 hectares)would ensure that the unavoidable ecologicalimpacts on nature, the l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>and</strong> water resulting37

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