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

Workforce and work environmentEnvironmental and climate protectionFinancial reviewSustainable developmentp Attraction of businesses to the areaFor international businesses, easy access to efficientair transport services is a highly important factor intheir choice of where to locate. According to a recentstudy by the European Center for Aviation Development(ECAD), proximity to air transport ranks fourthamong the most important factors for businessesthat choose to set up in the Munich region. More thanhalf of these businesses would have picked a differentlocation in or outside Germany if access to air transporthad been inadequate. Companies engaged in internationalbusiness currently secure around 250,000jobs in the Munich region. 4p Value creation through tourismMunich Airport promotes tourism too, not just thein flux of business. In 2007, for example, overnightvisitors from foreign countries who traveled to theMunich region by air spent roughly €1.8 billion eurosthere. Their expenditure created €978 million in valueadded in the Munich region, thus securing more than44,000 jobs. 4Contribution to employment in theregionWith the wide range of employment it offers, MunichAirport makes a valuable contribution to the labormarket in its home region. This is evident from thefact that, for many years now, the Freising district employmentagency (which is also responsible for theErding area) has reported some of the lowest levelsof unemployment in Germany. In 2011, the joblessrate was down 0.8 percent on a year earlier, at just2.1 percent; statistically, this represents almost fullemployment. In addition, large numbers of companieshave chosen to locate close to the airport and aredriving growth and prosperity in the region.Jobs created by a single long-haul jetAt Lufthansa, one Airbus A340-600long-haul jet generates 220 jobs directlyTypical business 1with fewer than 200 employeesStationing a new long-haul jet at the airport, with 220 directly related jobs and a capitalcommitment of €100–150 million, is comparable to setting up a midsize businessA further 300 indirect jobs are created in Lufthansa subsidiaries andregional service and commercial businessesMunich AirportIn 2011: 24 long-haul jetsIntermediate term (with third runway): 40 long-haul jets1More than 99 percent of businesses in Germany have fewer than 200 employees.75