El cluster aeroespacial - Helice Foundation

“El sector aeroportuario a nivel
mundial tiene todavía un desarrollo
enorme, debido a la gran demanda
de tráfico aéreo de los países
emergentes”
“From a global point of view, the
airport sector still has a great
potentiality of development, due to
the important demand of air traffic
in emerging countries”
implantación de nuevas aerolíneas
o la ampliación de los
servicios de aquellas que ya
operan en Sevilla?
Nuestro objetivo es contar con
el mayor número de rutas y compañías
aéreas posible, pero en
este negocio, como en cualquier
otro, lo que marca la pauta es la
ley de la oferta y la demanda. Si
hay demanda suficiente, vendrán
más compañías aéreas, y las que
están incorporarán nuevos destinos
a sus programaciones.
Independientemente de ello,
el aeropuerto participa desde
hace un par de años en Impulso
Destino Sevilla (IDS), una iniciativa
en la que también están el
Ayuntamiento hispalense, la Diputación
Provincial y la Cámara
de Comercio, y cuyo cometido
es estar en contacto permanente
con las aerolíneas para darles a
conocer nuestras oportunidades
y captar su interés por operar en
esta ciudad.
En la actualidad, se han detectado
mercados potenciales
como Alemania, Suiza y los países
nórdicos, sin olvidarnos de
las conexiones con los grandes
hubs europeos (Londres, París,
Fráncfort, Ámsterdam), que nos
permitan, a su vez, conectar con
otros países de dentro y fuera de
Europa.
En lo que respecta al aeropuerto
como infraestructura, nuestra
misión es facilitarle a las compañías
aéreas su operativa y contar
con servicios y capacidades sufi-
cientes como para no tener que
decir que no a ninguna de ellas.
Estar preparados para atender
las necesidades de cualquier aerolínea
que opere o quiera operar
en nuestras instalaciones. Este
verano, por ejemplo, ha operado
una docena de compañías aéreas
con vuelos a cuarenta ciudades
españolas y extranjeras.
De esas compañías, tres se han
incorporado a la programación
como novedad: Iberia Express,
Volotea y Air France.
A finales de octubre, esa programación
cambiará, para dar
paso a la de invierno, que se
mantendrá hasta el último fin de
semana de marzo y se ajustará a
la demanda propia de esos meses.
¿Qué balance puede hacernos
de los resultados de
viajeros y actividad en el
aeropuerto de Sevilla en lo
que llevamos de 2012? ¿Cuáles
son las previsiones para
2013?
2011 fue el mejor año de la historia
del aeropuerto, con cerca
de cinco millones de pasajeros.
La coyuntura económica ha truncado
la tendencia ascendente
que conseguimos durante ese
ejercicio, y desde que empezó
2012 la cifra de pasajeros ha caído
algo más de un 10%. España
está padeciendo la crisis más
que los países de su entorno y
eso se está notando bastante en
el tráfico nacional.
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the two parts has been always
very good. As per the A400M
FAL of Airbus being in Seville has
been an asset for us since we
are very much committed to improve
the quality of our services
and facilities and has enabled us
to gain valuable knowledge and
experience. In fact, we have demonstrated
ourselves that we are
highly capable of satisfying very
demanding requirements which
go further our traditional activity.
The airport has recently
opened a new parking for
customers. Has this been carried
out to satisfy the current
demand or are you expecting
an increment of travellers
within the next few years?
When managing airports, capability
of prevision, going ahead of
future mid-and-long-term necessities,
is one of the key premises to
avoid overbooking situations. The
new five-floor parking has been
started thinking of the future traffic
growth at the Airport of Seville.
Thanks to this, we have today upwards
of 3,700 parking places for
our users, which should be added
by 1,200 more for rental cars and
twentyish for buses.
Are you planning short-andmid-term
any improvement or
creation of new facilities?
In the last few years we have
carried out works to satisfy the
current demand and that future
demand from now to 2025, so we
haven’t planned big projects or
investments. We will keep improving
and diversifying our service
portfolio and getting it segmented
to serve all the different profiles of
our customers and users, providing
a variety of products at any
sales point and encouraging the
local economy through the development
of industrial initiatives…
What scope of flights does
the airport have nowadays?
Which are the goals for the
coming years? Do you think
that setting new airlines must
be fostered or rather widening
services of those that are
already operating in Seville?
Our goal is having as many
routes and air companies as possible,
but this business, just like
any other, is marked by the law
of supply and demand. If there is
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enough demand, there will come
more air companies, and those
that already are with us, will include
new destinations to their
programs.
In spite of that, the airport has
been participating for the last
two years in Impulso Destino Sevilla
(IDS), an initiative where there
also participate the Town Council
of Seville, the Provincial Council
and the Chamber of Commerce,
and whose purpose is being in
permanent contact with airlines in
order to show them our opportunities
and to draw their attention
to operate in the city.
Currently, there have been
detected potential markets like
Germany, Switzerland and Nordic
countries, without forgetting the
connections with main Europeans
hubs (London, Paris, Frankfort,
Amsterdam), which, on their
turn, allow us to be connected
with other countries inside and
outside Europe.
With regard to the airport as
infrastructure, our mission is facilitating
the air companies the
development of their operating
methods and having enough
services and capabilities as to
house all of them. Being ready
to answer the necessities of any
airline operating with us, or that
wants to operate in our facilities.
This summer, for instance, a dozen
of companies have been operating
with flights to forty Spanish
and foreign cities. Three of these
companies have been included
to the programs as novelty: Iberia
Express, Volotea and Air France.
At the end of October, the program
will change to open the winter
season, that will be kept until
the last weekend of March and
that will be fitted according to the
demand of those months.
What is the balance of passengers
and activity in the airport
of Seville during the first
10 months of 2012? What is
expected for 2013?
2011 was the best year for the
history of the airport, with almost
5 million passengers. The current
economic situation has interrupted
the growing trend reached
during that year, and, from the
beginning of 2012, the number
of passengers has slightly decreased
more than 10%. Spain is
suffering more than other coun-
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