BAA Group revenues: $3,528 million Passenger total: 117.4 million Main airports: London Heathrow, Gatwick Other airports: London Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen Equity stakes: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Ltd. (15.1%), which holds 90% of Launceston, Tasmania, and 100% of Melbourne, Australia, Naples, Italy (65%) Management contracts: Harrisburg, Indianapolis, USA, Mauritius Other management: Retail contracts at Newark, Boston Logan, Pittsburgh, USA Other interests: World Duty Free. Heathrow Express. Lynton Property
Flughafen Frankfurt/Main Group revenues: $1,493 million Passenger total: 45.8 million Main airports: Frankfurt Equity stakes: Saarbrucken (51%), Hahn (74.9%), Hannover (20%), Philippine International Air Terminal Co (30%), Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd. (1%) Management contracts: Athens Spata (in consortium with Hochtief etc). Antalya, Turkey Other interests: Pantares alliance between FAG and Schiphol Group. Handling joint ventures in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong and Kenya. debis FRA-IT services joint venture.
Aéroports de Paris (ADP) Group revenues: $1,406 million Passenger Total: 68.9 million Main airports: Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly Other airports: Le Bourget, plus 10 other general aviation airports near Paris Equity stakes: Beijing Capital (9.9%), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (majority stake in management company), Liege, Belgium (25%) Management contracts: Conakry, Guinea. Seven airports in Cameroon. 12 in Madagascar
Aena (Aeropuertos Espanoles y NavAerea) Group revenues: $1,336 million (including ATC) Passenger total: 128.1 million Main airports: Madrid, Barcelona Other airports: 43 airports in mainland Spain, the Balearics, Canary Islands, and Spanish North Africa. 12 airports in Mexico. 2 in Colombia Equity stakes: Part of consortium managing and operating 12 Mexican airports, including Tijuana and Guadalajara. Other interests: Restauración de Aeropuertos Espanoles (49%), catering operation at Madrid.
Aeroporti di Roma Group revenues: $626 million Passenger total: 24.7 million Main airports: Rome Leonardo de Vinci (Fiumicino) and Ciampino Equity stakes: Airports Company South Africa (20%), manages nine airports in South Africa, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Societa Aeroportuale Calabrese (16.57%), Aertoporti di Genova (15%) Other interests: Rome handling company (51%)
Schiphol Group Group revenues: $615 million Passenger total: 36.8 million Main airports: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Other airports: Rotterdam, Lelystad, Netherlands Equity stakes: Eindhoven, Netherlands (51%), Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd. (15.8%), 40% stakeholder in Consortium with LCOR and Lehman Brothers to develop and manage a new International arrivals terminal at New York JKF. Other interests: Pantares alliance between FAG and Schiphol Group
SEA Aeroporti di Milano Group revenues: $501 million Passenger total: 23.6 million Main airports: Milan Malpensa and Linate Equity stakes: Rimini (12.5%), Bergamo-Orio Al Serio (49.98%), Turin (0.96%), Naples (5%) Italy. Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (28%) which holds 33 airports including Ezeiza and Aeroparque, both in Buenos Aires
Manchester Airport Total revenues: $410 million Passenger total:17.8 million Main airports: Manchester Equity stakes: Humberside (82.5%), UK, Coolangatta, Adelaide and Parafield, Australia
Aer Rianta Group revenues: $396 million Passenger total:16.5 million Main airports: Dublin Other airports: Shannon and Cork, Ireland Equity stakes: Birmingham International, UK (48.25%), Dusseldorf (20%), Monchengladbach (50%), Hamburg (7.2%), Germany - as part of consortium with Hochtief AirPort. Other interests: Retail contracts in Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Beijing, Beirut, Larnaca, Paphos, Damascus, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal Dorval and Mirabel, Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev
Copenhagen Airports Group revenues: $248 million Passenger total:17.4 million Main airports: Copenhagen Other airports: Roskilde Equity stakes: Rygge Sivile Lufthavn, Norway (33.3%), ITA (25.5%), which manages and operates nine airports in Mexico, including Cancun.
Vancouver International Airport Authority Group revenues: $165 million Passenger total: 16.0 million Main airports: Vancouver Management contracts: Bermuda, Santiago Chile, Dominican Republic (four airports), Turks and Caicos, Wellington, New Zealand and Hamilton, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Moncton and Cranbrook Canada.
TBI Group revenues: $164 million Passenger Total: 5.3 million Main airport: Cardiff, Belfast International Description: UK-based commerical airport investment/holding company. Bought Airport Group International in 1999. Equity stakes: Stockholm-Skavsta (90.1%), Sweden. Cardiff (100%), Belfast International (100%), London Luton (25%), UK. Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and La Paz, Bolivia (100%). Orlando Sanford (100%), USA. Hobart (30%), Darwin (20%), Perth (16.1%), Tennant Creek (20%), Alice Springs (20%), Australia. Management contracts: Albany, Atlanta and Burbank, USA Other management: Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Edwards AFB, Guam, Hartford, Honolulu & Hilo, Huntsville, Los Angeles, Moline, New Orleans, Ontario, Palmdale, Rochester, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and San Jose. Other interests: TBI is leading the development of a new airport in Spain, Ciudad Real, to be completed in 2002.
Hochtief AirPort
Description: An emerging airport management player, Hochtief AirPort is heavily involved in the construction of the new Athens airport. Joint Venture partner: Hochtief holds 60% of Airport Partners, with Aer Rianta the other 40%. Equity stakes: Athens International Airport (39.94%), Hamburg (28.8%), Dusseldorf (30%)
National Express Group revenues: $49.5 million Main Airports: East Midlands and Bournemouth, UK, Stewart, USA Description: UK-based transport and airport management company. Equity stakes: East Midlands, Bournemouth and Stewart (all 100%)
Notes: "Main airports" refer to the core hubs, with secondary owned or fully managed operations listed as "other airports". The passenger total relates to throughput at these airports during 1999.
Source: Airline Business
