business leaders briefing 09.04.2014

09 April 2014

Business Leaders’ Briefing

Paul Callaghan

Chair, NewcastleGateshead Initiative

Catherine Graham

DoubleTree by Hilton Newcastle International Airport

A variety of brands. A wealth of opportunity.

Portfolio of Brands

Paul Callaghan


North East International

Conference Centre

Sarah Stewart

Chief Executive, NewcastleGateshead Initiative

New silver partners

Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 May

Graeme Mason

Newcastle International Airport

Connecting the

North East

to the world economy

NewcastleGateshead Initiative Business Leaders’ Briefing

Graeme MasonPlanning and Corporate Affairs Director

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A partnership

• A public private partnership between 51% shareholder, LA7, and 49% shareholder, AMP Capital of Australia

• AMP have been in place since November 2012 and the relationship is going very well

Connectivity drives the North East economy

2012 economic impact:-

• 3,200 employed at the Airport

• Total of 7,800 in airport supported jobs across the region

• Regional GVA and journey time savings of £646M

2030 forecast economic impacts:-

• 4,100 employed at the Airport

• Total of 10,000 in airport supported jobs across the region

• Regional GVA and journey time savings of £1.3B

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New services can have a game-changing impact

Trade between the North East and Australasia has grown from £150M in 2007 to over £360M

The value of flown exports out of Newcastle has grown from £20M in 2006 to £250M in 2013

Capacity and tax

• We support the provision of additional runway capacity in the South East and welcome the Interim Report from Sir Howard Davies. Regional airports can play an increasing role, but they are not an alternative to South East capacity

• We strongly support the retention of a world class hub in the UK and believe Heathrow is the best and most viable option. The charges issue needs to be addressed and part of the extra capacity should be ring-fenced for regional services

• We welcome the announcements on APD in the Budget, but there is more work to do

The customer experience

• The customer experience is at the heart of our business

• Through ‘The Big Six’ and other initiatives, and our social media activity, we have delivered an award winning airport

• We are investing in new facilities across the Airport to ensure it remains best in class

Thank you for

your time

James Ramsbotham

NECC

Paul Callaghan


Thank you

09 April 2014

Business Leaders’ Briefing