ABSTRACT

Some of the key challenges faced by the airport industry are ever increasing fuel prices, continuous pressure to improve the airport infrastructure, and assets with restricted budgets and ever increasing demands from customers for more facilities without increasing travel fares. ese challenges have forced the airport ecosystem and industry to adapt techniques to deliver more value to travelers at lower cost. e various components of the airport ecosystem are summarized in the following diagram:

Among these components of the airport ecosystem, it is essential to focus on certain key parameters that govern the business of the entire aviation industry and also examine the various components that are likely to have an adverse effect on those parameters. Some of the key challenges that need immediate attention by the airport industry are explained in the following paragraphs.