1. 1 AC Interim Report Concluded: The UK requires one net additional runway in south east by 2030 …. … because increasing congestion in London airport system will negatively impact on UK connectivity…. BUT: UK does not have a connectivity crisis today No Connectivity Crisis Today?

2. 2 Measures of connectivity: destinations served frequency of service seat capacity Each metric: facilitates comparison across both destination and time And very quickly here are just a few of the ways the available data can be cut… Connectivity Metrics

3. 3 Total Destinations by Country

4. 4 Total Destinations by City

5. 5 Long Haul Destinations by Country

6. 6 Short Haul Destinations by Country

7. 7 Long Haul Services by Airport

8. 8 Daily destinations to BRIC

9. 9 Many, many other ways the data could be presented but: Little evidence that UK or London underperforming our global competitors - UK usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd London usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd Heathrow usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd Little evidence of a significant downward trend in UK/London connectivity So not possible to say objectively the UK has a connectivity crisis today. Conclusion