Challenges for Suriname s Air Integration with South America The way forward

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1 for s Air Integration with The way forward Timothy Mendonça Workshop on Air integration - 11 th of September, 2014 I.I.R.S.A. COSIPLAN Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 1

2 Contents JAPI -Airport of Air Integration in South Am. Role of within The way forward 2

3 Back ground Former Dutch Colony Over Inhabitants o Diaspora in The Netherlands o over Brazilians Cultural Diversity Official Language Dutch, o 2 nd se, Cultural languages Member of CARICOM and UNASUR 3

4 Population Growth Forecast Source: United Nations 4

5 Tropical Tourism 5

6 Historical City Worlds Heritage list 6

7 Aviation infrastructure Over 50 airstrips o All domestic air travel o One City Airport Domestic Air traffic o Over 60 daily domestic flights o Airlines private One International Airport 7

8 Management Structure Current o Civil Aviation Department o Civil Aviation Safety Department Internal Reorganization o CAA o Update outdated Legislation o ATC and Domestic airports 8

9 Foreign Policy Change in progress Immigration policy o Tourist Card on arrival o Diaspora PSA card Bilateral agreements Up to 5 th freedom right - Negotiations 9

10 Bilateral Agreements Haiti Netherlands Dutch Antilles Cuba CARICOM Ghana Brazil USA Venezuela 10

11 In progress Chili Argentina Brazil Columbia Equatorial Guinea Canada Turkey Panama China Portugal France 11

12 International Airport Johan Adolf Pengel Int t Airport 12

13 Airport Specifics Category 4E Airport: o Runway Length 3480 m (excl. R.E.S.A. zone) o Runway Width 45 m Apron 7 parking stands (3 narrow body) Category 1 ILS RWY11 VOR DME ARFF Category 9 24/7 operations Attractive Fueling Prices 13

14 Capability 14

15 Infrastructural Upgrades Infrastructure upgrade

16 Planned Development Role in S.A. 16

17 Future planning Role in S.A. 17

18 Current Routes 18

19 PAX Scheduled Airlines Airline A/C Type Destinations/ Week Curaçao (3x) Port of Spain (4x) / (5x) Aruba (3x) / Miami (5x), Port of Spain (3x) / Cur (3x), Belem (4x) / Geo & Cay (2) Amsterdam (4x) / (5x) Amsterdam (3x) 19

20 Cargo Airlines To: Port of Spain (1x) / Miami (1x) To: Miami (2x) Cargo to Amsterdam on PAX airlines 20

21 Number of PAX Air Integration 250, ,000 Pax Statistics Annual International PAX 150, ,000 50, DEPARTING PAX 189, , , , , ,172 ARRIVING PAX 186, , , , , ,398 21

22 Pax Forecast YEAR TO END OF THE YEAR INDEX PASSENGER THROUGHPUT (AS STATISTIC) 434,000 (PREDICTED) 867,000 CARGO(T) 9,623 20,392 MOVEMENT 4,118 8,405 PEAK HOUR PASSENGER

23 Arrival Peak 23

24 Departure Peak 24

25 in General Small population Limited connections Tourism board No typical white sand, blue water beaches Security and ICAO Standards Infrastructure R.O.I. Low pax & cargo traffic 25

26 Integration in Language Customer Service, interest No Historical connection Limited connections (GEO, CAY, BEL) Bilateral agreements 26

27 Focus Area s Incentives program Bilateral Agreements Route Development New Regional Airlines Cargo Development Upgrading Facilities Upgrading Security 27

28 What do we offer? Eco Tourism Infrastructure & Capacity 24/7 - no slot (congestion) restrictions Fueling stop Cargo possibilities Partnership Airways o CARICOM market o Air-Link between the Guyana s o Link to Europe Amsterdam Altitude restrictions - Cargo Payload - fueling 28

29 Air Integration Improved Connections Transfers: CAY, GEO, BEL AUA, CUR, MIA, POS via PBM

30 Route Development 30

31 Gateway into the Caribbean 31

32 To conclude How much more can we connect the North of Brazil beyond? Will LCC s boast traffic in this region? Can we play a role in Freight distribution? o UNASUR, MERCOSUR, CARICOM, CELAC, EU 32

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