Making Airports Accessible
The quality of surface access can be the most critical consideration for airport development. If an airport can only be reached by congested roads, and then offers inadequate parking, then its attractiveness is impaired and the potential catchment area is reduced. Conversely investment in quality surface access arrangements improves the appeal of the airport and has the effect of expanding the potential catchment area.
To some extent the infrastructure can be better utilised by innovative schemes for bus transport and taxi management, especially as these can reduce the preponderance of inherently inefficient “kiss and ride” access. For larger airports, it is apparent that they cannot depend on road access alone and that the considerable investment in rail alternatives becomes a necessity.
Environmental implications of surface access are increasingly a factor in planning airport development. Road congestion in the surrounding areas is becoming a more direct concern for residents than aircraft noise, as a new generation of quieter aircraft takes to the skies.
The MSP Solutions Approach
MSP Solutions recognises that a proper understanding and interpretation of surface access issues is an essential part of airport planning.
It is an essential part of the planning process to consider how the existing infrastructure can be best utilised, in the short term developing low cost solutions while ensuring that the larger, long term investments are directed in a way which will produce the best returns
The Benefits to Our Clients
MSP Solutions people have wide experience of airport planning and have participated in the development or analysis of various airport schemes, including airport rail. Specialist skills include forecasting and assessment of passenger flows