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Lyon Airport in a few key figures

Lyon Airport in a few key figures
Lyon Airport trafic data

Traffic at LYS

Enhanced performance since 2015

1st export market

after Paris

35% business travellers

flying from LYS

No.1 airport for freight

after Paris

Strongest unserved potential

in France for long-haul destinations

+40% self-connect traffic

in one year

Route opportunities

Alicante

Alicante

underserved

21,200 return passengers in 2019 with steady growth in demand but static seat supply. A new carrier would stimulate the market to reveal induced demand.

Amman

Amman

unserved

+55% YoY O&D traffic growth in 2019 - an increasingly popular tourist destination similar to Beyrouth, which is already operated successfully from LYS.

Ankara

Ankara

underserved

The second biggest Turkish community in France lives in the Lyon region.

Antalya

Antalya

underserved

84,000 return passengers in 2011 vs. 14,500 return passengers in 2019. A new carrier would stimulate the market which now leak to other airports.

Aqqaba

Aqqaba

unserved

An up-and-coming tourist destination with similarities with BEY, which already operates successfully from LYS.

Bangkok

Bangkok

unserved

41,000 connecting O&D passenger in 2019, which only represent the visible part of the potential. 72% of LYS traffic potential indeed leak to other airports.

Bari

Bari

underserved

The success of Budapest, Copenhagen, Venice � shows the potential on city break destinations from LYS.

Beijing

Beijing

unserved

LYS is the top unserved market in France for China.Traffic leakages in the absence of direct service are very important : the existing 13,000 LYS-PEK O&D passengers in 2019 identified in the MIDT only represent 14% of the actual demand.

Belgrade

Belgrade

unserved

15,200 O&D traffic in 2019 (+350% YoY stimulation even if Wizz Air only operated for 4 months). Currently no competition on this route.

Berlin

Berlin

underserved

108,000 O&D return traffic in 2019, among which 27,000 annual return passengers (25% of the overall existing market) continue to connect between LYS and Berlin despite the existing direct service.

Bilbao

Bilbao

underserved

Growing demand with proven potential to have induced traffic to BIO from a French secondary city. Feasibility of year-round operation with high proportion of business travelers from LYS.

Birmingham

Birmingham

unserved

43,000 O&D traffic in 2019. Huge gap in seat supply after Flybe's collapse. Great opportunity to absorb existing demand.

Bodrum

Bodrum

unserved

26,800 return passengers in 2014 vs 1,500 return passengers in 2019 only through connections. A new carrier would stimulate the market to recover the missing passengers.

Bologna

Bologna

underserved

38,900 return passenger in 2019, including charters. High demand with limited competition on LYS-BLQ.

Brindisi

Brindisi

unserved

Unserved opportunity to a booming tourism destination.

Budapest

Budapest

underserved

58,000 return passengers in 2019 but 29% of the total O&D traffic still connect between LYS & BUD despite the existing direct service.

Cabo Verde (Sal)

Cabo Verde (Sal)

unserved

3,300 O&D traffic in 2019, only represents 40% of actual demand with major leakage to GVA and CDG. 6,400 return passengers to SID via a charter carrier in 2018. Route currently unserved.

Cagliari

Cagliari

underserved

120% YoY traffic growth in 2019. Existing demand and proven significant induced potential. Lack of regular flights.

Cairo

Cairo

unserved

7,000 return LYS-CAI O&D pax in 2019, only represents 14% of actual demand in the absence of direct flight. 45% leakage to GVA and 19% to CDG. Only charters/TO operating.

Chania

Chania

underserved

A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen

underserved

64,000 return passengers in 2019 but 32% of the current total O&D traffic still connects between LYS & CPH despite the existing direct service. Steady constant growth in traffic demand on LYS-CPH.

Corfu

Corfu

underserved

Merely 75% demand are direct traffic in 2019. Highly dependent on charters/ TO and lacking regular flights.

Cork

Cork

unserved

8,000 return passengers detected taking into account traffic leakage. Potential of induced demand awaits.

Djerba

Djerba

underserved

The market has still not revovered from the traffic decrease in the early 2010s and the 2015 crisis : 150,000 return passengers in 2010 vs. 114,000 return passengers in 2019.

Doha

Doha

unserved

A connection to a new international hub would stimulate traffic. LYS is the top unserved market in France for Asia. Demand to South-East Asia grew by 40% from 2016 to 2019.

Dublin

Dublin

underserved

116,000 return traffic in 2019 with only one carrier. Growing market : 25% traffic growth from 2015 to 2019. LYS offers the highest year-round yield in France from DUB and demand continues to grow.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh

underserved

33,400 O&D traffic in 2019, among which 43% of the total O&D traffic (14,000 passengers) still connects between LYS & EDI despite the existing direct service.

Florence

Florence

unserved

The success of Budapest, Copenhagen, Venice � shows the potential on city break destinations from LYS.

Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France

unserved

20,000 O&D traffic without direct flight in 2019, which only represent the visible part of the potential. An estimated total market of 57,300 actual traffic from Lyon in 2019, taking into account the leakage.

Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura

underserved

A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers. Great induced demand to be explored by adding regular flights.

Funchal

Funchal

underserved

17�000 return passengers in 2019 without a direct service. Tour operator support possible.

Glasgow

Glasgow

unserved

The UK regional market remains very underserved from LYS, especially considering that the UK is the top incoming market for the Auvergne-Rh�ne-Alpes region and the opportunity existing in winter on the ski market.

Granada

Granada

unserved

Granada has the highest demand among unserved Spanish destinations. LYS has evidential demand to Spanish leisure market e.g. Seville, Alicante, Mallorca.

Hambourg

Hamburg

unserved

N�1 unserved destination in Europe from LYS. Opportunity to link the 2nd biggest city in France with the 2nd biggest city in Germany.

Hannover

Hannover

unserved

LYS (1st industrial region in France) - Germany (1st industrial country in Europe) remains a very underserved market despite a strong business base. LYS-HAJ currently generates 12,000 annual return passengers without a direct service.

Helsinki

Helsinki

unserved

Strong traffic flows but no direct capacity : 14,000 return O&D pax in 2019. Strong business segment. Potential for ski market in winter.

Heraklion

Heraklion

underserved

98,000 O&D reuturn traffic in 2019, 8,000 passengers still had to go through connection. A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers�

Hurghada

Hurghada

unserved

29,000 return LYS-HRG pax in 2010. Only 9,000 return passengers in 2019 with 100% transported by charter carriers. In need of regular flight to recover traffic.

Ibiza

Ibiza

underserved

Strong induced traffic from LYS. Insufficient regular flight to meet growing popularity - highly dependent on charters/TO.

Ile Maurice

Ile Maurice

unserved

22,000 indirect passengers in 2019, which are only the visible part of the potential. 53% of LYS' traffic potential were leaked to GVA in 2019 due to the absence of direct flight from Lyon. LYS has been successful to similar leisure markets.

Izmir

Izmir

underserved

24,000 return passengers in 2011 vs. 5,000 return passengers in 2019. A new carrier would stimulate the market to recover the missing passengers.

Keflavik

Keflavik

unserved

22,000 return passengers in 2018 vs 6,000 in 2019. Significant seat supply gap to fill after Wow Air's bankruptcy.

Las Palmas

Las Palmas

underserved

Lack of regular flights. A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers . LYS has proven significant leisure demand e.g. to PMI, FUE�

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

unserved

24,000 return passengers travelling indirectly in 2019, without accounting for the lekage : in addition, we estimate that 41% of LYS' traffic leak to CDG and 28% to GVA.

Luxor

Luxor

unserved

19,000 pax in 2010 vs 5,000 pax in 2019, 100% transported by charters. Emerging market in need of regular flight to recover traffic as well as stimulate leisure potential.

Mahon

Mahon

underserved

A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers.

Manchester

Manchester

underserved

61,000 O&D return traffic in 2019, before Flybe's bankrupcy. MAN-LYS is currently only served in winter season - highly underserved. Very balanced passenger profile between business, VFR and leisure traffic (including ski).

Miami

Miami

unserved

A total existing market of 16,800 annual return passengers in 2019 without a direct service. Merely 24% Lyon traffic went through LYS for MIA due to the absence of direct service in 2019 (23% leaked to Paris; 37% to GVA).

Milan

Milan

underserved

58,000 return passengers in 2012 vs 33,400 return passengers in 2019. A new carrier would stimulate the market to recover the missing passengers.

Monastir

Monastir

underserved

The market has still not recovered from the traffic decrease due to the 2015 crisis : 174,000 return passengers in 2010 vs. 150,000 return passengers in 2019.

Nador

Nador

unserved

LYS-Morrocco remains very underserved, especially when considering the size of the Morroccon community in LYS.

New York

New York

unserved

LYS is the top unserved destination in Europe for NYC with 73,000 return passengers in 2019, in the MIDT. But it is only the visible part of the demand since merely one fourth of the demand do not depart from LYS in the absence of direct flight.

Newcastle

Newcastle

unserved

The UK regional market remains very underserved from LYS, especially considering the opportunity existing in winter on the ski market.

Olbia

Olbia

underserved

A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers, including in winter.

Oslo

Oslo

unserved

15,000 return passengers already travel between LYS & OSL without a direct service in 2019. Mostly business related at present, a new direct service would stimulate the leisure traffic (city breaks, ski, etc.).

Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate

unserved

Top unserved destination in North Africa from LYS. Morocco is the most demanded non-European country from Lyon.

Point � Pitre

Pointe-à-Pitre

underserved

Lyon has the highest demand to PTP among French secondary cities. 25,900 O&D passsenger in 2019 vs 31,000 direct passengers in 2010. An actual demand of 74,100 return pax in Lyon area in 2019 (48,000 pax went through Paris). In need of direct service to recover market.

Rabat

Rabat

unserved

LYS-Morrocco remains very underserved, especially when considering the size of the Morroccon community in LYS.

Riga

Riga

unserved

Operated by ski charter carriers at present - a clear opportunity for scheduled carriers.

Saint-Petersbourg

Saint-Petersburg

unserved

16,000 return passengers in 2019 without a direct service. In addition, 45% traffic in Lyon area were leaked to GVA due to no direct flgith from LYS and are not accounted in the MIDT.

San Francisco

San Francisco

unserved

22,500 O&D traffic in 2019 in the MIDT through connections. Merely 22% damand in Lyon area went through LYS to SFO due to no direct flight. Significant leakage to CDG & GVA.

Shanghai

Shanghai

unserved

LYS is the top unserved market in France for China with Shanghai as the N�1 destination. But the 22,000 return passengers in 2019 visible in the MIDT only represent 20% of the actual demand, massively leaking to GVA & CDG airports.

Sofia

Sofia

unserved

Strong VFR flows: LYS has the second largent Bulgarian community in France after Paris.

Stockholm

Stockholm

underserved

21,000 return passengers in 2019: strong demand year-round thanks to ski market.

Tallin

Tallin

unserved

Operated by ski charter carriers at present - a clear opportunity for scheduled carriers.

Tenerife

Tenerife

underserved

Lack of regular flights. A very strong charter presence that offers an attractive opportunity for scheduled carriers . LYS has proven significant leisure demand e.g. to PMI, FUE�

Toronto

Toronto

unserved

15,000 return passengers in 2019 without direct service. Less than a third of demand in Lyon area went through LYS (34% traffic leaked to GVA and 25% to CDG in 2019).

Verone

Verona

unserved

The success of LYS - Budapest, Copenhagen, Venice � shows the potential on city break destinations from LYS.

Vilnius

Vilnius

unserved

Operated by ski charter carriers at present - a clear opportunity for scheduled carriers.

Warsaw

Warsaw

unserved

54,000 O&D traffic in 2019 when Wizz Air operated the route. This route is not going to be resumed post-COVID : an obvious opportunity for an airline willing to gain market share.

Technical data

Non-stop operations

24/7, 365 days per year

Airport Collaborative Decision Making

Improved operational performance

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Flexible infrastructure

Hub, long haul, LCC

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