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Low-cost carrier terminal

January 01, 1970

A low-cost carrier terminal or LCCT (also known as a budget terminal) is a specific type of airport terminal designed with the needs of low-cost airlines in mind. Though terminals may have differing charges and costs, as is common in Europe, the concept of an all-budget terminal was promoted and pioneered by Tony Fernandes of AirAsia at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2006.[1]

Description edit

 
The former Kuala Lumpur International Airport Low-cost carrier terminal (above) and its interior (below). It was replaced by klia2 on May 2014.
 

In some cases, the designs of a low-cost carrier terminal mimic old designs of an airport terminal, such as the former airport of Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport. With a stripped-down airport terminal, airports can reduce daily operating costs significantly, thereby passing along the savings to budget airlines and ultimately their passengers. It specifically entails cost reductions from normal airports in terms of:

  • Physical building:
    • forgoing expensive architectural design for simple boxy warehouse-like design.
    • low ceilings.
    • foregoing steel and glass structures to reduce air conditioning overhead cost.[2]
  • Amenities:
    • may have less choice in terms of restaurants and duty-free shops.
    • decoration may be mostly airline ads.
  • Support structures:

However these terminals may also have modern facilities such as free Wi-Fi, and be comfortably air conditioned. A German study (Swanson 2007) of costs showed that at Malaysia's KLIA and Changi LCCTs, airlines were charged roughly 2/3 to 3/4 the total cost of landing at the main terminal; for budget-sensitive carriers, any savings advantage can be critical.[4]

Klia2 billed as the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated to low-cost carriers, is designed to cater for 45 million passengers a year with future capacity expansion capability. Built at a cost of US$1.3 billion, klia2 started commercial operations on May 2, 2014, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.

Realisation of the projects edit

While the concept of a simple basic terminal in theory would lower costs, in practice, it can be turned into a pork barrel project such as klia2.

When klia2 was first proposed MAHB said it would cost MYR2 billion, a figure that was later revised to MYR2.6 billion. Then came news that the terminal would cost MYR4 billion, double the original estimate. Now there’s talk that the bill could go as high as MYR5 billion. That makes no sense – the low-cost terminal will now cost much more than KLIA. Yes, I asked for a new terminal but one that has simple facilities. Did it have to cost 20 times our present LCCT?

— Tony Fernandes, on klia2.

Budget terminals also have to consider if they only serve budget airlines or all airlines. In this way, a terminal can essentially "lose its budget identity".[1] In the case of Macau airport, "from an airport perspective, having a separate LCCT is frequently more expensive than having one terminal for all carrier types because of the need to duplicate services and systems including check-in, security and immigration."[1] In the case of KLIA2, Malaysia Airports has instructed Airasia in 2016 that the overbudget terminal isn't a LCCT terminal at all.[5]

List of existing/expanding budget terminals edit

Europe edit

Asia & Oceania edit

North & South America edit

List of proposed budget terminals edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Low cost airport terminals still popular in Asia Pacific but declining in significance in Europe". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Sharmistha (5 July 2014). "Centre to focus on low-cost airports along tourist circuits". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/ALOHA/ALOHA_PUB_DLRK_09-09-08.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/arbeiten/TextLunTan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Malaysia Airports quashes AirAsia's LCCT2 plans - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Progonati: Aeroporti i Kukësit 100% operacional, është projektuar low cost" [Progonati: Kukës Airport is 100% operational, it is designed low cost] (in Albanian). Albanian Telegraphic Agency. 18 April 2021.
  7. ^ "New low cost terminal inaugurated at Marseille - Aviation24.be". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Les vols low cost et régionaux ont désormais leur nouveau hall à l'aéroport Toulouse-Blagnac". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  9. ^ "TERMINAL F LAUNCH. A NOTICE FOR PASSENGERS". Boryspil Airport. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  10. ^ "Soekarno-Hatta Airport Set to Open Indonesia's First Low-Cost Carrier Terminal". 29 April 2019.
  11. ^ Chris Cooper (5 April 2012). "Tokyo's Narita to Build Low-Cost Carrier Terminal by 2015". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Airport executives mull new terminal for low-cost flights". 17 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Local News". Sun.Star. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Central Japan International Airport president: LCCT could enter service in 1H2013". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Airport expansion would separate FIFO, budget travellers". Brisbane Times. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Gov't plans to build low-cost terminal near NAIA-3". ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  17. ^ "China looks to support low-cost carrier development while ensuring a good passenger experience | APEX Editor's BlogAPEX Editor's Blog". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

External links edit

  • Foo Sek Min, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (16 June 2006). "A budget terminal for budget airlines". International Airport Review.
  • Jacobs Consultancy (11 May 2007). "REVIEW OF DEDICATED LOW-COST AIRPORT PASSENGER FACILITIES" (PDF).
  • Richard Rowe (16 Nov 2007). "Budget buildings: the rise of low-cost terminals". FlightGlobal.
  • Richard De Neufville, MIT (February 2008). "Low-Cost Airports for Low-Cost Airlines: Flexible Design to Manage the Risks". Transportation Planning and Technology. 31: 35–68. doi:10.1080/03081060701835688. hdl:1721.1/102891.

January 01, 1970
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A low cost carrier terminal or LCCT also known as a budget terminal is a specific type of airport terminal designed with the needs of low cost airlines in mind Though terminals may have differing charges and costs as is common in Europe the concept of an all budget terminal was promoted and pioneered by Tony Fernandes of AirAsia at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2006 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Realisation of the projects 3 List of existing expanding budget terminals 3 1 Europe 3 2 Asia amp Oceania 3 3 North amp South America 4 List of proposed budget terminals 5 References 6 External linksDescription edit nbsp The former Kuala Lumpur International Airport Low cost carrier terminal above and its interior below It was replaced by klia2 on May 2014 nbsp In some cases the designs of a low cost carrier terminal mimic old designs of an airport terminal such as the former airport of Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport With a stripped down airport terminal airports can reduce daily operating costs significantly thereby passing along the savings to budget airlines and ultimately their passengers It specifically entails cost reductions from normal airports in terms of Physical building forgoing expensive architectural design for simple boxy warehouse like design low ceilings foregoing steel and glass structures to reduce air conditioning overhead cost 2 Amenities may have less choice in terms of restaurants and duty free shops decoration may be mostly airline ads Support structures long corridors moving walkways and jet bridges often replaced by transport with airport buses and boarding with airstairs This also allows quicker plane turnaround time 3 which may lower landing fees and increase aircraft utilization Baggage handling is much simplified e g some LCCTs lack baggage carousels However these terminals may also have modern facilities such as free Wi Fi and be comfortably air conditioned A German study Swanson 2007 of costs showed that at Malaysia s KLIA and Changi LCCTs airlines were charged roughly 2 3 to 3 4 the total cost of landing at the main terminal for budget sensitive carriers any savings advantage can be critical 4 Klia2 billed as the world s largest purpose built terminal dedicated to low cost carriers is designed to cater for 45 million passengers a year with future capacity expansion capability Built at a cost of US 1 3 billion klia2 started commercial operations on May 2 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia Realisation of the projects editWhile the concept of a simple basic terminal in theory would lower costs in practice it can be turned into a pork barrel project such as klia2 When klia2 was first proposed MAHB said it would cost MYR2 billion a figure that was later revised to MYR2 6 billion Then came news that the terminal would cost MYR4 billion double the original estimate Now there s talk that the bill could go as high as MYR5 billion That makes no sense the low cost terminal will now cost much more than KLIA Yes I asked for a new terminal but one that has simple facilities Did it have to cost 20 times our present LCCT Tony Fernandes on klia2 Budget terminals also have to consider if they only serve budget airlines or all airlines In this way a terminal can essentially lose its budget identity 1 In the case of Macau airport from an airport perspective having a separate LCCT is frequently more expensive than having one terminal for all carrier types because of the need to duplicate services and systems including check in security and immigration 1 In the case of KLIA2 Malaysia Airports has instructed Airasia in 2016 that the overbudget terminal isn t a LCCT terminal at all 5 List of existing expanding budget terminals editEurope edit nbsp Kukes International Airport Zayed Airport dedicated to low cost carriers 6 nbsp Brussels South Charleroi Airport Their flights are mainly from low cost carriers nbsp Copenhagen Airport The F pier formerly called CPH Go is dedicated to low cost airlines nbsp Lyon Saint Exupery Airport The creation of Terminal 3 a former charter facility for low cost airlines nbsp Marseille Provence Airport First terminal entirely developed for low cost airlines in France 7 nbsp Toulouse Blagnac Airport The new Hall A dedicated for low cost and regional airlines 8 nbsp David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport Airport served mainly by low cost carriers nbsp Berlin Brandenburg Airport It has a dedicated low cost terminal known as Terminal 2 The old Berlin Schonefeld Airport was also incorporated into this Airport as Terminal 5 temporarily housing low cost airlines until Terminal 2 was built and closing in 2022 nbsp Cologne Bonn Airport It is served mainly by Ryanair and Eurowings the larger Dusseldorf Airport is the main airport of Rhine Ruhr nbsp Frankfurt Hahn Airport The only airlines that operate commercial passenger service to from the airport of which are low cost carriers nbsp Weeze Airport Sometimes referred to as Dusseldorf Weeze Airport even though it is about 90 kilometers from Dusseldorf this former military airport has been converted into a civilian airport The terminal was built cheap with the aircraft being parked on the apron next to it All airlines using this airport are low cost airlines nbsp Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport When it opened in 2020 all low cost airlines moved to pier 1 nbsp Dublin Airport It serves as the headquarters of Ireland s flag carrier Aer Lingus Europe s largest low cost carrier Ryanair and ASL Airlines Ireland together with another airline CityJet nbsp Milan Malpensa Airport Terminal 2 is exclusively dedicated to low cost carriers mostly EasyJet nbsp Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport Terminal 2 is exclusively dedicated to low cost carriers nbsp Treviso Airport Low cost alternative to Venice Marco Polo Airport nbsp Riga International Airport Largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights and as one of the base airports of low cost airlines nbsp Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Has a dedicated pier for low cost operations that incorporates some details of the LCCT concept This pier is designated with letters H non Schengen flights and M Schengen flights nbsp Warsaw Modlin Airport Airport dedicated to low cost carriers nbsp Lisbon Airport Terminal 2 accommodates all low cost airlines nbsp Aurel Vlaicu International Airport Was Bucharest s low cost hub for several years until airlines were forced to move into Henri Coanda Airport and Aurel Vlaicu Airport was turned into an executive city airport In 2023 Aurel Vlaicu reopened to airlines nbsp Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat Airport When Terminal 1 was opened Terminals A B and C with some areas closed were integrated into Terminal 2 that now houses low cost operations except for Level Vueling that operates from Terminal 1 nbsp Stockholm Skavsta Airport A former military airport now an airport dedicated to low cost carriers nbsp Gatwick Airport The world s leading low cost airport nbsp London Stansted Airport Stansted is a base for a number of major European low cost carriers being the largest base for low cost airline Ryanair nbsp Luton Airport The airport serves as a base for EasyJet TUI Airways Ryanair and Wizz Air nbsp Boryspil International Airport Opened in March 2019 Terminal F a former cargo terminal as the terminal for low cost carriers 9 nbsp Zhukovsky International Airport Its only terminal incorporates some of the ideas of the LCCT concept thus developing the old Ramenskoye airport into Moscow s low cost hub Asia amp Oceania edit nbsp Avalon Airport Melbourne s second largest airport was built as a low cost airport all airlines flying here are low cost airlines nbsp Melbourne Airport the first budget terminal in Australia Terminal 4 is currently used by Jetstar nbsp Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1 not dedicated to but being used by low cost carriers nbsp Soekarno Hatta International Airport Terminal 1C amp 2F Terminal 1C is domestic LCCT when 2F is the international LCCT created by elimination of existing air conditioning duty free shops baggage handling and air bridges reducing of check in desks while adding kiosks self service bag drop and expanding the capacity from 9 to 24 million 10 nbsp Ben Gurion Airport Terminal 1 the older terminal replaced by Terminal 3 renovated and dedicated for low cost international flights opened at June 2017 nbsp Naha Airport small budget terminal opened Oct 2012 nbsp Narita International Airport 11 Terminal 3 opened April 8 2015 with discounted airport tax nbsp Kansai International Airport small budget terminal opened Oct 2012 nbsp Kuala Lumpur International Airport klia2 Opened in May 2014 and it is a hybrid terminal that accommodates low cost carriers nbsp Kota Kinabalu International Airport Not a true LCCT terminal as non budget carriers use this terminal but incorporates the concept nbsp Don Mueang International Airport Former main airport of Bangkok before being replaced by Suvarnabhumi International Airport North amp South America edit nbsp El Palomar Airport Military airport where a low cost terminal was built but closed due to the Covid pandemic nbsp Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport Created as a cargo terminal Terminal 1 nowadays is used by 2 Brazilian LCCT without jetbridges and a simple departure lounge with 9 gates nbsp Guaymaral Airport Military airport now shares the airport with low cost carriers nbsp Olaya Herrera Airport Past Medellin s main airport terminal now a low cost terminal and second most busiest airport in Medellin nbsp Panama Pacifico International Airport Ex military airport located in the old Howard Air Force Base now transformed for low cost airlines to operate nbsp Austin Bergstrom International Airport the South Terminal hosts Austin s ULCCs List of proposed budget terminals edit nbsp Taoyuan International Airport 12 nbsp Clark International Airport 13 the first in the country despite having low cost carriers for decades nbsp Bangkok is also urged by airlines to consider such a terminal nbsp Chubu Nagoya was considering it in 2013 14 nbsp Brisbane is considering a LCCT under its master plan 15 nbsp Transportation Secretary of Philippines unveiled a plan for a LCCT at NAIA 16 nbsp China is actively looking into LCCTs as well as low cost carriers 17 References edit a b c Low cost airport terminals still popular in Asia Pacific but declining in significance in Europe Retrieved 10 August 2015 Mukherjee Sharmistha 5 July 2014 Centre to focus on low cost airports along tourist circuits Business Standard Retrieved 23 April 2018 http www fzt haw hamburg de pers Scholz ALOHA ALOHA PUB DLRK 09 09 08 pdf bare URL PDF http www fzt haw hamburg de pers Scholz arbeiten TextLunTan pdf bare URL PDF Malaysia Airports quashes AirAsia s LCCT2 plans Nation The Star Online www thestar com my Retrieved 23 April 2018 Progonati Aeroporti i Kukesit 100 operacional eshte projektuar low cost Progonati Kukes Airport is 100 operational it is designed low cost in Albanian Albanian Telegraphic Agency 18 April 2021 New low cost terminal inaugurated at Marseille Aviation24 be Retrieved 10 August 2015 Les vols low cost et regionaux ont desormais leur nouveau hall a l aeroport Toulouse Blagnac ladepeche fr in French Retrieved 2020 06 15 TERMINAL F LAUNCH A NOTICE FOR PASSENGERS Boryspil Airport 2019 03 28 Retrieved 2019 05 12 Soekarno Hatta Airport Set to Open Indonesia s First Low Cost Carrier Terminal 29 April 2019 Chris Cooper 5 April 2012 Tokyo s Narita to Build Low Cost Carrier Terminal by 2015 Bloomberg News Retrieved 10 August 2015 Airport executives mull new terminal for low cost flights 17 October 2012 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Local News Sun Star Retrieved 10 August 2015 Central Japan International Airport president LCCT could enter service in 1H2013 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Airport expansion would separate FIFO budget travellers Brisbane Times 2013 06 17 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Gov t plans to build low cost terminal near NAIA 3 ABS CBN News amp Current Affairs 4 July 2013 Retrieved 10 August 2015 China looks to support low cost carrier development while ensuring a good passenger experience APEX Editor s BlogAPEX Editor s Blog Archived from the original on 2013 11 26 Retrieved 2013 11 26 External links editFoo Sek Min Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore 16 June 2006 A budget terminal for budget airlines International Airport Review Jacobs Consultancy 11 May 2007 REVIEW OF DEDICATED LOW COST AIRPORT PASSENGER FACILITIES PDF Richard Rowe 16 Nov 2007 Budget buildings the rise of low cost terminals FlightGlobal Richard De Neufville MIT February 2008 Low Cost Airports for Low Cost Airlines Flexible Design to Manage the Risks Transportation Planning and Technology 31 35 68 doi 10 1080 03081060701835688 hdl 1721 1 102891 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Low cost carrier terminal amp oldid 1215207738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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