Going with the Flow

This essay was written by the CEO of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong and he states that there is a tendency to think about airports primarily in terms of the function they serve. For example, you can look at the Hong Kong International Airport and focus on the fact that it expects to serve 40 million passengers and some 3.4 million tons of cargo this year. But an airport is much more than that, it is really the center of multiple flows. Ferries bring passengers in by sea; trains, buses and cars carry them by land and airplanes move them by air. When people flow, they create economic activities that benefit various parties, and when products are moved from a place where they are in abundance to a place where there is a shortage, their values is maximized. In short, when people and goods flow, wealth is created. Transportation has been enhancing this flow for centuries. In the 18th Century, ports made the most significant contribution to these flows. In the 19th Century, it was rail, and in the last Century it was the highway. The author believes that Aviation will be the predominant enabler in the 21st Century. The role of the airport operator is to continue to enhance the flow of people, goods and information, and to make the flow as efficient, reliable and safe as possible. In order to do this, we need to deploy a combination of technologies and services, and we have to overcome a number of practical obstacles. We consider ourselves to be one of the engines of economic growth, so our ability to carry out this role will be critical to the future prosperity of the community.

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  Torworth Publishing

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• Authors:
  • Pang, David J
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 38-44
• Monograph Title: Connected Transportation. Thought Leaders. Essays from Innovators

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Airport capacity; Airport facilities; Airport ground transportation; Airport operations; Cargo handling; Cargo ships; Freight and passenger handling; Freight handling; Freight traffic; Ports; Truck traffic; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Hong Kong Airport Authority
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042508
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 095519590
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 1 2007 8:39AM