PARIS-ORLY LAUNCHES ITS BICYCLE PLAN

A bicycle plan was presented on 21 September by Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO, and Justine Coutard, Managing Director of Paris-Orly Airport. “PARIS-ORLY BY CYCLE 2030” will see the construction of 6 km of continuous, safe and illuminated cycle paths throughout the airport by 2030, as well as improved links with the surrounding areas. This plan is part of Paris-Orly's decarbonisation strategy, which involves the development of soft mobility and a modal shift. “41% of the airport’s ground-based CO2 emissions are linked to land access” , emphasises Justine Coutard. “So we want to encourage people to cycle to and from work. In particular we are targeting staff who live within a 10 km radius of the airport.” The plan also includes the installation of more than 650 cycle racks, secure bike parks, showers and lockers. Throughout the day, workshops and events gave employees and local residents the opportunity to have their bikes repaired, learn about existing schemes and have a bite to eat in a friendly atmosphere.

DROP-OFF POINTS: TICKETLESS AUTOMATIC EXIT

In order to improve access flow, the Customer Division, with support from the Systems teams in the Networks and Access Division at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and the Technical Process and Baggage Division at Paris-Orly, has introduced ticketless automatic exits in the drop-off areas. Drivers who pass through the drop-off point in under 10 minutes (currently 95% of drivers) can now exit without inserting a ticket into the machine. “Thanks to the automatic number plate reader (ANPR) technology and the reliability of new cameras, the vast majority of our customers will no longer need to insert their ticket at the exit barrier, and will therefore pass through in less than 5 seconds instead of the current average of 9 seconds. Multiplied by the volume, this represents a considerable gain in terms of fluidity at our airports, as well as an improved customer experience”, explains Jérôme Lamour, Head of the Systems and Equipment Department within the Customer Division. The automatic exit system has been available at all terminal drop-off points since this summer. This move is part of the ongoing plan to improve drop-off points and improve access flow.

127 KG OF WASTE COLLECTED IN ONE HOUR AT PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE

127 kilos is the weight of the rubbish collected in just one hour at Paris-Charles de Gaulle as part of an initiative organised by the Oneworld alliance for World Cleanup Day. The airside walk, which took place on 14 September in Terminal 2A, brought together employees from American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Groupe ADP and catering company Servair. The Oneworld alliance carries out this type of exercise every year. “Next year, we'd like to involve more Groupe ADP employees”, concluded Salima Meziant-Khadir, Manager - Projects and Airline Relations in Paris-Charles de Gaulle's Terminals Division.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AWARDS:
GOLD FOR GROUPE ADP

Groupe ADP was awarded the Gold Prize for its podcast “Aéroports, ce que racontent les murs” [If airport walls could talk] at the Éditoriale 2023 Communication Strategy Awards in the “External editorial communication medium or tool” category. The prize was shared with the Babel and Binge Audio agencies, who co-produced this 6-part series that looks back at the history of the Paris airports, their architectural metamorphoses and the challenges they face today. Stratégies magazine has been organising the Communication Strategy Awards for over 40 years.

BUSINESSES GET READY FOR PARIS 2024

A meeting has been held between Groupe ADP and the companies selected to carry out the work needed ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event was jointly organised by the Engineering & Capital Projects Division (ECP) and the Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and was attended by Baptiste Maurand, Head of ECP, Xavier Dubrac, Paris 2024 Project Manager for ECP, and Renaud Duplay, Deputy Managing Director of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Head of the Group's Paris 2024 project. “We are working on adapting our infrastructure to meet these specific challenges. We will have temporary infrastructures to enable us to offer a high quality of service”, emphasised Renaud Duplay. This was also an opportunity to present the ten projects coordinated by the dedicated ECP team: temporary baggage sorting system, pre-check-in of baggage at the Olympic Village, refurbishment of the hotel area room, creation of a reserve waiting area for buses, etc. “These works, costing a total of €35 million, will have to be carried out under optimum safety conditions, whilst complying with delivery requirements” , explained Baptiste Maurand.

RYANAIR INVESTS IN ZAGREB

Ryanair, the leading airline in Croatia, has just announced an extensive schedule for winter 2023/2024 departing from Zagreb Airport, a member of the Groupe ADP network, with a total of 19 routes. It includes a new route to Lanzarote in the Canaries and increased frequencies on its Basel, Dublin, Gothenburg, Malaga, Malta, Memmingen and Paris Beauvais routes. To operate its largest ever winter schedule, Ryanair will use its three aircraft based in Zagreb. This represents growth of 22% for the airport, whose traffic is set to increase by almost 1.2 million people per year. Huseyin Bahadir Bedir, CEO of Zagreb Airport, said “We are delighted to celebrate the launch of this winter schedule. Ryanair is actively contributing to our flight offering, with 19 destinations this winter and 27 in its summer schedule. Zagreb Airport will continue to work on expanding this network and offering its customers an enjoyable travel experience.”

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