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Airports Commission final report: cost and commercial viability

Background to the cost and commercial viability analysis in the Airports Commission's final report on increasing airport capacity in the UK.

Documents

Cost and commercial viability: literature review update

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Cost and commercial viability: cost and revenue identification update Gatwick Airport second runway

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Cost and commercial viability: cost and revenue identification update Heathrow Airport extended northern runway

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Cost and commercial viability: cost and revenue identification update Heathrow Airport north west runway

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Cost and commercial viability: financial modelling input costs update

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Cost and commercial viability: funding and financing update

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Cost and commercial viability: additional sensitivities

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Cost and commercial viability: sources of finance

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Cost and commercial viability: reduced scope scenarios costs

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Cost and commercial viability: additional analysis

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Financial data used to prepare reports from Jacobs LeighFisher

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Financial data used to prepare reports from PwC

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Information about the contents of the reports contained on this page.

Cost and commercial viability: literature review update

PwC’s literature review update of funding and financing arrangements considers:

  • risk factors relevant to airport development
  • procurement models in use in the UK beyond the airports sector

Cost and commercial viability: cost and revenue identification update Gatwick Airport second runway

Report identifying costs and non-aeronautical revenues associated with the construction and operation of Gatwick Airport second runway proposal.

Cost and commercial viability: updated cost and revenue identification Heathrow Airport extended northern runway

Report identifying costs and non-aeronautical revenues associated with the construction and operation of Heathrow Airport extended northern runway proposal.

Cost and commercial viability: cost and revenue identification update Heathrow Airport north west runway

Report identifying costs and non-aeronautical revenues associated with the construction and operation of Heathrow Airport north west runway proposal.

Cost and commercial viability: financial modelling input costs update

Sets out a summary of the costs and assumptions used as inputs for PwC’s financial modelling.

Cost and commercial viability: funding and financing update

Analyses the funding required in terms of the the potential spread of aeronautical charges required to fund each scheme and the commensurate level of financing required under a range of different demand scenarios and sensitivities.

Cost and commercial viability: additional sensitivities

Provides further financial analysis of further demand scenarios and sensitivities explored, eg the impact of different optimism bias assumptions, reduced scope of proposals etc.

Cost and commercial viability: sources of finance

Presents the outcome of market soundings on the financeability of the schemes.

Cost and commercial viability: reduced scope scenarios costs

Looks at the possibility of reducing costs for each scheme and the impact on passenger experience.

Cost and commercial viability: additional analysis

Includes papers on the following issues:

  • risk and optimism bias
  • land and community compensation
  • state aids
  • the UK guarantee scheme
  • EIB finance

Financial data used to prepare reports

Spreadsheets of financial data used to prepare the cost and commercial viability reports.

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2015

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