The cross-strait charter flights between Taiwan and China will be launched soon, but are airports in Taiwan ready?
From the perspectives of aviation specialist, I observe and assume that Taiwanese airports still remain the operations of traditional airport management which focuses on enplanement and deplanement services. These airports are largely dependent upon the budgets of the government needed billions dollars to maintain airport operations. The costs in the airport at least are including personnel salary, education and training, equipment and facility maintenance, ramps and terminals construction, and taxiways and runways pavements. However, the modern airport management is based on the principle of non-profit organization. To survive, the airports must make fortunes as much as possible themselves. A typical example is L.A.X., which contributes $61 billion to the economy each year or $167 million each day.
Approximately 408,000 jobs are directly or indirectly due to the airport, including more than 59,000 jobs at 254 firms at the airport itself. The annual budget for LAX is more than $475.2 million. Please refer to the official website http://www.laxairport.com/ And other example near Taiwan is Hongkong international airport with approximate 51billion HK$ IN 2006/2007. Please see http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/aboutus/report/06_07/e08_financial_and_oh.pdf
Since Taiwanese airport will take advantages of cross-strait flights, I want to ask our authorities again "Are Taiwanese airports ready?"
兩岸直航即將開啟,但台灣各個機場真的準備好了嗎?
就專業而言,台灣機場的功能還僅是維持在傳統的思維:只負責輸送旅客及貨物的服務. 這樣的管理模式必須要花費龐大的政府預算,例如人事費,教育訓練費,機器設備費,廠棚及航站增建或改建,跑道及滑行道整修諸如等等,每年都要花掉國庫好幾億,才能使一個國際機場正常運作.但是,現在國外的機場管理模式雖然不是以營利為主,卻強調自給自足;也就是說機場要學會賺錢以減少政府的支出.從來自美國L.A.機場官方網站http://www.laxairport.com/資料顯示這個國際機場一年幫政府賺六百億美元,平均一天賺一億六千七百萬美元.直接或間接提供四十萬零八千個工作機會給國人. 而該機場一年的支出預算僅約四億七千五百萬美元,無形中成為幫國家拼經濟的大功臣.臨近的香港國際機場一年收入約七十七億港幣, 支援年度機械設施維修及更新後,淨獲利約二十億港幣(資料來源香港國際機場官方網站(http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/aboutus/report/06_07/e08_financial_and_oh.pdf)
台灣即將擁有香港的優勢,再請問一次我們真的準備好了嗎?
我的結論是只負責輸送旅客及貨物的服務是絕對不夠的.
