ACI-Europe
17 October 2025
Joining up the newly released study into the socio‑economic impact of airports and air connectivity with the Letta and Draghi reports, ACI EUROPE calls for aviation to be part of the forthcoming European Commission Clean Industrial Deal to enable its decarbonisation while safeguarding its far‑reaching economic and social benefits.
On the occasion of its ‘Airport Economics Symposium’ taking place today in Brussels and featuring addresses from Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Magda Kopczyńska, European Commission’s DG MOVE Director General, and MEP Jens Gieseke, ACI EUROPE released a new study on “The Economic and Social Impact of European Airports & Air Connectivity”1.
The study, conducted by SEO Amsterdam Economics, independently documents the contribution of the airport industry to the European economy. It also, for the first time, quantifies its positive relationship with a diverse range of societal benefits enshrined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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