Annual report 2016

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→ 6 | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH Dr. Manfred Bobke-von Camen, Chief Human Resources Officer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, CEO Editorial Heike Fölster, CFO Dear Readers, What do your plans look like for 2040? What will happen within the next 25 years? You can neither forecast this with certainty, nor will the majority of people think in their daily life about such a long period of time. With airports however the planning horizons are, similar to the situation as with other large infrastructural projects, directed far into the future. As not only technically demanding construction work, for example of new flight operation areas or terminals, but above all planning and approval take a great deal of time. Our forecasts assume that in 2040 around 55 million passengers will fly from and to Berlin annually. We must face this challenge. And we are doing this today already. We are currently expanding the Schönefeld location in order to be able to make the necessary capacities available there in the medium-term together with the BER. Moreover, we are currently developing a master planning in order to be able to decide how we will expand the airport location in the south of Berlin fit for the future. Right at the top of our agenda, however, is first of all the completion of Together with our workforce we work every day on securing and expanding the air traffic location Berlin-Brandenburg the BER. The airport is in a condition as approved under building law for the first time since the postponement in 2012. The steps which are still necessary have been determined: structural completion, technical commissioning, operative tests and acceptances. As soon as we have full clarity about the duration of the remaining construction work and possible risks as well as positive results of the tests, we will be able to name a time schedule for the opening. However, we will not make hasty statements. This time the date must be absolutely right. The BER and the expansion programme are investments in the future. We currently earn our money with the flight operation at the existing locations Schönefeld and Tegel. If we look at this sector alone we are a solidly organised company. The operating results were very positive in 2016 with

EUR 109 million. The revenues have risen sharply to EUR 371.9 million and feature new record highs in the segment of Operations and Commercial. With the passenger numbers we have achieved a new record with just under 33 million. Our business model has a broad basis with four large airlines and a further around 80 airlines as well as income from the Commercial segment. In particular through the Non-Aviation-Services, real estate and e-Commerce we are expecting the development of new sources of income. For this we are dependent on the opening of the BER soon and the closure of Tegel. We can only develop cost-effective traffic with transfer connections and new long-haul routes with the bundling of the air traffic at one location. Flight operation, completion of the BER and expansion programmes – we can only manage all of this thanks to our committed employees. Together with our workforce we work every day on securing and expanding the air traffic location Berlin-Brandenburg. The region is dependent on a functioning flight connection: As we contribute to the fact that thousands of jobs will be created, millions of people come to the region by air and that the personal exchange as well as the transport of goods will become even easier. Board of Management of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH Heike Fölster Chief Financial Officer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup CEO Dr. Manfred Bobke-von Camen Chief Human Resources Officer