First ever Airport Risk Index launched

WTW and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Risk Studies has unveiled an Airport Risk Index (ARI). Presented to global airport executives at the annual WTW Airport Risk Community (ARC) conference held in Lisbon, the index compares 110 of the world’s busiest airports by passenger volumes, against 19 identified threats. The Index offers airports the ability to interrogate their existing and future assumptions on risk exposure. It combines historical and predictive analysis, to determine the levels of probability and impact of operational disruption on an airport’s profitability. John Rooley, CEO Global Aerospace, confirmed the value delivered by ARI: “In line