Trends and outlook for airports: Continued change in business models in 2016

As the year turns, the outlook continues bright for airlines as they prosper from a continuing stagnation in oil prices on the cost side and rapidly building demand in most of the world's regions, with only the cargo segment disappointing. As margins touch 6% they are at the top end of a cycle the likes of which has not been seen for four decades. While this is bound to bring benefits for airports, for the first time airport infrastructure is actually looking to be less of a gambling certainty than are the airlines.