Regional Airports Interaction for Regional Development
The RAIRDev project focuses on the strengthening of integrated and sustainable regional development based on the creation of a flexible air transport system provided by a network of cooperation between eight regional airports: 1. ‘‘Central Greece’’ Nea Aghialos Airport (Volos, Magnesia, Greece) 2. Szombathely-Savaria International Airport (Szeleste, Hungary) 3. Zilina Airport (Zilina, Slovakia) 4. Slupsk Redzikowo Airport (Slupsk, Poland) 5. Falconara Airport (Ancona, Italy) 6. Karlsruhe/Baden Airport (Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Germany) 7. Ponikve Airport (Uzice, Serbia) 8. Ivano-Frankivsk Airport (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) The basis of RAIRDev for the achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion in CADSES area is the maintenance, improvement and promotion of regional airports through common marketing methods and strategic planning. By providing new airport connections to isolated areas economic development and competitiveness should be reinforced. The evaluation of priorities should improve the exploitation of airports and the confrontation of existing problems. The project should lead to the planning of common policies and the collaboration of private and public sector stakeholders at local, regional, national and transnational level.