Giovanni Bisignani Quotations

Moreover, the impact of Hurricane Katrina on fuel supplies and refinery capacity will only ensure that relief will not come soon.

February, traditionally the slowest month for international traffic, brought both good news and solid growth. The recovery in freight has stretched to three months with growth of over 5 percent resulting from strength in international trade.

Paper costs money...you do not need to be a rocket scientist to understand that up to $3 billion in savings are possible.

If we reach our target of 100 percent for worldwide electronic ticketing in 2007, then the airline industry could save about $3.5 billion annually.

I applaud Malaysia's leadership in ratifying this important convention, which creates an international legal framework that will help attract finance to the aviation industry.

A European solution is no solution at all. Unilateral regional efforts will only distract from this process,

The airline battle to reduce costs, increase yields and improve efficiencies is effective well beyond expectations.

The target date is a must. Every year, we are printing roughly 350 million tickets. We will not print any more paper tickets by 2007.

Efficiency and cost reduction are a matter of survival for airlines. Charles de Gaulle Airport is already the second most expensive airport in Europe. It should be focusing on cost decreases not increases. This short-sighted decision will have long-term effects on the competitive position of Paris as a major hub.

We are working on four core projects: 100 percent e-ticketing globally by the end of 2007; bar-coded boarding passes; common use of self-service check-in kiosks; and radio-frequency identification for baggage management.