Simulation is a vital tool for airport operators looking to attract investment from the private sector. One of the most important trends associated with airports around the world has been the privatization or ownership rationalization of airports, big and small. The attraction of airports to potential investors lies in part on the predictable long-term growth of the industry, which, despite terrorism, plagues and financial crises, has exhibited significant expansion of markets, passenger numbers and airports, some new, some renovated, and some resurrected from abandoned military fields to thriving low-cost carrier hubs.
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