Natural and man-made events cloud airport investment

From volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to blizzards and floods, the world has been unsettled by a wave of natural disasters in the past year. Coupled with "man-made" events, such as the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, at what point will private operators decide that airport investment under such circumstances is not worth the risk? [4024 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Japan rocked by triple tragedies
• Potential Japanese infrastructure investors to rethink
• CIDCO quick to sound the alarm over Navi Mumbai
• Christchurch proves its mettle, twice
• ‘One in a million’ incident must be catered for
• Plenty of detail, but more needed still
• Volcanoes dot American west
• Japan amongst the best prepared
• Haiti has few pull factors to attract investors
• MENA insurrections affecting many airports
• People power calls for reverse privatisation