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Evolution of the European network and implications for self-connection

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  • Cattaneo, Mattia
  • Malighetti, Paolo
  • Paleari, Stefano
  • Redondi, Renato

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Self-connection has become an appealing alternative for passengers in the European air transportation market, along with the remarkable growth of the low-cost carriers (LCCs) network over the last decade. As the development of self-connectivity is not directly designed in airports and airlines' growth strategies, this study aims to deeply understand the evolution of self-connectivity options in the intra-European market over time. By implementing a quickest travel time approach, we analyse the number of quickest connections and the share of indirect quickest paths that remained un-managed in years 2006 and 2016. Results document that, overall, travelling in Europe has become faster (−5.7 min of weighted average), while European airports' coverage, that is, airport pairs that can be directly or indirectly connected, decreased from 65% to 53%. The strong increase in LCCs' seat capacity (74%) did not translate into a similar growth of indirect connections options. Due to LCCs' offer redistribution and traditional carriers' partial retreatment from the European market to concentrate on intercontinental destinations, 1-transfer managed or un-managed options available to passengers in Europe dropped by 9.5%, and the share of 1-transfer quickest paths achievable by self-connecting flights increased by only 3pp, from 66% in 2006 to 69% in 2016.

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  • Cattaneo, Mattia & Malighetti, Paolo & Paleari, Stefano & Redondi, Renato, 2017. "Evolution of the European network and implications for self-connection," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 18-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:65:y:2017:i:c:p:18-28
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.07.006
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