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Airport curfew and scheduling differentiation: Domestic versus international competition

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This study investigates the strategic flight departure scheduling on domestic and short-haul international routes from regional airports in Korea. Airport-level data were constructed for non-stop routes from 2010 to 2018. This study examines the effects of changes in scheduling constraints induced by airport night curfews on domestic and international routes through competition intensity. The empirical findings suggest that competition leads to less differentiated flight departure times on domestic routes from the two regional airports. However, competition leads to more differentiated flight departure times on international routes from Daegu airport, which has a new night curfew, while a clustered departure pattern is found for international routes from Cheongju airport. An obvious pattern of differentiated departure times is found after the easing of night curfews in 2014, along with the expansion in LCCs.

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  • Sun, Joo Yeon, 2020. "Airport curfew and scheduling differentiation: Domestic versus international competition," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:87:y:2020:i:c:s0969699720301113
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101839
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    Keywords

    Airport capacity; Product differentiation; Regional airport; Curfew; Low cost carriers;
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    JEL classification:

    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation
    • N75 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Asia including Middle East
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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