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Development Status And Prospects For Aviation Hubs — A Comparative Study Of The Major Airports In South-East Asia

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  • WINAI HOMSOMBAT

    (Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR)

  • ZHENG LEI

    (Department of Air Transport, Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom)

  • XIAOWEN FU

    (Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR)

Abstract

This paper benchmarks the key performance measures of the hub airports in Southeast Asia. Our investigation suggests that (1) Hong Kong has been a leader in terms of network connectivity, traffic growth, hub airline developments, and cargo logistics. (2) Bangkok airport's growth has been constrained by political instability and weak hub airline development; in the long-run, the airport, however, has great potential. (3) The development of low-cost carriers have become a major driver for traffic growth, but the implications to airport connectivity have been unclear. (4) Despite limited progress on regional liberalization, intra-Asian routes have clearly contributed to traffic growth and hub airport connectivity. (5) Governments should safeguard airline competition by promoting market liberalization and airport capacity investments.

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  • Winai Homsombat & Zheng Lei & Xiaowen Fu, 2011. "Development Status And Prospects For Aviation Hubs — A Comparative Study Of The Major Airports In South-East Asia," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 56(04), pages 573-591.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:56:y:2011:i:04:n:s0217590811004420
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590811004420
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