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Comparative study of hub airports in Europe: Ticket prices, travel time and rescheduling costs

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  • Frank Bruinsma
  • Piet Rietveld
  • Martijn Brons

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This paper investigates the strategic position of four European airports in the aviation network by means of a generalised cost function. We compare the performance of the hub airports London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam. Our analysis entails flights from smaller European airports via these hubs to intercontinental destinations and vice versa. The comparative positions of the cities in the airport network is determined by a generalised cost function in which travel cost, travel time and rescheduling time (as a function of the frequency of the service) are included. An important feature of the comparative study is that various market segments are identified (business, tourists). We find that the positions of the hub airports for the business class passengers differ from those for economy class passengers. Using high‐speed rail as an alternative for the European part of the trip is only attractive for a rather restricted segment of the market.

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  • Frank Bruinsma & Piet Rietveld & Martijn Brons, 2000. "Comparative study of hub airports in Europe: Ticket prices, travel time and rescheduling costs," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 91(3), pages 278-292, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:91:y:2000:i:3:p:278-292
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9663.00116
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    1. Redondi, Renato & Malighetti, Paolo & Paleari, Stefano, 2011. "Hub competition and travel times in the world-wide airport network," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(6), pages 1260-1271.
    2. O’Connell, John F. & Bueno, Oriol Escofet, 2018. "A study into the hub performance Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways and their competitive position against the major European hubbing airlines," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 257-268.

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    • L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation

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