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Can LCCs' economic efficiency create negative externalities for air transport? An analysis of passenger waiting time

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  • Jos� I. Castillo-Manzano
  • Lourdes Lopez-Valpuesta

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Some features of the low-cost carrier (LCC) management model, such as quick turnaround times, the use of uncrowded airports and expediting check-in processes should have a favourable knock-on effect on their passengers' waiting times at the airport. This article seeks to quantify these possible savings in the low-cost model compared to traditional companies using a database of 37226 passengers and methodology based on statistical causal inference and the generalized ordered logit model. The results show that LCC passengers are less likely to experience delays of 2hours or less, although the likelihood that they will have to endure long delays of over 3hours increases by almost 7.5%. Compared to the greater efficiency of LCCs in the daily movement of passengers averting the most common delays of up to 2hours, the intensive use of their airplanes results in their lesser ability to respond to unforeseen eventualities with no on-the-spot solution. The little cover that LCCs provide for delays is a strong incentive for their passengers to take out or extend their travel insurance, while airport F&B concessions can benefit from these longer waiting times.

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  • Jos� I. Castillo-Manzano & Lourdes Lopez-Valpuesta, 2014. "Can LCCs' economic efficiency create negative externalities for air transport? An analysis of passenger waiting time," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(13), pages 878-881, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:21:y:2014:i:13:p:878-881
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2014.896972
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    1. Young, Mischa & Allen, Jeff & Farber, Steven, 2019. "Measuring when Uber behaves as a substitute or complement to transit: An examination of travel-time differences in Toronto," OSF Preprints hvbma, Center for Open Science.
    2. Castillo-Manzano, José I. & López-Valpuesta, Lourdes, 2014. "Living “up in the air†: Meeting the frequent flyer passenger," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 48-55.
    3. Young, Mischa & Allen, Jeff & Farber, Steven, 2020. "Measuring when Uber behaves as a substitute or supplement to transit: An examination of travel-time differences in Toronto," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    4. William E. Bendinelli & Humberto F. A. J. Bettini & Alessandro V. M. Oliveira, 2024. "Airline delays, congestion internalization and non-price spillover effects of low cost carrier entry," Papers 2401.09174, arXiv.org.
    5. Bendinelli, William E. & Bettini, Humberto F.A.J. & Oliveira, Alessandro V.M., 2016. "Airline delays, congestion internalization and non-price spillover effects of low cost carrier entry," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 39-52.

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