AbstractThis paper takes a critical view of the verification of load factors for the direct transatlantic airline market by combining supply and demand-data. The supply-related data originate from the Official Airline Guide, a well-known data source that contains information on scheduled flights. The demand-related data originate from the Marketing Information Data Transfer database, a data set containing information on actual airline bookings. Combining both data sets enables us to calculate the seat occupancy of direct flights between North-West Europe and the US for 2001. Based on the results, we assess the utility of the joint use of these data sources for aviation economic research, and identify various gaps in the available airline statistics.
Calculating load factors for the transatlantic airline market using supply and demand data – A note on the identification of gaps in the available airline statistics
Journal of Air Transport Management ; 15 , 6 ; 337-343
2008-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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