AbstractGovernments provide various forms of financial support for sustaining unprofitable regional airways, especially when such airways are essential to local livelihoods and economies. However, inefficient provision of subsidies has been subject to worldwide criticism. Therefore, this study examines the load factor guarantee, a dynamically interdependent business model for airline-airport coexistence where an airline and an airport agree on the load factor of a flight, after which either party compensates for any discrepancies between the actual and agreed-upon load factor. The model is calibrated by using 2003–2014 data regarding Noto Airport and All Nippon Airways, and system dynamics are employed to model the dynamic interactions between the two parties. The findings show that successful coexistence between an airline and an airport hinges on the integral management of annual negotiations regarding the target load factor and the monthly demand adjustment of subsidies. In addition, although a subsidy represents a temporary financial loss for an airport, it is an effective way of maintaining long-term, airline–airport coexistence. This model is applicable to unprofitable airways worldwide, and it contributes to their sustainable management.
Dynamically interdependent business model for airline–airport coexistence
Journal of Air Transport Management ; 64 ; 161-172
2016-08-03
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Airport , Airline , Coexistence , System dynamics , Load factor guarantee , LFG , load factor guarantee , DEA , data envelope analysis , EAS , Essential Air Service , PSO , Public Service Obligation , ANA , All Nippon Airways , SD , system dynamics , SFD , stock and flow diagram , TAR , target load factor adjustment rate , MAE , the mean absolute error , MAPE , the mean absolute percentage error , DAR , demand adjustment rate
Speditionen, Airline, Airport, Abfertiger
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