Low-cost carriers and Canadian traffic generation at US border airports

An investigation is conducted of the contribution of low-cost carriers (LCCs) to traffic diversion from Canadian airports to nearby US airports. An estimated five million Canadian passengers divert to US airports each year. The authors find that LCCs contribute significantly to the diversion of traffic to US airports. Routes to/from US border airports have a 27 percentage points higher traffic account when an LCC operates on the route, compared to equivalent routes without an LCC presence. Canadian policymakers need to seek ways to attract LCCs to transborder routes to stem this costly traffic diversion.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2013.06.011
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969699713000720
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/31005945
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Elwakil, Omar S
  • Dresner, Martin
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 68-72
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Border regions; Fares; Low cost carriers; Markets; Open skies; Traffic diversion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport leakage
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496203
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 2013 11:12AM