Assessment of New Hub-and-Spoke and Point-to-Point Airline Network Configurations

This paper aims to provide new measures of airline network configuration with a view to analyse effectively the complexity of modern carriers’ network design. It studies network configurations in the airline sector by taking into account both spatial and temporal dimensions. The spatial dimension is measured by using both the Gini index and the Freeman index, which originate from social science research. The temporal dimension is measured by the connectivity ratio, i.e. the share of indirect connections over the total number of connections. According to these indicators, the configuration of the largest full-service carriers and the largest low-cost carriers in Europe is investigated. The results show that the temporal dimension provides a clear distinction between full-service carriers and low-cost carriers; while the spatial dimension appears useful when identifying the peculiarities within groups.

• Record URL:
  http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/01441640701322552
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/7802200
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor and Francis.
• Authors:
  • Alderighi, Marco
  • Cento, Alessandro
  • Nijkamp, Peter
  • Rietveld, Piet
• Publication Date: 2007-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 529-549
• Serial:
  • Transport Reviews
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 0144-1647
  • EISSN: 1464-5327
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttrv20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Design; Hub and spoke systems; Networks; Spatial analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Flight connections; Temporal analysis
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01077195
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2007 4:26PM