Evaluating the multi-period operating efficiency of international airports using data envelopment analysis and the Malmquist productivity index

Young-Hyo Ahn and Hokey Min

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2014, vol. 39, issue C, 12-22

Abstract: For the most part, airports are publicly or semi-publicly owned and operated with fixed assets. As such, airports have been often considered little more than infrastructure providers for airlines. However, as airports have begun to offer a variety of ancillary services including passenger transfers, re-fueling, parking, and shopping, they no longer play second fiddle to airlines. To come into their own, a growing number of airports realized their need to develop competitive strategies that can attract more air traffic and generate greater revenue. Such strategies start with the assessment of their competitiveness in terms of operating efficiencies relative to others. To help airport authorities identify major drivers for enhancing the airport operational efficiency and the subsequent competitiveness, this paper evaluates the comparative efficiencies of international airports for a multi-year period (2006–2011) using data envelopment analysis intended for dynamic benchmarking and Malmquist productivity index built on time-series analysis. Our study indicates that the productivity of an airport was influenced by exogenous factors such as shifts in government policies and technological advances rather than endogenous factors driven by improvements in managerial practices.

Keywords: Airport management; Dynamic benchmarking; Data envelopment analysis; Time-series analysis; Malmquist productivity index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2014.03.005

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