Spatial concentration and connectivity of international passenger traffic at Brazilian airports

Ricardo Rodrigues Pacheco, Braga, Márcia Estrada and Elton Fernandes

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2015, vol. 46, issue C, 49-55

Abstract: This paper examines concentration and connectivity of international passenger airport traffic in Brazil. The analysis considers seat supply and scheduled flights from 1999 to 2012. The 2000–2005 period was marked by concentration and limited international flight links, which was followed by the movement to recover capacity and connectivity from 2005 to 2010. Brazil started to liberalize bilateral agreements in 2002, and eventually moved towards the “open skies†concept in 2010, facilitating the process of operational de-concentration and increasing seat supply. The Brazilian government's liberalisation policy through bilateral agreements did not spark off a significant turnaround for national airlines; rather, the revived traffic growth was led by foreign airlines. This movement brought significant changes in the composition of international passenger traffic in Brazil, although changing little in terms of concentration and connectivity. The real change was the dominance of foreign airlines and seat distribution by regions, with the Latin America and Caribbean region shrinking to less than half of the market.

Keywords: Air transport concentration; Brazil; HHI; Seat supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2015.03.013

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