Factors influencing the hub connectivity of Beijing Capital Airport in its international markets

Shengrun Zhang, Hailong Zheng, Yuting Chen and Frank Witlox

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, vol. 88, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates factors influencing the hub connectivity of Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) in its domestic to international markets between 2014 and 2018 based on a random-effect panel data model. The results show that variables representing the temporal and spatial characteristics of connecting flights have significant impacts on the hub connectivity of PEK. In specific, the changeable threshold of maximum connecting time based on different international destination regions has a negative impact. This paper identifies different timetable coordination modes at PEK and shows that the number of indirect connections under adjacent mode is significantly less than that of distant mode. Circuity and directionality are proven to have significant impacts. In addition, factors representing airport characteristics and heterogeneity of international destination regions also affecting the hub connectivity of PEK.

Keywords: Hub connectivity; Domestic to international markets; Maximum connecting time; Coordination mode; Random-effect panel data model; Beijing capital international airport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101873

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