How to mix per-flight and per-passenger based airport charges: The oligopoly case

Achim I. Czerny, Simon Cowan and Anming Zhang

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2017, vol. 104, issue C, 483-500

Abstract: While airport aeronautical charges are traditionally aircraft-weight related, currently an increasing share of aeronautical airport revenues is derived from passenger related charges. This paper compares the optimal mix of per-passenger and per-flight based (cost recovering) airport charges from the carriers’ and the social viewpoints when carrier markets are oligopolistic. We show that positive per-passenger charges might be able to support the implementation of monopoly fares at slot-constrained airports. They can also mitigate strategic frequency reductions at uncongested airports, leading to an increase in both carrier profit and welfare relative to a charging scheme that fully relies on per-flight charges.

Keywords: Airports; Airlines; Slots; Schedule delays; Congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D40 H20 H40 L93 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.04.005

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