Airport Slot Trading in the US

Hideki Fukui ()
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Hideki Fukui: Ehime University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Aviation Policies, 2025, pp 31-99 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to examine whether the manipulative or strategic behaviors of slot-holding carriers have resulted in restricted market entry and service expansion by other carriers, especially rival carriers, at the four US airports that have secondary slot markets. Airport congestion and flight delays at many major airports have become a serious problem. It has been suggested that a secondary slot market is one of the most practical options for addressing airport congestion, thereby increasing the possibility of competitive entry and the efficient use of scarce resources. A secondary slot market would function like a congestion toll system or an auction system, provided that carriers’ manipulative or strategic behaviors do not significantly impact slot trading. However, the empirical effects of slot markets have not been investigated systematically. This chapter examines empirically whether carriers’ manipulative or strategic behaviors have impeded the effective functioning of slot markets. Slot transfer data from four US airports between 1994 and 1999 were examined using regression analysis. The results of the analysis are mixed, suggesting that the most effective way to manage congestion depends on conditions unique to each airport, and that subsequent interventions should reflect these conditions.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-7303-2_2

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