The Sky is the Limit? The Determinants and Constraints of European Airports' Commercial Revenues

Franz Fuerst, Sven Gross and Ulf Klose
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Sven Gross: University of Applied Sciences Harz
Ulf Klose: Airport Real Estate

Real Estate & Planning Working Papers from Henley Business School, University of Reading

Abstract: This study investigates the determinants of commercial and retail airport revenues as well as revenues from real estate operations. Cross-sectional OLS, 2SLS and robust regression models of European airports identify a number of significant drivers of airport revenues. Aviation revenues per passenger are mainly determined by the national income per capita in which the airport is located, the percentage of leisure travelers and the size of the airport proxied by total aviation revenues. Main drivers of commercial revenues per passenger include the total number of passengers passing through the airport, the ratio of commercial to total revenues, the national income, the share of domestic and leisure travelers and the total number of flights. These results are in line with previous findings of a negative influence of business travelers on commercial revenues per passenger. We also find that a high amount of retail space per passenger is generally associated with lower commercial revenues per square meter confirming decreasing marginal revenue effects. Real estate revenues per passenger are positively associated with national income per capita at airport location, share of intra-EU passengers and percent delayed flights. Overall, aviation and non-aviation revenues appear to be strongly interlinked, underlining the potential for a comprehensive airport management strategy above and beyond mere cost minimization of the aviation sector.

Keywords: Commercial revenues; non-aviation activities; European airports; regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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