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Passenger volumes post-accession to the European Union: signs of Southwest Airlines' model in Central and Eastern Europe
Description
In 2004 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the European Union (EU) as part of the EU's greatest enlargement to date. These countries were followed by Bulgaria and Romania in 2007. One benefit of joining the EU was the freedom for residents in the new EU member states to migrate to western European nations, notably the United Kingdom (UK). A result of this new freedom was an increased need for air travel. The intersection of the expansion of the EU with the introduction of low-cost airline service was the topic addressed in this study. Yearly traffic statistics obtained from the UK Civil Aviation Authority were used to formulate a trend line of passenger volume growth from 1990 to 2003. Through a time series regression analysis, a confidence interval was calculated that established that, beginning with the year 2004, passenger volumes exceeded the probable margin of error, despite flat population growth. Low-cost carriers responded to these market conditions through the introduction of new flights across the region. These carriers modeled themselves after Southwest Airlines, a strategy that appeared to be more effective at meeting the needs of the post-accession travel boom. The result was a dramatic rise in both passenger volumes and low-cost airline routes in an east-west direction across the continent.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Kurant, Jonathan (Author)
- Niemczyk, Mary (Thesis advisor)
- Gibbs, Robert (Committee member)
- Ulrich, Jon W. (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
v, 62 p. : col. ill
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14870
Statement of Responsibility
by Jonathan Kurant
Description Source
Viewed on January 12, 2015
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S. Tech, Arizona State University, 2012
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-51)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Technology
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