What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model

Are there unique determinants of air travel demand for regional routes? Is the passenger mix different for airlines flying these routes in developing countries? This paper attempts to answer these questions through a gravity model that identifies significant factors influencing demand for air travel...

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Authors: Das, Amit Kumar, Bardhan, Amit Kumar, Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
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Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/200326
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/200326
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Infraestructures (Transport)
Transport aeri
Cooperació interterritorial
Administració pública
Índia
Transportation buildings
Commercial aeronautics
Interstate cooperation
Public administration
India
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spelling What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity modelDas, Amit KumarBardhan, Amit KumarFageda, Xavier, 1975-Infraestructures (Transport)Transport aeriCooperació interterritorialAdministració públicaÍndiaTransportation buildingsCommercial aeronauticsInterstate cooperationPublic administrationIndiaAre there unique determinants of air travel demand for regional routes? Is the passenger mix different for airlines flying these routes in developing countries? This paper attempts to answer these questions through a gravity model that identifies significant factors influencing demand for air travel on new routes connecting regional and remote locations. The data for the analysis is from India, where an ongoing regional connectivity scheme encourages the addition of new air routes to the national network. We estimate a multiple regression model with passenger demand as the response variable. The model tests some new predictors along with the traditional explanatory variables of gravity models. The results show that passengers find the saving in travel time due to the introduction of regional air service most attractive. Rather than the size of the population, the presence of prominent tertiary educational institutions at the origin or destination of a regional route is a more significant determinant of demand. This paper derives policy implications and opens new research questions.Elsevier2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/200326Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.024Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2022, vol. 10, num. 1, p. 637-646https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.024cc-by-nc-nd (c) World Conference on Transport Research Society, 2022http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2003262026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
title What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
spellingShingle What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
Das, Amit Kumar
Infraestructures (Transport)
Transport aeri
Cooperació interterritorial
Administració pública
Índia
Transportation buildings
Commercial aeronautics
Interstate cooperation
Public administration
India
title_short What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
title_full What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
title_fullStr What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
title_full_unstemmed What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
title_sort What is driving the passenger demand on new regional air routes in India: A study using the gravity model
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Das, Amit Kumar
Bardhan, Amit Kumar
Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
author Das, Amit Kumar
author_facet Das, Amit Kumar
Bardhan, Amit Kumar
Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
author_role author
author2 Bardhan, Amit Kumar
Fageda, Xavier, 1975-
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Infraestructures (Transport)
Transport aeri
Cooperació interterritorial
Administració pública
Índia
Transportation buildings
Commercial aeronautics
Interstate cooperation
Public administration
India
topic Infraestructures (Transport)
Transport aeri
Cooperació interterritorial
Administració pública
Índia
Transportation buildings
Commercial aeronautics
Interstate cooperation
Public administration
India
description Are there unique determinants of air travel demand for regional routes? Is the passenger mix different for airlines flying these routes in developing countries? This paper attempts to answer these questions through a gravity model that identifies significant factors influencing demand for air travel on new routes connecting regional and remote locations. The data for the analysis is from India, where an ongoing regional connectivity scheme encourages the addition of new air routes to the national network. We estimate a multiple regression model with passenger demand as the response variable. The model tests some new predictors along with the traditional explanatory variables of gravity models. The results show that passengers find the saving in travel time due to the introduction of regional air service most attractive. Rather than the size of the population, the presence of prominent tertiary educational institutions at the origin or destination of a regional route is a more significant determinant of demand. This paper derives policy implications and opens new research questions.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.024
Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2022, vol. 10, num. 1, p. 637-646
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.024
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