Low cost carriers' destination selection using a Delphi method

作     者：Chang, Yu-Chun Hsu, Chia-Jui Williams, George Pan, Mei-Ling 

作者机构：Natl Taiwan Ocean Univ Dept Transportat & Navigat Sci Chilung Taiwan Kainan Univ Dept Air Transportat Tao Yuan Taiwan Cranfield Univ Air Transport Dept Cranfield MK43 0AL Beds England Natl Taiwan Univ Dept Civil Engn Taipei 10764 Taiwan 

出 版 物：《TOURISM MANAGEMENT》 (旅游管理)

年 卷 期：2008年第29卷第5期

页      面：898-908页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 120203[管理学-旅游管理] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 

主　　题：LCC direct cross-strait flights multi-attribute value function sensitivity analysis 

摘      要：Over the past two decades, demand for air transport between Taiwan and China has grown rapidly, partly in response to the economic development of the two countries, but also as a result of political factors. Low cost carriers (LCC) that have operated for several decades in the United States and Europe will provide a good operational benchmark for direct cross-strait flights once these services become possible. This research involves the construction of a sequential destination selection model for direct cross-strait flights by LCC based on a multi-attribute value function. The selection framework comprises three elements: destination competitiveness, airport infrastructure and potential demand. Previous research focused only on a few alternative airports, but the 41 airports available for foreign flights in Mainland China have all been included in the empirical analysis undertaken in this paper. The results therefore fit better with the operational features of LCC who are normally seeking suitable secondary airports rather than traffic hubs. The analysis reveals that six airports would be suitable for LCC, namely, Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.