Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 1998-04-27
Number: 98-041/3
Author-Name: Eric Pels
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Author-Name: Peter Nijkamp
Author-Email: pnijkamp@feweb.vu.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Author-Name: Piet Rietveld
Author-Email: prietveld@feweb.vu.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Title: Airport Choice in a Multiple Airport Region: An Empirical Analysis for the San Francisco Bay Area
Abstract: In the paper a nested logit model is used to describe passenger preferencesconcerning airports and airlines. A statistical model for the passengers'sequential choice of airport and airline is calibrated. It appears that thechoice sequence first airport, then airline is statistically preferable to thereversed choice sequence. Frequency, the average number of seats offered by anairline and access time to the airport are all significant. Separate models areestimated for business and leisure travelers, but there appear to be only smalldifferences.
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