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The End of European Charter Airlines: Myths and Realities

The end of European charter airlines on short- and medium-haul routes has been widely forecast since the end of the nineties. However, surprisingly the literature lacks analyses of charter airline networks at the city-pair level. Here the gap is filled by conducting a case study of two main European charter airlines, Thomson Airways and Condor. There is an analysis of their network evolution at route level and route distance range variations, and the impact of low-cost competition. Against all claims and predictions, the results show only a slight move of both airlines towards long-haul services. The short- and medium-haul business has remained the dominant part of their business.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Stimulation or saturation? Perspectives on European low-cost airline market and prospects for growth

The growth of European low-cost carriers is analysed and it is shown that they have been more successful in some markets than others. New routes are now tending to dilute existing demand

Reasons for Flying

This chapter proposes an overview of the reasons for flying that alternates between a focus on empirical material and methodological issues. Information gathered shows that leisure – defined here as holiday and visiting friend and relatives – is the dominant purpose of flying. This puts the alleged dominance of business travel into perspective, at least in terms of number of passengers carried. However, common statistics mask the fact that there are often multiple, combined reasons for flying. In addition, flying purposes vary across places, subject to their attributes (including social and demographic profiles, economic patterns and tourist amenities) and institutional aspects. They also change over time, both short term (seasonal cycles) and longer term (structural changes). Avenues for future research include investigating travel in developing countries, domestic travel and travel purpose, weighted by distance flown and/or by revenues generated for the airline business.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishe