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Commercial aviation : factors affecting efforts to improve air service at small community airports

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  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. General Accounting Office
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    GAO-03-330
  • Resource Type:
    Policy Statement
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. General Accounting Office
  • Abstract:
    The nation’s small communities face a range of fundamental economic ; challenges in obtaining and retaining the commercial airline service they ; desire or making their existing service more attractive to potential ; passengers. The smallest of these communities, usually served by nonhub ; airports, typically lack the population base and level of economic activity ; that would generate sufficient passenger demand to make them profitable ; to air carriers. Larger communities in this group, often served by small hub ; airports, may have enough people to support some level of air service, but not enough to attract additional carriers to compete at that community ; airport, thereby providing greater choice and possibly lower fares. ; Further, if a small community is located within driving distance of a larger ; airport, this already-limited demand is often diluted because passengers ; may drive to the larger airport for better service or cheaper fares. These ; challenges are exacerbated by an airline industry in economic turmoil. ; Wall Street analysts have estimated projected industry losses approaching ; $8 billion in 2002. Some carriers have taken significant steps to cut costs ; and/or minimize losses by reducing service. At some small communities, ; this can mean eliminating service altogether.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18689/dot_18689_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 4.47 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:280ace251c2e51010a97f1957d899cd45c1216a7e2181a04b8a947076ef0f10ccbf7cd34b2dfcffbb00215ec82f0c28e23e93eca8816c43f8a18079750ef3176
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