Airport Competition: Essential Air Service Slots at O'Hare International Airport
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1994-03-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00646139
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NTL Classification:NTL-AVIATION-Airports and Facilities;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Economics and Finance;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Laws and Regulations;NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics;
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Abstract:This General Accounting Office fact sheet provides information on the availability of air travel between small airports in the Midwest and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Some small communities in the Midwest contend that service to O'Hare is vital to attracting new industry and maintaining healthy local economies. Although the Essential Air Service program guarantees a minimum level of service from most small airports, these communities believe that maintaining frequent and convenient service to O'Hare has become increasingly difficult as the limited number of takeoff and landing slots at that airport have become controlled by a few large airlines. This fact sheet discusses (1) changes in service between small Midwestern towns and O'Hare since 1978 and since the Essential Air Service program was modified and extended in 1987; (2) the level of concentration of commuter aviation services in the Midwest; (3) differences in fares between small communities in the Midwest and those in other regions; (4) trends in slot utilization and capacity at O'Hare; and (5) the impact of airport improvements on O'Hare's capacity.
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