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The development of international air links by regional airports in New Zealand
Journal of Airport Management,
2
(4),
371-385
(2008)
Abstract
This paper explores the attempts by regional airports in New Zealand to develop international air links. The number of regional airports with international services has risen from none in 1994 to four in 2007, with several others actively seeking to establish international services. The paper traces the history of this growth and considers possible future developments, looking at the significant role that low-cost carriers have played to date. The authors examine the commercial pressures and other motivations for regional airports to encourage airlines to offer international services.
Keywords: international air links; airport–airline relationships; low-cost carriers; New Zealand
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Author's Biography
David Lyon is currently head of the school of business studies at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in Tauranga, New Zealand. David developed an interest in the commercialisation of airports while he was a board member for Tauranga Airport. This subsequently led to the completion of a PhD with the school of aviation at Massey University and a range of airportrelated presentations to the New Zealand Aviation Industry Association and the Australian Airports Association. He has also provided advice to a number of New Zealand airport companies. David has worked as an adjunct lecturer for the school of aviation at Massey, teaching aviation strategic management and the design and development of airports to graduate students in the Masters in aviation programme. As the bulk of his students had an active involvement in aviation, this teaching placed him in contact with many experienced aviation professions across a range of disciplines and across the world. David is a member of the Air Transport Research Society and has presented a number of papers at the annual world conferences organised by that society. He is able to provide an independent voice about both the challenges and opportunities that face the New Zealand airport system now and into the future. David has had a long-term personal interest in aviation and has been an active pilot for more than 40 years. He has also been involved in the recent establishment of the seventh New Zealand branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society in Tauranga.
