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Importance of regional airports for businesses in Norway
Journal of Airport Management,
6
(4),
381-396
(2012)
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of regional airports on businesses in Norway. In particular, it investigates the impact of two regional airports: Ålesund Airport and Brønnøysund Airport. The study compares opinions of businesses served by the respective airports and is based on the findings of an online survey that was completed by over 350 businesses. The analysis finds that the airports play an important role in securing accessibility for local businesses and subsequently supporting their transport needs, especially for business travel and networking activities. The analysis also finds that air service provision is able to influence business investment and location decisions. The analysis finds that impacts vary for the different airports and tend to reflect the size and scope of services at the airport or specific characteristics of the region.
Keywords: airports; impacts; businesses; Norway
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Author's Biography
Nigel Halpern is an associate professor in tourism at Kristiania University College in Norway and Visiting Fellow with the School of Aviation at The University of New South Wales in Australia. His main research interests are in airport marketing, business efficiency and performance, wider impacts and geographical dimensions of demand. He has published widely on subjects in air transport and tourism and is co-author of the book entitled Airport Marketing (2013, Routledge).
Svein Bråthen is Full Professor in Transport Economics at Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics, Norway. His main research activities are within Transport Economics including Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) of Transport Infrastructure (Cost Benefit Analysis, CBA), Regional Economics and Air Transport Economics. He has also worked with intermodal freight markets, logistics/supply chain management and funding of transport investments and transport services. On several occasions, he has done work for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/International Transport Forum on air transport issues. He has recently been member of an expert group dealing with air transport and its economic and environmental impacts, appointed by the Norwegian Government.
