Rr. Martincejas, AIRPORT PRICING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE AND AN APPLICATION OF RAMSEY PRICING TO SPANISH AIRPORTS, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, 33(4), 1997, pp. 321-327
This paper describes the landing fee structures which are prevalent at
most European airports: a mix of weight-based landing fees, passenger
fees, and other charges. The paper describes alternative pricing syst
ems which emphasize economic efficiency rather than airport finance co
nsiderations. Finally the paper calculates the structure of landing fe
es for a hypothetical uncongested airport using a Ramsey pricing formu
lation with data representative of uncongested Spanish airports. Furth
er research is necessary before recommending implementation because th
e elasticities of demand and operating costs with distance are borrowe
d from North American studies. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All righ
ts reserved.