Airline network structure and the gravity model

Authors
Wojahn, OW
Citation
Ow. Wojahn, Airline network structure and the gravity model, TRANSP R E, 37(4), 2001, pp. 267-279
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration","Civil Engineering
Journal title
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
ISSN journal
13665545 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
267 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
1366-5545(200108)37:4<267:ANSATG>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In this paper, we determine characteristics of the cost-minimizing airline network under economies of density. Airline demand is asymmetric and govern ed by the gravity model. Airline networks are restricted to those where eac h spoke city is assigned to a single hub and where hub cities are fully int erconnected, The cost-minimizing network is a mixture of a point-to-point a nd a single hub network. Multi-hub networks where passengers change planes at more than one airport are found to be suboptimal. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd. All rights reserved.