Airports as Multimodal Interchange Nodes

This ECMT Round Table features four papers: The European Market for Airline Transportation and Multimodalism, The Role of Airports in the Transport Chain, Airport Systems and Connectivity, and Airports as Multimodal Interchange Nodes - The Example of London Heathrow. These papers discuss how the requirements of ensuring efficient land transport connectivity depend on the market structure of the airline industry and its impact on the airport network.
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The European Market for Airline Transportation and Multimodalism
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Air transportation has been growing rapidly over the past two decades and -- despite a significant slowing in demand during the period following the attacks in the US on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington -- is projected to grow in the foreseeable future. In economic terms, these predictions reflect the superior good nature of air travel as incomes rise. Additionally, increased amounts of leisure time, the continual growth in tourist travel and visits to...
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