Competition for Hub Dominance: Some Implications to Airline Profitability and Enplanement Share

Published 1991-01-01 From Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1 author

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The phenomenon of airline competition for hub dominance in terms of frequency concentration has been on the rise since deregulation. Using cross-sectional time-series data, this study explores the impact of hub dominance on airline profitability and enplanement share at the hub airport. The regression analysis finds a significant positive relationship between airline profitability and hub dominance. The relationship between an airline's share of passenger enplanements and its hub dominance seems to follow an S-curve indicating that high frequency shares are associated with even higher enplanement shares, and conversely.

Author

Ghobrial, Atef Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Citation: Ghobrial, Atef (1991). Competition for Hub Dominance: Some Implications to Airline Profitability and Enplanement Share. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons ID oai:commons.erau.edu:jaaer-1053. https://commons.erau.edu/jaaer/vol2/iss1/5 ↗