The environmental cost implication of hub-hub versus hub by-pass flight networks.

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2007-05-03

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1361-9209

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Peter Morrell, Cherie Lu, The environmental cost implication of hub-hub versus hub by-pass flight networks, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 143-157

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Increasing congestion at major hubs and the advantage to passengers of non-stop flights and faster journey times has intensified the debate on patterns of air service. At the same time the economics of highly focused networks has been challenged by the availability of very economic smaller capacity long-haul aircraft. The purpose of this research is to value the environmental costs of these two patterns of service: hub-to-hub and hub by-pass. Five long-haul markets were evaluated both on a hub to hub and hub by-pass basis. These involved both transatlantic and Europe/Asia flights. It was found that the noise and emissions social cost impact of the hub by-pass networks was significantly lower than the hub to hub in all cases. Differences in environmental costs per passenger depend on the concentration of population around the airports and the degree to which the hub routing involves extra mileage.

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Environmental costs, Aircraft noise and engine emissions, Airline networks

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