Low cost airport terminal locations and configurations

Low cost airport terminal locations and configurations

Journal: Air Transport Management

Author: Shinya Hanaoka , Batari Saraswati

Published: 2011

Abstract

The growth in the demand for low-cost airlines has coincided with the growth in the airport industry. One attempt by airports to attract such carriers has been to construct dedicated terminals called low-cost terminals. The ability of these to accommodate fast aircraft-operation time in airfields is heavily influenced by its configuration and location in the airport. Here we evaluate the location and configuration of the dedicated terminal by considering the aircraft taxiing distance and passenger walking distance. Result show a single pier to be preferable configuration for a low-cost terminal. Time and cost efficiency seem to be driven largely by the location of the terminal, rather than its configuration.

Keywords: Low-cost airport terminals, Airport terminal locations, Low-cost airlines

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