Vertical take-off and landing air transport to provide tourist mobility

Vertical take-off and landing air transport to provide tourist mobility

Journal: Air Transport Management

Author: Salvatore Amoroso, Marco Migliore, Mario Catalano, Francesco Castelluccio

Published: 2012

Abstract

This paper examines helicopter transfer services to reach attractive and not very accessible tourist areas, taking Sicily and its minor islands, in the South of Italy, as a case study. We investigate the viability of helicopter scheduled services for tourists moving from/to airports or doing one day tours to visit far away places. The mode choice of tourists is simulated using random utility models employing stated preference data. Heli-shuttle service is planned in terms of fleet size, frequency, fare and location pattern of heliports. The paper also analyses how a public subsidy reducing fares might change the set of feasible connections.

Keywords: Helicopter transport service, Tourist mobility, Mode choice behaviour, Stated preference survey

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