Empirical Study on Airport Efficiency Focusing on the Relationship between Airports and Airlines

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23208
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka Sangyo University (2021); Doshisha University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: ADACHI KOJI 大阪産業大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (30844534)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 空港 / 効率性 / DEA / SFA / LCC

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the relationship between airports and airlines on airport management efficiency and its factors.
The results of the analysis using data from domestic airports (mainly state-managed airports) show that the increase in the market share of domestic LCCs contributed to the improvement of airport efficiency from FY2010 to FY2016. Furthermore, the results suggest that the market dominance of LCCs may have a positive effect on airport efficiency as a result of increased airline concentration. The results of the productivity analysis also indicate that overall airport productivity has grown at an average growth rate of 2.65% since 2012.

Free Research Field

商学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2012年の本邦LCC参入以降，国内線を中心に変化を遂げてきたわが国の航空旅客市場において，①実際にLCCの参入が空港の経営にもたらした影響，②インバウンド需要の増加が空港にもたらした影響について最新のパネルデータから明らかにし，航空会社間における競争環境と空港の効率性との関係について政策的な示唆を提示している。以上の点において，学術的・社会的意義が認められるだろう。