An analysis of the potential impacts of further liberalisation of the EU-African aviation market

Tchouamou Njoya, Eric and Christidis, Panayotis (2016) An analysis of the potential impacts of further liberalisation of the EU-African aviation market. In: Konferenz Verkehrsökonomik und -politik, 2-3 June 2016, Berlin. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Intercontinental air services between Europe and Africa are mainly governed by bilateral agreements negotiated between the individual countries of the European Union (EU) and the various African governments. This paper provides an overview of the regulatory trends and development of air transport between the EU and Africa, focussing on passenger traffic developments over the past five years and discusses the impact of liberalisation between Africa and the EU on the degree of concentration in airport traffic shares. The results indicate a growing role of Dubai and Istanbul and a decreasing role of European hubs as gateways to Africa. While Johannesburg, Cairo, Nairobi and Lagos remain the main international hubs in Africa, regional airport hubs have emerged in Algiers, Dar es Salaam and Casablanca. It is argued that liberalisation of the EU-Africa aviation markets is likely to result in the emergence of further African regional hubs.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications J Political Science > JZ International relations
Schools:	Huddersfield Business School
Related URLs:	Author Conference
Depositing User:	Eric Tchouamou Njoya
Date Deposited:	18 Apr 2017 14:04
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2017 07:12
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/31709

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