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

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• 作者：Salvatore Amoroso ; Marco Migliore ; Mario Catalano ; Francesco Castelluccio
• 关键词：Helicopter transport service ; Tourist mobility ; Mode choice behaviour ; Stated preference survey
• 刊名：Journal of Air Transport Management
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：September, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：24
• 期：Complete
• 页码：49-53
• 全文大小：359 K

文摘

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.