Abstract
A new era in the development of multi-airport regions (MARs) has been in China, especially in the construction of global urban areas such as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). In order to better understand competition and provide significant advice to support sustainable development of Chinese MARs, this paper takes the GBA-MAR as an example, and then explores the competition between airports in this multi-airport region based on route level and its impact on passenger airport choice using three liner models. According to our findings, competition is concentrated on a few air routes in the Northeast–East Coastal region and the Asia-Pacific region, in which all three airports operate. Although the domestic market of the GBA-MAR has been relatively mature, the international air transport market is still left with considerable room, which is also reflected in connections to the world’s cities and tourist destinations. In addition, the research also found that different airport brands created by route type significantly affected passenger airport choice. Overall, the study revealed that whether from a supply or demand aspect, competition between airports in a multi-airport region—not just airline competition in a single airport—is an important topic.
Highlights
Multi-airport regions have gradually become the sustainable development mode of air transport under the constraints of land use and noise: The expansion of large hub airports is gradually restricted, especially in global city regions [1,2,3]
The Hong Kong multi-airport region, known as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area multi-airport region (GBA-multi-airport regions (MARs)), is important infrastructure in the development and implementation of the “Belt and Road”, which has been recognized by the Chinese government, and an official plan is being formulated to promote the cooperative development of this multi-airport region
This article aimed at gaining the first sight into air transport competition in the GBA-MAR, which is the first and most mature MAR in China
Summary
Multi-airport regions have gradually become the sustainable development mode of air transport under the constraints of land use and noise: The expansion of large hub airports is gradually restricted, especially in global city regions [1,2,3]. Substantial air traffic volume and rapid integration in urban regions have catalyzed the emergence and development of the three most famous world multi-airport regions in China, which include Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong [6]. As a new national strategy, the GBA is an area of 55,904 km in South China. They are Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhuhai, and Shiuhing in Mainland China (called the Pearl River Delta—PRD) and the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) [7]. As listed in StuhsetaiTnaabbillitey 210,19th, 1e1r, ex FwOeRrPeEEaRlrReEaVdIyEWseven airports in this region by 2017 (a total of 20,122.3 2mofil2l3ion passengers), but only Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Guangzhou Baiyun International
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