Abstract
In the paper we analyse the market structures of ground handling at the biggest non-European passenger and cargo airports in accordance with the ACI list of the most important world airports in 2014. Using the IATA IGHC database as of spring 2015, our analysis revealed that out of Europe double digit numbers of providers are rare what contrasts with situation in Europe where ground handling markets were deregulated by the Council Directive 96/67/EC. The analysis also brought that the monopolistic structures of ground handling markets were more specific for the regions of Asia and the Middle East. Airports as ground handling providers were not found within the analysed sample in North America, Latin America, Africa and Australia and Oceania, while this arrangement was to a larger extent present at the analysed Asian airports. Asia and the Middle East biggest airports are identified by us as candidates for further deregulation of ground handling arguing by forecasted demand for air services in the regions, although expected deregulation may be curbed by national regulators.
Highlights
To provide air traffic services air carriers have to handle passengers, baggage, cargo and aircraft on ground
Monopolistic market structures were represented by monopoly of an independent ground handling provider, monopoly of an airline and monopoly of an airport as well
In this paper we investigated the market structures of ground handling markets at the biggest world passenger and cargo airports out of Europe covering the regions of Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Australia and Oceania and North America
Summary
To provide air traffic services air carriers have to handle passengers, baggage, cargo and aircraft on ground. According to the European Commission (2011) ground handling services as services which cover all ground-based aviation related activities carried for airlines at airport are a key function in the aviation value chain.. Proposal for a regulation COM (European Commission 2011) 824 estimated costs for ground handling services represent about 5 to 12% of airlines operating costs. Ground handling services impact on flight delays as expressed by SITA (2010): “One of the greatest opportunities for airlines and other airport-based companies is to improve the efficiency and flexibility of ground handling to lower operting costs and reduce flight schedule delays”. A. Tomová et al Ground handling business at non – European biggest world airports as a problem of market structures
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