European World Cities and the Spatial Polarisation of Air Transport Liberalisation Benefits

Research about the consequences of air transport liberalisation in the E uropean U nion is already substantial in amount and scope. Nevertheless, spatial implications of this liberalisation have not been fully addressed yet. By analysing information from the OAG database, this paper measures the geographic concentration of air routes and seating offers supplied under competition conditions among E uropean airports. Our analysis demonstrates that...