Open Skies over the Middle East
The dynamism of air traffic markets in the Middle East obscures the persistence of restrictions on international competition. But how important are such restrictions for passenger traffic? This longer paper by the same title that this Quick Note is...
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okr-10986-226002021-04-23T14:04:09Z Open Skies over the Middle East Cristea, Anca Hillberry, Russell Mattoo, Aaditya AIR AIR CARGO AIR PASSENGER AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIR SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT POLICY AIR TRAVEL AIRLINE AIRPORTS ASA AVIATION AGREEMENTS AVIATION POLICY CIVIL AVIATION DIRECT FLIGHTS ECHO FLIGHT FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTIGATION PASSENGER FLOWS PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS ROUGH ROUTES TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRUE The dynamism of air traffic markets in the Middle East obscures the persistence of restrictions on international competition. But how important are such restrictions for passenger traffic? This longer paper by the same title that this Quick Note is based on uses detailed data on worldwide passenger aviation to estimate the effect of air transport policy on international air traffic2. The policy variable is a quantitative measure of the commitments under international agreements. The paper analyzes, and for the first time, not only bilateral agreements, but also plurilateral agreements such as the one between Arab states. The analysis finds that more liberal policy is associated with greater passenger traffic between countries. Higher traffic levels appear to be driven primarily by larger numbers of city pairs being served, rather than by more passengers traveling along given routes. To demonstrate the quantitative implication of the estimates, two liberalization scenarios in the Middle East are evaluated. 2015-09-11T21:51:26Z 2015-09-11T21:51:26Z 2014-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20145310/open-skies-over-middle-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22600 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 130 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa |
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AIR AIR CARGO AIR PASSENGER AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIR SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT POLICY AIR TRAVEL AIRLINE AIRPORTS ASA AVIATION AGREEMENTS AVIATION POLICY CIVIL AVIATION DIRECT FLIGHTS ECHO FLIGHT FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTIGATION PASSENGER FLOWS PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS ROUGH ROUTES TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRUE Cristea, Anca Hillberry, Russell Mattoo, Aaditya Open Skies over the Middle East |
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The dynamism of air traffic markets in
the Middle East obscures the persistence of restrictions on
international competition. But how important are such
restrictions for passenger traffic? This longer paper by the
same title that this Quick Note is based on uses detailed
data on worldwide passenger aviation to estimate the effect
of air transport policy on international air traffic2. The
policy variable is a quantitative measure of the commitments
under international agreements. The paper analyzes, and for
the first time, not only bilateral agreements, but also
plurilateral agreements such as the one between Arab states.
The analysis finds that more liberal policy is associated
with greater passenger traffic between countries. Higher
traffic levels appear to be driven primarily by larger
numbers of city pairs being served, rather than by more
passengers traveling along given routes. To demonstrate the
quantitative implication of the estimates, two
liberalization scenarios in the Middle East are evaluated. |
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Cristea, Anca Hillberry, Russell Mattoo, Aaditya |
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Cristea, Anca Hillberry, Russell Mattoo, Aaditya |
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Cristea, Anca |
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Open Skies over the Middle East |
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Open Skies over the Middle East |
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Open Skies over the Middle East |
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Open Skies over the Middle East |
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Open Skies over the Middle East |
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open skies over the middle east |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20145310/open-skies-over-middle-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22600 |
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