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The economic impact of the inoperability of the airport at a small-island tourism destination: The case of Madeira
Journal of Air Transport Management, Volume: 128, Start page: 102845
Swansea University Author:
Brian Garrod
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2025.102845
Abstract
Climate change means that tourism on small islands is increasingly vulnerable to the disruptive effects of adverse weather conditions. Many small islands rely upon a single airport, so when weather conditions cause inbound flights to be delayed, diverted, or even cancelled, this will tend to reduce...
| Published in: | Journal of Air Transport Management |
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| ISSN: | 0969-6997 1873-2089 |
| Published: |
Elsevier Ltd
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69738 |
| Abstract: |
Climate change means that tourism on small islands is increasingly vulnerable to the disruptive effects of adverse weather conditions. Many small islands rely upon a single airport, so when weather conditions cause inbound flights to be delayed, diverted, or even cancelled, this will tend to reduce tourists’ length of stay. There may also be longer-term damage to the destination’s image in terms of transport reliability. This paper sets out to estimate the economic impact of weather-related flight delays and cancellations at a small-island tourism destination. Using Madeira as an example, a two-stage estimation approach was developed using both primary and secondary data. Based on the premise that around 1% of tourists are affected by delays that result in shorter stays, several scenarios were developed and estimates of their economic impacts computed. The results suggest that while the short-term economic impact may be relatively small, the longer-term effects may be more substantial. |
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| Keywords: |
Airport; Destination image; Disruptive weather; Economic impact; Inoperability; Length of stay |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Funders: |
Swansea University |
| Start Page: |
102845 |