"Direct flights are preferred": Regional impact of international flights from Akureyri
Air travel has significant economic, political, and cultural effects on communities. Over the past decades, the centralization of traditional airlines at major hub airports has created various new opportunities for direct flights by other types of airlines. In Iceland, international flights through...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3914 2024-02-11T09:54:49+01:00 "Direct flights are preferred": Regional impact of international flights from Akureyri „Beint flug er næs“: Svæðisbundin áhrif millilandaflugs frá Akureyri Bjarnason, Þóroddur Heiðarsson, Jón Þorvaldur Jónsdóttir, Guðný Rós 2023-12-20 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3914 isl ice Félagsfræðingafélag Íslands https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3914/2489 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3914 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023): Special issue on rural studies; 87-106 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 14 Nr. 2 (2023): Sérhefti um byggðarannsóknir; 87-106 1670-8768 1670-875X Millilandaflug samfélagsáhrif Norðurland International flights social impact Northern Iceland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2024-01-17T23:55:06Z Air travel has significant economic, political, and cultural effects on communities. Over the past decades, the centralization of traditional airlines at major hub airports has created various new opportunities for direct flights by other types of airlines. In Iceland, international flights through Keflavik Airport and the business model of Icelandair have resulted in considerable inequality in international travel between regions and spurred calls for more gateways into the country. In this paper, the fortyyear history of international flights at Akureyri Airport is traced in the context of the development of passenger flights in Western countries, and the impact of different airlines is assessed. Results show that such flights have significantly reduced inequality in international travel and improved local quality of life. About one-third of Akureyri residents traveled internationally with Niceair over ten months in 2022–23, and the flights also improved the quality of life for those who did not travel. Niceair also contributed to increased international travel elsewhere in Northeast Iceland and had some impact on the quality of life, but the effects were negligible in Northwest and East Iceland. Niceair flights to Copenhagen and Tenerife demonstrated that the local market in Northeast Iceland can support regular international flights all year round, but foreign tourists are necessary to ensure acceptable load factors on all legs. Finally, the societal impact and future prospects of international flights through Akureyri Airport are assessed. Flugsamgöngur hafa mikil áhrif á efnahagslega, pólitíska og menningarlega stöðu einstakra samfélaga. Á síðustu áratugum hefur fyrirkomulag flugs hefðbundinna flugfélaga um stóra tengiflugvelli skapað margvísleg sóknarfæri fyrir beint flug óhefðbundinna flugfélaga. Á Íslandi hefur millilandaflug um Keflavíkurflugvöll og rekstrarlíkan Icelandair valdið umtalsverðum ójöfnuði milli landshluta í aðgengi að utanlandsferðum og hvatt til opnunar fleiri gátta inn í landið. Hér ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Akureyri Akureyri Akureyri Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Akureyri Akureyri Airport ENVELOPE(-18.073,-18.073,65.660,65.660) Flug ENVELOPE(-15.098,-15.098,64.578,64.578) Næs ENVELOPE(11.300,11.300,64.850,64.850) |
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Millilandaflug samfélagsáhrif Norðurland International flights social impact Northern Iceland Bjarnason, Þóroddur Heiðarsson, Jón Þorvaldur Jónsdóttir, Guðný Rós "Direct flights are preferred": Regional impact of international flights from Akureyri |
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Air travel has significant economic, political, and cultural effects on communities. Over the past decades, the centralization of traditional airlines at major hub airports has created various new opportunities for direct flights by other types of airlines. In Iceland, international flights through Keflavik Airport and the business model of Icelandair have resulted in considerable inequality in international travel between regions and spurred calls for more gateways into the country. In this paper, the fortyyear history of international flights at Akureyri Airport is traced in the context of the development of passenger flights in Western countries, and the impact of different airlines is assessed. Results show that such flights have significantly reduced inequality in international travel and improved local quality of life. About one-third of Akureyri residents traveled internationally with Niceair over ten months in 2022–23, and the flights also improved the quality of life for those who did not travel. Niceair also contributed to increased international travel elsewhere in Northeast Iceland and had some impact on the quality of life, but the effects were negligible in Northwest and East Iceland. Niceair flights to Copenhagen and Tenerife demonstrated that the local market in Northeast Iceland can support regular international flights all year round, but foreign tourists are necessary to ensure acceptable load factors on all legs. Finally, the societal impact and future prospects of international flights through Akureyri Airport are assessed. Flugsamgöngur hafa mikil áhrif á efnahagslega, pólitíska og menningarlega stöðu einstakra samfélaga. Á síðustu áratugum hefur fyrirkomulag flugs hefðbundinna flugfélaga um stóra tengiflugvelli skapað margvísleg sóknarfæri fyrir beint flug óhefðbundinna flugfélaga. Á Íslandi hefur millilandaflug um Keflavíkurflugvöll og rekstrarlíkan Icelandair valdið umtalsverðum ójöfnuði milli landshluta í aðgengi að utanlandsferðum og hvatt til opnunar fleiri gátta inn í landið. Hér ... |
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"Direct flights are preferred": Regional impact of international flights from Akureyri |
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The Icelandic Society; Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023): Special issue on rural studies; 87-106 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 14 Nr. 2 (2023): Sérhefti um byggðarannsóknir; 87-106 1670-8768 1670-875X |
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