This paper provides the first analysis of the trade-off between convenient flight connections and airport congestion. A continuous spatial model illustrates this trade-off in a framework where a small gap between flight operating times raises congestion while also shortening a connecting...

This article investigates airline pricing and airport congestion charges in hub-spoke networks. When a public hub airport and two public spoke (local) airports independently levy their charges, airlines will eventually set a ticket price that overcharges the passengers for congestion delay cost...

This study investigates congestion pricing and capacity investment for two interlinked countries (airports). Each country's home airline serves both airports, and passengers make a round trip. Under Bertrand-Nash behavior assumptions, we find the following. First, a country's locally optimal...