The purpose of this dissertation is to present an overview of the operational and financial performance of airports in Europe. In benchmarking studies, airports are assessed and compared with other airports based on key indicators from a technical and economic point of view. The interest lies...

Economic growth (i.e., GDP increase) is a key concept in economics and politics. It is regarded as indispensable for sustainably securing an adequate standard of living and as an important prerequisite for solving (or at least mitigating) social distribution problems. However, the ecological...