Emerging of Low Cost Carrier and Changing of Aviation Network, Airport Hierarchy and Relationship between the Economic of Airport Located Province

Authors

  • Panpun Ronghanam Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture Khon Kaen University
  • Monsicha Bejrananda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/bei.2019.3

Keywords:

เมืองสนามบิน, ภูมิภาคสนามบิน, ระบบเมืองการบิน, กระบวนการเป็นเมือง

Abstract

This article aims to study the impact of aviation liberalization policies in Thailand that affect the changing of airlines network, airport hierarchy and the relationship between the economies of the province that is the airport location. Study of changes in the structure of domestic aviation’s urban system between 2540-2560 (B.E.) that during before and after the liberalization. The result is that the liberalization opens the domestic aviation market to low-cost carriers that offering cheap flights. The number of domestic passengers and flights has increased dramatically by low-cost carriers. These change the air network and the airport hierarchy, medium and small airports play an increasingly important role in the domestic air transport system. Moreover, the change of aviation urban system has shown the growth of economy resulting in trading and service sector.

Author Biography

Monsicha Bejrananda

อาจารย์ประจำคณะสถาปัตยกรรมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น

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2019-05-07

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Ronghanam, P., & Bejrananda, M. (2019). Emerging of Low Cost Carrier and Changing of Aviation Network, Airport Hierarchy and Relationship between the Economic of Airport Located Province. Built Environment Inquiry, 18(1), 51–68. https://doi.org/10.14456/bei.2019.3

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บทความวิจัย (Research Articles)