Report to Congressional Requesters: National Airspace System

ISBN-13: 9781503166400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 68 str.

U. S. Government Accountability Office

Opis

The United States has approximately 500 airports served by scheduled airlines. Airports have long served as places for planes to take off and land, consisting of runways, control towers, terminals and other facilities that directly served airlines' passengers and cargo. Airlines play a key role in the functioning of airport systems because they make decisions about which airports to serve and how frequently to provide service. Airlines may consider a number of factors in making these decisions, such as the presence of regional businesses and residents who are potential customers, the market share that can be obtained, the effects on their service network, and the service provided by competing carriers.