Measuring the influence of congestion on efficiency in worldwide airports

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 334-336

  Marques, Rui Cunha ^a   Simões, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Airports; Congestion; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 77955424317     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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