Análise dos fatores que influenciam a escolha aeroportuária no Nordeste do Brasil

Abstract

The accelerated growth of air transport has been causing structural changes in the transport sector. The main airports in the Northeast of Brazil were managed by a federal public company and are currently being granted to private companies, which have the premise of expanding the processing capacity of travelers. The growth in passenger demand and factors such as accessibility, quality of service and flights’ frequency promote competition between airports. It is noted that in the literature there are not many studies that assess airports from the perspective of concessions in the national territory and how organizational factors can attract passengers to terminals. This work aims to assess the likelihood of passengers choosing of four airports in Brazil’s Northeast using the multinomial logit model, highlighting the main factors capable of influencing the traveler. The most significant variables were preference for airline, availability of direct flight and airport’s access time.