Network capability and air transport cross-supply in the adriatic sea basin

none4The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the current air transport supply on the Adriatic sea basin and among the countries surrounding its shores. The last month of the IATA Summer Season 2012 and the first two months of the IATA Winter Season 2012-2013 have been analysed, taking into account aircraft movements data collected in a target week at a sample of relevant airports. Moreover, runway length, airplanes’ technical characteristics like the average range covered and the average seating configuration on board have been investigated. Tables and graphs highlight the relationships among airports, carriers and aircrafts employed to detect the total traffic share of each airport affecting the Adriatic Sea basin and, finally, the O-D couples with actually operated routes. Given the amount of data collected, a further analysis on the supply variation during time and between working days and holidays has been carried out. The analysis of main results shows that the cross-demand between the opposite shores is affected by the scarce business dealings among the countries, while the basin is heavily crossed by air routes linking the south-east with the north-west of the EU as long as the EU with the Middle East.openFilippo Paganelli; Simona Tondelli; Luca Mantecchini; Nicola GualandiFilippo Paganelli; Simona Tondelli; Luca Mantecchini; Nicola Gualand