Ready for Takeoff?

The Potential for Low-Cost Carriers in Developing Countries

Charles E. Schlumberger, Nora Weisskopf

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781464802836
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Transportation Industry
• Index: Business

Can low-cost carriers take off in developing countries? This timely publication identifies the premises and prerequisites of the LCC model and assesses whether this business model could be successful in other less-developed countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The authors discuss how these airlines successfully transformed inefficient and stagnant markets in developed countries and examine which industries benefited from the increased affordability of air travel. They find that the tourism sector, in particular, has experienced a strong impact, a sector that has great potential for further growth, especially in emerging countries.

This book outlines the role that international development agencies such as the World Bank Group can play in facilitating the development of LCCs in its client countries. It is a must-read for all those who are interested in the development of air service, the challenges and opportunities air carriers are experiencing in emerging markets, and the particularities of the low-cost airline industry.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Executive Summary
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Low-Cost Carrier Business Model
• Chapter 2 The Impact of Low-Cost Airlines
• Chapter 3 Two Case Studies: Mexico and South Africa
• Chapter 4 Transferability of the LCC Model to Developing Countries—A Framework
• Chapter 5 Opportunities and Challenges for LCC Development: The Case of East Africa
• Chapter 6 Development Framework for Sustainable Air Transport
• Appendix A Carrier Evaluation Methodology
• Appendix B Database of Low-Cost Airlines Classification
• Appendix C Selected Impact Studies
• Appendix D Freedoms of the Air
• Appendix E Major Airlines in EAC
• Appendix F Fare Comparison Methodology
• Appendix G Airports in EAC
• Appendix H Runway Capacity Estimation Methodology
• Appendix I Infrastructure Charges Methodology and Detailed Assessment
• Appendix J Accidents (2004–13)
• Appendix K Doing Business Report: Labor Regulations (2012)
• Boxes
• Back Cover