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From page 107... ... The purpose of this chapter is to provide the airport manager with a quick review of major trends in these areas. Part 1: Baggage Strategies for Local Originating Passengers A major impediment to the choice of a public mode for ground access is the lack of baggage accommodation. Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... The Importance of Baggage-Handling Strategies The Duration of Air Trips The composition of the potential market for public mode airport ground access services and the extent to which that market is constrained by the need for multiple bags are important considerations toward planning ground access services. The amount of baggage is largely influenced by the duration of the trip, and the duration of the trip is largely influenced by the purpose of the trip. Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... Check-in services for airlines serving the vast majority of Heathrow passengers were Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 109 PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... The Results: No Decrease in Market Share. Figure 5-3 shows there has been no visible negative impact on rail ridership on the Heathrow Express attributable to the discontinuation of the 110 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... This information, examined here for all market shares, is of interest in and of itself. After the traumatic events of September 2001, the airline industry went through major reorganization and major shifts occurred in the nature of travel patterns worldwide. Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... . In short, there is no evidence in the Gatwick experience that would seem to undermine the fundamental conclusions made in the Paddington case study: neither the existence of downtown baggage check-in nor its discontinuation impacted the rail market share for the services in question. Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... On board the train, the first module of the car, and the first door, was devoted to a baggage area that could store several of the containers. Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 113 PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... . The baggage was carried by airport bus rather than the S-Bahn airport 114 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 115 PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... According to the Vienna City Airport Train website, bags can now be checked for flights to the United States. The downtown facility includes automated, selfservice baggage check-in desks, capable of reading electronically coded passports (Figure 5-7) Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... From a legal point of view, both the AirTrain (formerly called the Airport Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 117 Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... The facility includes the 118 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... Airport ground access strategists are now examining a wide variety of off-airport check-in concepts based on a third party providing services for a fee. Indeed, the check-in system with the widest geographic coverage is provided in Switzerland by the Federal Railway -- not by the airport. Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... A major U.S. transportation advocacy 120 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Airport Percentage of origination trip ends in downtown New York LaGuardia 46% Reagan National 33% New York JFK 32% Chicago Midway 20% Newark 14% Baltimore/Washington 14% Chicago O'Hare 14% Philadelphia 14% Washington Dulles 12% Atlanta 7% SOURCE: TCRP Report 62. Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... connectivity between major airports and the national long-distance rail system and the European connectivity strategy is noteworthy. Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 121 SOURCE: GAO (40) Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... trains have erased the market for these 122 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... However, the free market offers alternatives; the traveler can purchase a ticket from Brussels to New York via Frankfurt or London without having to experience the rail segment. Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 123 PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... For Geneva, only about 25% of the air travelers using the rail system come from the city of Geneva, and 75% come from the rest of Switzerland and from France. Zurich Airport is served by more than 170 trains per day, and the Geneva 124 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation PHOTO: M Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... Such full integration under one ticket currently occurs for Lufthansa patrons in and out of Cologne and Stuttgart train stations, and virtually no where else. Rather, all over the world hybrid concepts that Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 125 Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... Thus, many Las Vegas airline passengers prefer to check their bags several hours before their flight and were accustomed to paying for this service. This situation is not true in most other cities that 126 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 127 Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... The result was 128 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation SOURCE: JetBlue website. Boston, MA (BOS) Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... From the beginning, the new combination of people mover to regional rail has been a success. The Newark rail station serves about 5% of all airport ground access trips and captures about 12% of the market from Manhattan. Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... 130 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... It has been argued elsewhere that the future of the public transportation will hinge on the ability to create separate market products for separate market groups, something the publicly subsidized industry has been understandably reticent to do. Indeed, a recent study sponsored by the Transportation Research Board concluded that there is no ‘market' for airport ground access services; there are a series of unique market segments." (44) Read the entire page →
From page 132... ... 132 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation City and Terminal Identification Airport and Airport Connection What Was Offered as OffAirport Terminal Service What Happened to the Off-Airport Terminal Services? London Victoria Rail Station London Gatwick Airport by express dedicated rail and by shared rail Baggage check-in for British Airways and American Airlines Check-in service discontinued because of economic costs London Paddington Rail Station Heathrow Airport by express dedicated rail Baggage check-in for most airlines serving Heathrow Check-in service discontinued because of economic costs Hong Kong Downtown and Kowloon Island Rail Stations Hong Kong International Airport by dedicated rail; connections to shared rail Baggage check-in for most airlines serving Hong Kong International Airport for holders of express rail ticket Check-in services now being re-examined by rail company management for economic costs Vienna Central Airlines Terminal Dedicated and shared rail services to Vienna Airport Baggage check-in for many airlines, and to USA; bags go in double-deck rail car In operation Moscow Downtown Rail Station Dedicated train to Domodedovo Airport Baggage check-in for selected airlines In operation Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station Dedicated rail service to Kuala Lumpur Airport Baggage check-in for many airlines; through- baggage check-out planned for 2007 Baggage check-in now operating; through check-out planned for November 2007 Madrid Nuevos Ministerios Checkin Terminal Shared, traditional rapid transit to Barajas Airport Baggage check-in offered for One World and Star Alliance Airlines Check-in discontinued in 2006 Osaka Central Airlines Terminal Several rail services connected the complex to Kansai Airport Baggage check-in for most airlines System discontinued for unnamed reasons Munich Main Railway Station Two check-in counters were built in central station for Lufthansa only Riders could choose rail or bus. Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... Integrated Baggage and Ticketing Strategies 133 City and Terminal Identification Airport and Airport Connection What Was Offered as Off- Airport Terminal Service What Happened to the Off-Airport Terminal Services? Cologne Rail Station High-speed intercity rail with seats dedicated to air ticket holders Baggage check-in for Lufthansa, Star Alliance; separate three-letter code allows check-out return Through ticketing and baggage underutilized; future uncertain Stuttgart Rail Station High speed intercity rail with seats dedicated to joint air rail ticket holders Baggage check-in for Lufthansa, Star Alliance; separate three-letter code allows check-out return Joint air/rail ticketing and baggage underutilized; future uncertain Air France Checkin at Brussels Main Station High speed intercity rail with seats dedicated to joint air rail ticket holders Baggage check-in for holder of Air France joint air/rail ticket; passengers must rejoin their bags at CDG Airport In operation Bern Rail Station Shared boarding area for train direct to Zurich Airport Airline baggage check-in offered by railroad for $15 per bag; check-in 20 minutes before train In operation Florence Downtown Rail Station Allows baggage check-in for Pisa Airport Limited baggage In operation Magdeburg Rail Station Germany Shared rail connection to Leipzig/Halle Airport, baggage check-in between 6 p.m. Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... 134 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation City and Terminal Identification Airport and Airport Connection What Was Offered as OffAirport Terminal Service What Happened to the Off-Airport Terminal Services? Düsseldorf Airport High-Speed Rail Station People mover from highspeed rail station to airline terminal area Baggage check-in for most airlines in airport Service discontinued because of lack of customer interest Newark Rail Station People mover from rail station to airport Baggage check-in for Continental Airlines Service discontinued because of lack of customer interest Jamaica Station, Queens NYC People mover to JFK airport Shell was prepared if airlines were interested Service never started because of lack of airline interest Anthony Station in RER-B for Orly Airport People mover from regional rail station to Paris Orly Airport No facilities No facilities Table 5-6. Read the entire page →

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... The purpose of this chapter is to provide the airport manager with a quick review of major trends in these areas. Part 1: Baggage Strategies for Local Originating Passengers A major impediment to the choice of a public mode for ground access is the lack of baggage accommodation.