Airline customers’ connection time preferences in domestic U.S. markets

摘要: Abstract Within the United States, there have been evolving perceptions on benefits and disadvantages of using peaked flight schedules. Arguments in favor schedules centered a traditional assumption that consumers prefer itineraries with shortest connection. However, prior work based stated preference survey data has suggested avoid possible (or minimum) connection times, those add an additional buffer up to 15 min. In this study, we use revealed dataset ticketing from major U.S. carriers find that, average, time 25 min. Consumer preferences for times beyond 25 min are less clear, exception markets than 600 miles apart, which see more sensitive longer (and by extension, times). Our results can be used help inform depeaking decisions within markets.