NON-STOP FLIGHTS AND EXPORTS: TURKISH EXPERIENCE
Abstract
The relationship between direct flights has attracted attention in the literature. Case in point Turkish Airlines opened many new routes between the years 1998 and 2015. In this paper, we investigated impact of airline flight on export. To achieve this, using 51 first time destinations of Turkish Airlines, which opened 145 new destinations between 1998 and 2015, impact of direct flight on exports is analyzed by controlling bilateral real exchange rates and GDP with a panel data method accounting for endogeneity (using Arnello Bond method) between direct international flights and exports. Results suggest each additional first time direct flight increases the exports to those destinations by 12.7 %.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Economics
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Süleyman Kal
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0000-0003-3698-3515
Türkiye
Publication Date
September 30, 2019
Submission Date
March 12, 2019
Acceptance Date
October 16, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 17 Number: 3
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https://doi.org/10.34104/ijma.025.01930202