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Liasidou - Lecturer
Air transport
andat its
Americanos College Nicosia Cyprus
impact on the aviation
and
tourism
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industries:
ZILINA
- SLOVAKIA
a case study on Cyprus
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PRESENTATIONS STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION
AIMS
AIRLINE LIBERALISATION
AVIATION & TOURISM INDUSTRIES
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
REASERCH FINDINGS & DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
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INTRODUCTION
Regulation an industry is ruled by the government.
New terminology emerge declaring deregulation/liberalization
Liberalization - frees an industry from the states control
over prices, entry and exit
Airline Liberalisation
Freedom of entry/exit - Freedom on capacity Freedom on
fares - Freedom of operations - COMPETITION
Transformation of the European Airlines scene.
Since the 1st of May 2004 Cyprus is member of the EU.
As a consequence, the aviation industrys landscape has
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been harmonised under
the EU provisions.3
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THE REPUBLIC OF
CYPRUS
The island of Cyprus is
situated at the
crossroads of three
continents, Europe, Asia
and Africa in the
Mediterranean sea.
Its history and culture is a
living proof of its agelong function as a bridge
between civilizations of
the Southeast Europe
and Middle East
(PIO,2000)
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TOURISM INDUSTRY
The unique beauty of the island with a long
lasting history in combination with the three main
attraction cores of sun-sea-sand, generated
demand for tourism
Approximately 2,6 millions tourists arrive on the
island each year
Undoubtedly, tourism development has been
considered as the magic wand for the economic
development and viable progress of the country
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AIRLINE INDUSTRY
The airline industry of Cyprus has been based on the law,
which was inherited by the British Colonial rules
Declaring a regulatory status characterized by bilateral
agreements between different countries
Regulation
Cyprus Airways
Flag Carrier (Monopoly - Bilateral Agreements
Protectionism in the markets of Greece and the UK)
Plethora of Charter Airlines Vertically Integrated with major
European Tour Operators Seat Only purchase prohibited
Helios Airways 1st private company - flights to restricted
destinations
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METHODOLOGY
Methodological triangulation combination qualitative
& quantitative methods
A non-probability sample and in particular a purposive
sample is used, both in the interviews and the
questionnaires
Semi-structured interviews
Respondents 22 people expertise in the field of
tourism and the aviation industries
Distribution of questionnaires at the end of each
interview (7-point Likert scale format 1 very unlikely 7
very likely)
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Competition
European private airlines will enter the Cypriot market
as far as there will not be any governmental
restriction and the skies of the country will be open
to competition
On fares Lower fares
On the capacity
On slots allocation
On in-flight services
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CONCLUSION
The findings of the study revealed that there
would be a remarkable impact concerning the
different aspects of the two industries.
A liberalised environment will force in a sense
the natural development and performance of the
airlines and made them able to compete in every
aspect of operation
Flexibility in the airline industry leads to positive
impact on the tourism industry since Cyprus is
an island
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CONCLUSION
The importance of the airline industry on the
island and the fact that is the most popular
transport mode leads to the conclusion that a
liberalised aviation industry will contribute
even further on the development of tourism.
Airline Liberalization should be the
cornerstone and the motivation for the
development of sustainable
tourism.Therefore the benefits will be more.
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