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As air travel becomes more significant every day, the accessibility of the airports for the passengers are gaining more importance. Thus, mode choice in terms of airport access becomes a crucial issue. However, while choosing the mode of trip to airports, many passengers opt for comfort and; hence, they choose taxi or private vehicles, which causes an increase of traffic volume in the network. Therefore, to address this issue, a carsharing service to airports was proposed, and Istanbul Atatürk International Airport (IST) was inspected as a case study. The service structure makes use of the carparks of shopping malls in Istanbul. Passengers will simply arrive at one of the shopping malls by any mode and drive to the airport by one of the carsharing vehicles, and park it at the designated parking area at the airport. The service can also be used for the trips in the opposite direction. It was observed that the cost of carsharing is lower than of the private cars and taxis, and hence, carsharing may become an attractive trip mode for passengers who prefer comfort. For policy makers and authorities, several incentives to make the service beneficial were also suggested.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AV050 Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access.

18-04979

English

9p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Airport access; Airport ground transportation; Automobiles; Case studies; Comfort; Mode choice; Parking garages; Shopping centers; Vehicle sharing

Ataturk International Airport

Istanbul (Turkey)

Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-04979

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 11:14AM