ASSESSING THE ATTRACTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ROMANIAN AIRPORTS
Voicu BODOCAN1, Andrei-Cătălin BRISC1
1 Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, e-mail: voicu.bodocan@ubbcluj.ro
ABSTRACT. Assessing the attractivity and accessibility of the Romanian airports. The research examines the changing dynamics of Romanian airports within the framework of European air transport deregulation and the subsequent “open skies” policy. A basic accessibility assessment method was applied, which involved weighting destinations according to their relative significance. The results highlight the dominance of certain airports and the limited competition for global hubs. The study concludes by emphasizing the need for detailed airport analysis to develop an attractiveness model specific to Eastern-Central Europe, incorporating economic, geographic, demographic, political, and infrastructure factors.
Keywords: accessibility, weighting, ranking, competition, airport.