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Hong Kong's Airport Express Train

REF ID : UST/P1
Publication Date : 31.12.1999

Abstract

In March 1999, the Airport Express had been operating for about 8 months. Originally, daily ridership at 39,000 passengers to Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok was anticipated. The actual ridership, however, reached 60 percent of the targeted figure. What could be done to increase ridership and revenue of the new airport?
 

Company/Organization Hong Kong International Airport
Industry airport, aviation, mass transit, transport
Major Discipline Operations Management
Subject(s) Joint Venture, Express, Hong Kong International Airport, Logistics, Marketing, Mass transit, ridership, transport, revenue, train
Geography Hong Kong, Chek Lap Kok
Page count of the Case 36
Publisher HKUST & INSEAD
Last Revision Date 31.12.1999