دانلود رایگان مقاله عوامل موثر بر انتخاب عوامل محموله عملیات در فرودگاه ابوجا نیجریه

abstract

The ability of an airport to attract traffic can vary within a multi-airport model of operation and highly competitive environment. This study is an effort to examine the factors that cargo agents rank as most important in their choice of Abuja airport cargo transhipment operations. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a random sample of members of the Association of Nigeria Customs Licensed Agents (ANCLA) at Abuja airport for primary data collection. The study employed a combination of Factor Analysis (FA) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) to analyse the data collected. The results of the factor loadings indicate airport capacity, airport charges and customs efficiency as the most significant factors that agents consider in their choice of handling cargo through Abuja airport. The three variables were found to have a high correlation relationship (R ¼ 0.802) with the dependent variable of airport choice after subjecting it to regression analysis. This serves as information to airport managers for the airport planning of capacity in cargo operations within multi-airport country such as Nigeria

6. Policy implications and conclusion

An understanding of the variability of capacity, rather than its average value, is crucial to the effective management of an airport for cargo traffic growth that will attract choice of operations from cargo agents. For airport managers, the strategy for the successful management of an airport should involve devising ways to compensate for a number of factors that, individually or in combination, act to reduce the capacity of the airport. This should be done with a view to improving the capacity utilisation of the airport in cargo operations. While it is imperative for airport operators to give attention to the need for increased cargo traffic through effi- cient capacity management; it is also important that airports have adequate infrastructure for enhanced cargo operations capable of influencing the choice of cargo agents. The provision of the needed airport infrastructure for cargo traffic handling should be a major focus of the government. In addition, in a multi airport competing environment, the airport management should focus on inducing cargo agents and airlines with reduced/moderate charges. This may attract the decision of more airlines and cargo agents operations at the airport.