COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIC RESULTS AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES OF REGIONAL AIRPORTS IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (V4)

Abstract

Airports were originally built as publicly owned organizations, and their main role was to provide services in the public interest. Over the years, the traditional ownership structure began to change and new models of ownership began to emerge. The main aim of the present work is to compare the relationship between the economic results of the regional airports in selected central European countries focused on the Visegrad Group (V4) and their ownership structure to determine whether changes in ownership structures have significantly benefited some airports. The issue of changes in ownership structures has also affected regional airports in recent years because their economic situation is complex due to ineffectiveness. Recently state governments have begun changing their state politics; development strategies and the results of this research can help them to prepare a new approach for this purpose.

Keywords

• regional airport
• ownership structure
• private ownership
• public ownership