ABSTRACT
In the last two chapters in this airport section general consideration has been given to how both leisure passengers and low cost airlines affect airport operations. An important area which has not been investigated, however, has been issues related to tourism and airports in peripheral or remote regions. Hence, this chapter aims to fill this gap by looking at the situation in Europe’s Northern Periphery where deregulation, general economic growth and changes in travel behaviour and motivations have accelerated the growth of tourism and the opportunity for airports to compete in destination markets.
