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COVID-19 and Long-Distance Coach Services in Europe: Impact of Changing Passengers Behaviour

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  • Michal Taracha

    (SGH Warsaw School of Economics)

  • Laurent Guihéry

    (MATRiS - Mobilité, Aménagement, Transports, Risques et Société - Cerema - Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - CY - CY Cergy Paris Université, CY - CY Cergy Paris Université)

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The aim of this study is to present consequences of the COVID-19 crisis in the long-distance coach market in Europe. Firstly, the literature review depicts the dynamic situation of the European long-distance transport service providers. It is reiterated that disruptions to the long-distance coach transport triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are multidimensional. Secondly, eight econometric panel models, including one spatial panel model, were constructed for 505 or 495 regions (depending on the model) of 26 European countries. The analysis allowed to draw conclusions about the impact of excess mortality, public sentiment, population density and infrastructure quality on the number of long-distance FlixBus coach departures. Models indicate that increased anxiety associated with COVID-19 leads to a drop in the number of departures even when mortality anomaly is accounted for. Moreover, the number of departures changed more significantly in response to an increased infection rate in 2021 compared to 2020, which may indicate that long-distance coach companies were encouraged to implement new policies known from lean management.

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  • Michal Taracha & Laurent Guihéry, 2022. "COVID-19 and Long-Distance Coach Services in Europe: Impact of Changing Passengers Behaviour," Post-Print halshs-04086046, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-04086046
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