- Consulting with Canadians -

Air Travellers' Security Charge (ATSC) and Low Cost and Regional Air Carriers

Prepared for:
Department of Finance
Government of Canada

Prepared by:
Sypher:Mueller International Inc.
220 Laurier Ave. W., Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

December 2002

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The author's of this report are responsible for the data presented in this report and views expressed are their own and not necessarily those of the Department of Finance.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary.

I. Introduction.

II. Methodology.

III. Application of the ATSC.

IV. Analysis of City Pair Markets in the Context of the ATSC.

V. Summary of Observation.

List of Appendices

A.- Information on Air Carriers in Study.

B.- Assumptions for Estimating Travel Times.

C.- Information on City pair Markets for Low Cost Carriers.

D.- Information on City pair Markets for Regional carriers.

E.- Comments Received from Air Carriers.