Air Transport in Tourism
- Credits: 3
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Commerce
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge
Students will acquire a broad set of knowledge necessary to understand the importance of international passenger air transport in tourism, focusing on the synergy of the main actors in this industry. They will be able to distinguish individual types of air carriers, taking into account the hybridization of air carriers' business models.
Competencies
Based on the acquired knowledge, they will be competent in creating air transport products, in terms of preparing charter flights for the needs of travel agencies, including the basic principles of creating air carrier flight schedules. Students will also be able to design individual fare classes for both traditional and low-cost air carriers.
Skills
Their skills will be reflected in the comprehensive ability to prepare an air transport product for the needs of tourism participants. By completing the course, students will also improve their skills in teamwork, critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving in the field of air transport in tourism.
Indicative content
The course Air Transport in Tourism deals with the role of individual key entities necessary for the smooth provision of air transport in tourism. It emphasizes individual airline models, their different approaches to the scope of services provided to passengers included in the price of a ticket. It deals with the process of purchasing airline tickets, as well as factors affecting their prices. In a broader context, the course deals with the economic importance of international passenger air transport as well as individual attributes of its safety. The course also includes a professional excursion to the M.R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava.
Support literature
Základná literatúra:
1. ORIEŠKA, J. Služby cestovného ruchu 2. Bratislava: SPN-Mladé letá, 2024, 144 s. ISBN 9788010043644
Odporúčaná literatúra:
2. FRASCH, A. - ČUKANOVÁ, M., 2021. Dôsledky pandémie COVID-19 na medzinárodnú osobnú leteckú dopravu v podmienkach Slovenskej republiky s dôrazom na aktuálne trendy. Aktuální trendy lázeňství, hotelnictví a turismu, pp. 58-67
3. FRASCH, A. – KUPČÍKOVÁ, M.. 2020. Komparácia ekonomických a prevádzkových ukazovateľov medzinárodných osobných leteckých dopravcov v rámci klasického a nízkonákladového obchodného modelu. Ekonomika cestovného ruchu a podnikanie: vedecký časopis Obchodnej fakulty Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave, 12(1), pp.23-38
4. FRASCH, A. & VAGAČ, J., 2022. Zmeny spotrebiteľského správania cestujúcich v leteckej doprave ako dôsledok pôsobenia účinkov krízy pandémie COVID-19: Changes in the Consumer Behavior of Passengers in Air Transport as a Result of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis. Ekonomika cestovného ruchu a podnikanie: vedecký časopis Obchodnej fakulty Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave, 14(2), pp.38-45
5. NOVACKÁ, Ľ. - FRASCH, A., 2020. Krízy v cestovnom ruchu a ich konsekvencie v osobnej leteckej doprave. Súčasnosť cestovného ruchu v trajektórii budúcnosti, pp.57-89
Syllabus
1. The importance and status of international passenger air transport in the international environment. 2. Selected performance indicators in air transport. 3. Safety in air transport. 4. Actors in international passenger air transport (airlines and their suppliers, airports and their suppliers, air traffic services, passengers). 5. Differentiation of types of air carriers (classic, low-cost, charter, A.C.M.I carrier). 6. Transport classes of air carriers with a focus on different air tariffs. 7. Principles of airline flight schedule creation. 8. The most important airlines in passenger transport on the international market. 9. Marketing communication of airlines and their reputation. 10. Searching and purchasing airline tickets through airlines/through intermediaries. 11. Services available during the process of purchasing airline tickets (before departure, during the flight, after arrival). 12. Factors affecting the price of air tickets. 13. Professional excursion to M.R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava.
Requirements to complete the course
40 % semester project;
10 % seminar activity;
50 % written exam.
Student workload
Workload: 78 hours
Participation in seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars, project processing: 23 hours
Participation in airport excursions: 3 hours
Preparation for exam: 26 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak, English
Date of approval: 07.03.2025
Date of the latest change: 28.11.2025