1. Prof. Dr. Włodzimierz Rydzkowski
Transport Policy
Deregulation & Liberalisation
of Transport

2. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Tendencies affecting contemporary tendencies in transport:
deregulation & liberalisation
restructuring & privatisation
globalisation & integration
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

3. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Deregulation revisions or elimination of economic regulations controlling transportation
Regulation of transportation
Deregulation of transportation
Rationales for deregulation
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

4. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Basic expectations towards deregulation concerned:
Lowering of prices for transport services – encouraged competition among carriers
Cahnges in the modal split
Bureaucracy limitation and improvement of transport administration
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

5. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Inappriopriate implementation of deregulation in transport may have the following consequences:
Allocation imperfections
Lowered quality of transport services
Traffic safety at risk
Technical progress stunt
Working conditions quality decrease
Environment pollution increase
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

6. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Results of deregulation in trucking:
Lower transport rates
Increased efficiency of trucking operations
Decrease in railroad services
Domination / concentration of carriers
Peripheral zones – lower quality of service
Enterprises bankruptcy in increase
Lower earnings / salaries
Lower rates for road safety
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

7. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Deregulation in the EU:
Beginning in 1989, there is no control over tariffs / rates in international shipments
Till end of 1992, all the quantity and load restrictions in international transport were cancelled
In 1997, cabotage limits had been abolished
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

8. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Air carriers regulations– Chicago Convention Act of 1944
Deregulation beginning dates
Effects of deregulation in the US
Hubs-and-spokes system
Air carriers concentration
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

10. Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy

11. Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Deregulation in European Common Market / European Union
3 liberalisation packets
OPEN SKY POLICY
LOW-COST AIRLINES
Effects of aviation crises after
LOW-COST airlines – why are they successful?
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy