How accessible is air transport to international students in Jyväskylä

Abstract

This bachelor thesis explore how accessible is air transport to international students in Jyväskylä. Air transport contributes to social and economic benefits of countries through facilitating connectivity, providing jobs, lifeline for remote communities and enables quick response in case of a disaster or emergencies. Air transport has continues to grow in Networks, connection, infrastructure ,operations internationally and do mestically, different profiles of customers benefits from air transport from business travelers, leisure, visiting friends and families to international students, the growing industry and airlines around the world offer vari ous products and services to suite different passenger to different destination, certain destinations attract huge traffic compared to others due to various factors and profiles of customers associating with the product and service, one such place is Jyväskylä in central Finland. Even with the growing number of airlines like Finnair and the increase in the number of international students in Europe, Jyväskylä in Finland is not getting traction. Jyväskylä is known for its atmosphere and studies estimated that a third of its population are students. The aim of the research is to find out how accessible air transport is to international students in Jyväskylä.

The researcher will use quantitative approach, data collection will rely on primary and secondary data. The primary data will include academic books, Course Lessons, journals, articles, online database and company official websites and the secondary data, will conduct an online survey to collect data from international students to find out how accessible air transport is to international students in Jyväskylä.

The research findings have showed challenges for international student to access air transport in Jyväskylä., the networks, reliability of connections, and how central certain infrastructure and facilities is crucial to understand the environment of the destination requiring access to air transport. The research has indicated that networking and partnerships are also necessary for the successful implementation of acces sible air transport initiatives such as constant engagement, incorporate 21st century travellers and new data. The research, with its diversification of respondents gave different interpretation of accessing air transport specially in Jyväskylä, cooperation between airlines and all stakeholders such universities and tourism combined have potential to improve air transport accessibility by developing products and services like student benefits and online academic support as host in Jyväskylä, Customer experience is becoming more important with suitable student products and services has potential to attract student air travel in cities like Jyväskylä.