PODM-V2 MODEL: A FORMAL FRAMEWORK
PODM-V2 attempts to explain passenger origin-destination demand in Canada using econometric
techniques. The patterns of origin-destination trips during one year are related to several variables: socioeconomic
conditions of cities (e.g. population, economic activities), air transport attributes (e.g., fare, direct
flights) and measures of mode competition (e.g. travel time by car). Once identified and understood, those
relationships allow the analyst to produce air traffic demand forecasts by airport based on clear assumptions
of a set of variables.