TY - JOUR
T1 - Vaccines, associated risk and air transport industry post-COVID-19
T2 - A structural equation modelling-based empirical study in Hong Kong
AU - Yiu, Cho Yin
AU - Ng, Kam K.H.
AU - Chan, Felix T.S.
AU - Li, Qinbiao
N1 - Funding Information:
The research is supported by Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR. Our gratitude is also extended to the Research Committee of the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for support of the project (RLPA, ZVS9, RH1W). Cho Yin Yiu is a recipient of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (Reference number: PF21-62058). This study has been granted human ethics approval from the PolyU Institutional Review Board of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (IRB Reference Number: HSEARS20210218003).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts the air transport industry. However, the availability of vaccines and achieving community immunity may change one's travel anxiety and the intention to travel after the pandemic. This study employs covariance-based structural equation modelling to investigate the relationships between the willingness to be vaccinated, perceived risk to travel via air transport, health risk propensity, prevention focus, pandemic travel anxiety, xenophobia, and post-pandemic intention to travel. We collected 442 responses in Hong Kong. It is thought-provoking that the effect of vaccines is not as significant as intuitively thought, which could be due to virus variants, data security, and the availability of a unified vaccination passport. People perceiving a higher risk to travel via air transport would reduce the post-pandemic intention to travel. Focusing on the post-pandemic age and the role of vaccination, this study provides insights on the key predictors for aviation recovery in Hong Kong from the psychological and behavioural aspects of travellers.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts the air transport industry. However, the availability of vaccines and achieving community immunity may change one's travel anxiety and the intention to travel after the pandemic. This study employs covariance-based structural equation modelling to investigate the relationships between the willingness to be vaccinated, perceived risk to travel via air transport, health risk propensity, prevention focus, pandemic travel anxiety, xenophobia, and post-pandemic intention to travel. We collected 442 responses in Hong Kong. It is thought-provoking that the effect of vaccines is not as significant as intuitively thought, which could be due to virus variants, data security, and the availability of a unified vaccination passport. People perceiving a higher risk to travel via air transport would reduce the post-pandemic intention to travel. Focusing on the post-pandemic age and the role of vaccination, this study provides insights on the key predictors for aviation recovery in Hong Kong from the psychological and behavioural aspects of travellers.
KW - CB-SEM
KW - COVID-19
KW - Post-pandemic intention to travel
KW - Travel anxiety
KW - Vaccines
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172017876&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.101038
DO - 10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.101038
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85172017876
SN - 2210-5395
VL - 50
JO - Research in Transportation Business and Management
JF - Research in Transportation Business and Management
M1 - 101038
ER -