The benefits of airline global alliances: An empirical assessment of the perceptions of business travelers

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 479-497

  Goh, Kevin ^a   Uncles, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air travel; Airline alliances; Business travelers; Global alliances

Indexed keywords

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PUBLIC POLICY;

AIRLINE GLOBAL ALLIANCES;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037728916     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(02)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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