Carriers within carriers: A strategic response to low-cost airline competition

Transport Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-126

  Graham, Brian ^a   Vowles, Timothy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 31344453167     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640500179377     Document Type: Article

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