Are the discount airlines actually more efficient than the legacy carriers?: A data envelopment analysis

International Journal of Transport Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-55

  Greer, Mark R ^a  

^a DOWLING COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645469064     PISSN: 03918440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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