An analysis of airport pricing and regulation in the presence of competition between full service airlines and low cost carriers

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 425-447

  Fu, Xiaowen ^b   Lijesen, Mark ^b   Oum, Tae H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; COMPETITIVENESS; COST; DEREGULATION; GOVERNMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 33750382539     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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