Can low cost carriers deter or accommodate entry?

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 883-893

  Barbot, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Entry accommodation; Entry deterrence; Low cost carriers

Indexed keywords

CONDITION; ENTRY ACCOMMODATION; ENTRY DETERRENCE; FULL SERVICE; HORIZONTAL DIFFERENTIATIONS; LOW-COST CARRIERS; PAPER ANALYSIS; PRODUCT PROLIFERATION; SERVICE CARRIERS; VERTICAL DIFFERENTIATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 52049093926     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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