Does liberalisation of air transport imply increasing competition? Lessons from the European case

Transport Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Dobruszkes, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air transport; Competition; Europe; European economic area; European Union; Liberalisation

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EUROPEAN UNION; PERIPHERAL REGION; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 63749129047     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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